Graduates from all grade levels – elementary, middle, high, undergrad and graduate schools – are lining up to “walk” at their respective graduation ceremonies. For the high school-and-beyond graduate events, the restless students and their attentive families will likely be subjected to untested advice from a special celebrity guest who cleared the ever-changing vetting criterion […]
May 13 2019
Your identity is on the line
That sick feeling you had when you got rolling today; what is that? After you finished the get-ready process and tuned in on what’s waiting for you – out there, in the world you’re commuting into – how did that tune you up for your day? Oh, yeah: we’re at war… and you’re in the […]
May 6 2019
When first isn’t first anymore – the Kentucky Derby
Parties were widespread over the weekend for the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo. For the Kentucky Derby Mint Julep set, the festivities on Saturday happened at Churchill Downs, the iconic Thoroughbred racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky (home to the fried chicken made famous last week, on Capitol Hill). Opened in 1875, in its first year of […]
Apr 29 2019
Are you a consumer or investor?
Are you a consumer or investor? “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus…” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Thursday is the National Day of Prayer. In 1952, Congress passed a resolution calling for that annual focus; it was signed by Truman and has been part […]
Apr 22 2019
It’s all in how you see it…
Tell me what you see; I’ll know more about who you are… an empty tomb? an ink blot? It’s more widely panned than practiced, but everyone knows the essence of the test. Created 98 years ago by Hermann Rorschach, the 10 cards – each with inkblots – are the basis for subjective interpretation and, based […]
Apr 18 2019
History is impacted by Average Joes
Maundy, Maundy, so good to me… Culture has appropriated history, time and again, reframing the timeless in an effort to reinvent it for modern meaning. It was The Mamas and The Papas who sang, “Monday, Monday, so good to me…” But Monday isn’t Maundy… Today is Maundy Thursday. The cultural calendar of 2019 isn’t likely […]
Apr 15 2019
There’s a News Blackout in the Newspaper…
“Don’t believe everything that you read in the newspapers.” In the next seven days, some little kids will be pulled away from their digital devices to participate in a timeless outdoor game that harkens from history: it’s the week for Easter Egg Hunts to be the springtime version of Halloween. Plastic eggs – loaded with […]
Apr 8 2019
How the Best get Better – “Will it make the Boat go Faster?”
Twenty years ago, the British Rowing Team was preparing for the 2000 Olympic Games to be held in Sydney. They hadn’t won a gold in that competition since 1912; no one considered them to be contenders, and they knew it. To step-up, their standards would require a new team strategy… Come Summer 2000, their strategy […]
Apr 1 2019
Jesus – Invest two hours: Eternity in return
Have you seen Jesus? (Note: this is not an April Fools ruse…). That’s not a rhetorical question: in a real sense, he’s missing… and it seems that the trail has gone cold. It’s not Jesus the person; it’s Jesus the painting. Called Salvator Mundi (the Savior of the World), it is believed to be the […]
Mar 25 2019
Has “lack-of-patriotism” become a “badge of courage”?
Here’s my informed opinion: you’re one of my friends who is not looking for something else to do. Your plate is full, and the requests for your time are backed up like planes waiting to land at O’Hare. Despite the jammed portfolio of mission-critical assignments into which you must devote significant attention, your participation and […]
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