As the ancient saying goes, “Of making many books there is no end.” Happily, a companion truism tells us: “one can never have too many books.” But alas, constraints of time comprise the foible. As an annual solution, many august publications (like the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the...Read More
Feel better. Receive a multitude of benefits. Rewire your brain. And advance your career. Believe it or not, science and empirical research has associated all of these outcomes with the regular expression of gratitude. After Thanksgiving, then what? Yes, it is the Thanksgiving season, and this is when...Read More
His list was already long when the time came for my father to shuffle off this mortal coil. WWII veteran. Congressional candidate at age 90. Two-time Indiana state treasurer. Three-time recipient of the Governor’s Sagamore of the Wabash state service award (conferred by three different governors,...Read More
Gratitude. It’s essential. Even life-saving. We live in a world where hectic schedules reign supreme. Deadlines loom overhead like bloated clouds threatening to burst. And, in a pressure-filled environment, even the sweetest, most saint-like people in our lives sometimes have a bumpy time of it. Considering...Read More
A feared despot, Mugabe, renders your national currency worthless. An unrelenting national crisis emerges. Now what? Back in 2009, the barbaric antics of now-former Zimbabwean president-for-life Robert Mugabe were annihilating both people and economics alike in the formerly prosperous southern African...Read More
Memo from journo legend Ann Compton to mainstream media: “Undermining our democracy is not Job One.” Further: a singular task of mainstream media is to “work responsibly and openly to earn back your trust.” Compton, who retired from ABC-News after 41 years with the network, delivered her remarks...Read More
The powerhouse economic impact of the Tournament of Roses is over $300 million. It’s carried by eight national networks and seen live in 174 countries. The football game is rightly called “the Granddaddy of Them All.” Here’s a potential surprise. The high-impact 72-hour-party in Pasadena on...Read More
Die Kinder des Schusters haben die schlechtesten Schuhe. Or, as it was rendered in 1546, “But who is wurs shod, then the shoemakers wife, with shops full of newe shapen shoes all hir lufe?” So, where is the MEK web site and what does this have to do with cobbler shoes? Well, MEK is growing, and last...Read More
