Thoughts on hiring
I think we should hire people for any and all jobs using the following procedure: 1. Interview the last five people who served the candidate in a restaurant. Inquire about…
Tyrion Lannister got it right.
It's hard to acknowledge your privilege when you've enjoyed it for your whole life. It's even harder to admit that your success is very much the result of that privilege,…
This, too, shall pass.
We spent last week in Washington, DC. We visited with good friends, ate good food, toured the museums and the monuments, and had a grand time. What I will always…
I don’t sleep like a robot. Or Frankenstein. Do I?
I'm teaching storytelling at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health this week. This morning, I returned to my room to find a note from housekeeping: "You don't need to make…
Religious folk shouldn’t be filled with so much hate
A waitress with a pro-LGBTQ tattoo received this note from a customer. I realize I am a reluctant atheist, but in my lifetime, I have read the Bible from cover…
Heather Heyer: Patriot and hero of the first order
Her name was Heather Heyer. She died when a car with an Ohio license plate rammed into a crowd near Charlottesville's downtown mall after the rally at the city park…
A restroom sign need not indicate the activity that takes place therein.
I'm a huge fan of clever restroom signage (and clever signs in general), but this one (found in Bethesda, Maryland) is not clever and is too explicit for me. It's…
Teachers: Writers never write one thing at a time. Stop ruining children.
When asked how to combat writer's block, my answer is always the same: If you have writer's block, you don't have enough writing projects. My list of writing projects currently…
A note on meetings
September approaches. Teachers return to work. College students leave home. Perhaps your starting a new project at your firm. For many, meetings and classes will commence shortly. One reminder: "Gosh,…
Genital usage restrictions must be adhered to at all times
It's kind of crazy that huge swaths of Americans study an ancient, religious tome, ignore an enormous number of its rules, but obsess over the ones about how and where to…
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