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Years ago, my friend Shep told me to watch the movie “Hot Fuzz.” I had never heard of the film or its director, Edgar Wright, but knowing Shep, I decided to give it a shot. Elysha and I sat down and watched the movie and loved every minute of it. I’ve rewatched it several times…

Here’s a good rule of thumb for your business or organization: If you need to allow the people in your organization to remain anonymous while completing an employee satisfaction survey, a professional development evaluation, or any other kind of workplace appraisal in order to receive honest feedback, your organization lacks psychological safety. The need for…

The number of times when you say something unkind about a friend or colleague – and then that bit of unkindness makes its way back to the person to whom you directed the unkind remark – is staggering. In other words, say something unkind about someone, and that someone will often find out exactly what…

Sometimes, the apology note is so spectacular that you find yourself grateful for the transgression.

Charlie competed in his second cubing competition this weekend in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He competed in the 2×2, 3×3 (the classic Rubik’s cube), Pyraminx, and clock events. Although he didn’t make the second round in any of his events, he set two personal bests. He also served as judge and runner for several rounds of the…

Elysha was hit by a car last week. Her car wasn’t hit by a car. She was hit by a car. While crossing a parking lot from Dunkin Donuts to her car, coffee in hand, a car hit her. He punched her with its bumper. Knocked her onto the pavement hard enough to send others…

A World War II veteran proved it’s never too late to make your dreams come true or reinvent yourself after embarking on a career as a children’s book author at age 95. Baker decided to become a writer after purchasing his first computer and being urged by his son to write down the stories he…

Here are two creations of my son, Charlie, while waiting for our meal in a local restaurant. Can you guess what either or both are? The top image is… TAKE A GUESS. A penguin with laser eyes. The bottom image is… TAKE A GUESS. A giraffe throwing a fireball at a child who also has…

Never regret a day in your life. Good days give happiness, bad days give experiences, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories. —Professor Richard Feynman Feynman was a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and celebrity who was known for his work in the formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics…

Did you hear about the Republican state representative in Michigan, Matt Maddock, who claimed on social media that he had photo evidence of “illegal invaders” arriving at Detroit Metro Airport? One of the two photos Maddock posted showed an Allegiant Air plane. The other photo showed three buses. Maddock wrote: “Happening right now. Three busses…