Thin margins in the worst places
I work for a technology company that recently laid off 22,000 employees. I work for another company that laid off 5,500 people last month. Big numbers. Astounding numbers, really. Tens…
Spring
I look for hope and progress wherever I can. Relentlessly so. We can choose to be optimistic. We can search for sources of optimism. Seek them wherever they might be…
Get funny.
After more than a year and hundreds of requests, I am very excited to announce the return of my very popular Humor Workshop: A one-day virtual workshop to help you…
I hope I don’t die before October
My doctor, who I like, canceled a recent physical because her schedule changed, but she could not reschedule that physical until October, which is, of course, horrendous. How does she…
The Simpsons is educational
I watched an episode of The Simpsons last night with Charlie. Before we could even get through the opening credits, we had stopped four times so I could explain references…
More than Words: 1990 and 2023
In September of 1990, the band Extreme released their balled "More Than Words" off their album Extreme II: Pornograffitti. Unlike anything the group had ever done before, the song features…
Brandon returns in plastic
One of the prizes that I gave to my students last week was a small, plastic boy with red hair. Long ago, my children played with this boy, but being…
Hope!
It's easy to think that in our polarized environment, people from opposing viewpoints can't possibly reach across the aisle, change their minds, and find common ground. But that's not always…
“Burn it to the ground.”
Opposition is hard, but it's not always impossible. See Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh, who stands opposed to anti-transgender legislation, including a bill that would outlaw gender-affirming therapies for those…
Diaries of Note
Here's my latest obsession, which should also be yours: Diaries of Note From the About page of the website: Every day, beginning on January 1, 2023, a new (old) diary…
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