From the Archives The cover of “The New Yorker” above is one of its most famous. It accurately depicts the provincial attitude of New Yorkers who see the world as only they can — New York is the center of the universe and everything else is a barren cultural and food wasteland. Let’s not even...Continue Reading

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I’m not a big country music fan that I was listening to an interview with Ken Burns who repeated a quote from Harlan HowardI’m not a big country music fan that I was listening to an interview with Ken Burns who repeated a quote from Harlan HowardContinue Reading

The candidates in Presidential debates understand what their rules are. The candidates in intraoffice debates usually don’t.Continue Reading

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David Allen writes, “You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.”Continue Reading

Most of the time, when people have nothing to lose, they have everything to gain.Continue Reading

We all have our place where we are like Charlie Brown being fooled by Lucy as the holder for the football.Continue Reading

So often, we are held back by her memories and how we interpret them. That's true professionally as well as personally.Continue Reading

The Oakland Raiders traded for a very talented wide receiver with “a history” with his previous team.Continue Reading