Recently in Uncategorized Category

This isn't about cars. It's about the 'new' hybrid that has been popping up on every job search board out there. I'm talking about the dream employee companies are searching for these days ­- someone who goes 'both ways' and by that I mean a technical person with the interpersonal skills to be able to schmooze potential clients, who possesses the level of detail needed to put together a compelling offer document under a tight...

The unspoken word is your servant, the spoken word is your equal, and the written word is your master.Anthony Weiner is finding that out the hard way, so to speak. That, and the old 'a picture is worth a thousand words' thing. People never learn.Are YOU the master of your words, or have they sometimes taken on a life of their own in spite of your original intentions? We all have memories of our parents reminding...

Due to recent comments by Sarah Palin, Paul Revere's Ride is in the news.When important events in American history find their way back into the news, that is a good time to take your own initiative to learn the real facts.Above is John Singleton Copley's 1768 painting of Paul Revere.Here is how this painting is described by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.Revere, a silversmith, is seen here as both a working person and as a thinker.Every working person...

What a misnomer: "reality TV". It is neither real nor good television. It is merely an unadulterated train wreck designed to make money for networks because of low production costs (no 'professionals' to pay) and high advertising revenues, designed to appeal to society's lowest common denominator and fuel tawdry conversations around America's water coolers, thus contributing to the collective lowering of America's IQ and productivity rates. No wonder we're in the situation we're in....

I was on vacation for Memorial Day and during such holidays you never want to add too much commentary. It's kind of like Michael Moore and the Oscars. Yes, we may agree with what he said, but it wasn't the right time, place, or probably messenger. I'm not sure I am either, but I'll give it a try and do it bullet style like I used to do in college when I didn't have enough...

May 31, 1930. Clinton Eastwood Jr. was born in San Francisco. Here are my top three of his many classic movie lines. Number three, from Gran Torino, "Get off my lawn," (Click on the link. For some reason You Tube doesn't allow this clip to be shared). Number two, from Dirty Harry, "Well do ya, punk?":Number one, from Outlaw Josey Wales, "Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy":Happy 81st, Mr. Eastwood. May you have many...

With Memorial Day weekend almost here, please allow me to suggest some possible ways to observe the holiday---1. Drive safely--- Make sure you have a designated driver if you will be out drinking. Be safe on the roads. As a general matter--Please slow down and be careful on all the highways of life.Often it seems we take a day that is meant to honor service and sacrifice, and we turn it into a time for...

In 2011, Memorial Day is Monday, May 30Here is some history on the origins of Memorial Day and, also, links appropriate for Memorial DayTake the time it requires to learn about the world.( We've been fighting wars for a long time. Above is an engraving by Amos Doolittle of  the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.)Here is a brief explanation of the origins of Memorial Day---Memorial Day originated in 1868, when Union General John A. Logan designated a day...

The National Hockey League playoffs are down to three teams. The Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning take to the ice tonight in game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals  to decide who faces the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks for the Stanley Cup. Pick your favorite. The Boston Bruins Ice Girls:Or the Tampa Bay Lightning Girls:Whoever wins tonight it's pretty much of a no-contest, given the Vancouver Canucks Ice Team:Hey, they're Canadians. Whatta...

The galaxy may be filled with planets that are not orbiting any sun.(Above--Interstellar planet as depicted by NASA.)  From NASA---"Astronomers... have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light of a star. The team believes these lone worlds were probably ejected from developing planetary systems. The discovery indicates there are many more free-floating Jupiter-mass planets that can't be seen. The team estimates there are about twice...