We all strive to specialize in something, don’t we? We seek expertise, authority and recognition. But what about the generalist – and all the skills so useful in life that are widely applicable to any choice of career? And if you are a generalist, can you “sum yourself up” in a concise way? Can you […]
The Checklist
When did we all start to live by checklist? Why is this now our accepted method to score potential mates, feel satisfied with our days, and validate our lives by flipping through agendas and calendars – paper and electronic? I had a mental list of critical tasks for this week of so-called break. I had […]
The Butterfly Effect
Life in a split second One split second, and everything changes. One glance away while driving. One decision, in a professional context. Perhaps one yes, or a single steadfast no. And you aren’t yet aware of the repercussions. Who hasn’t uttered a careless remark or acted in haste and lived to regret it? Do we […]
Roses. Monday. Complaint Department is OPEN.
It’s Monday. It’s really Monday. So the Complaint Department is open for business again. Here. Now. And then I have to get on with sorting out the umpteen messes of the past few hours and the weekend. How about you? Kids, by any other name, would smell as sweet Okay. Maybe it’s roses. Maybe it’s […]
Can We Ever “Set the Record Straight?”
Those who provide the comforting advice that “one day, your kids will know what you gave up for them” are well-intentioned, and even kind. What parent doesn’t want to believe that appreciation will come for all our efforts, at some point in the future? But I question the premise, the concept of eventual “justice” when […]
The other side of town
I was not where I wanted to be. In the car, weary, and heading across the city. At rush hour. My son was next to me in the passenger seat, navigating by two maps printed off Google; we were trying an alternate route to avoid tie-ups, but some were inevitable. I was leaning against a […]
Must Everyone Be a “Leader” to Succeed?
Challenging “traditional” leadership notions.
Stress Busting Parenting Tips: Grand Central, Empty Fridge, Locked Door, More Coffee
Parenting teens? Parenting tips…
Middle-aged Woman Found Pinned by Latvian Teen
Just in. (9:18 Eastern, 3/2/10). Weird News reports that a diminutive middle-aged woman, name withheld by authorities, was found pinned by a Latvian teen, slumped over on patio furniture behind a small suburban home in a sleepy southern city. Apparently, following a late-night rock fest, nosy neighbors called the police. The two were discovered lying […]
Kids say the darndest things!
Kids will be kids Care to go for a truism to start your day? In the name of world peace and global inter-connectivity? Then start with kids. And in that light, here’s my oh-so-self-evident observation, based upon 36 hours of hosting a teenager from Latvia in our hybrid little American homestead. The bad news is: […]