I Could Never Sell

…dolphins are said to have names. Though whether it’s a name (a whistle that other dolphins use to address a given individual) or a personal theme tune (something the animal whistles to announce itself) is not clear. Says Olivia Judson in the New York Times today. Names like “Joe” and “Sue” she means, not names [...]

A story of you, it goes without saying.

Aren’t the two parents candidates for heading the family and caring for the children, with campaign managers, plans, promises, and position papers?

The resumes accumulate like snowfall, inches per hour.

Too obvious to mention, maybe… But then so is the air we breathe… You can’t sell to someone who has no money. Say a business lives by selling a solution to a problem.  Any problem, big or small, short or long, imagined or not… What one problem can you not sell a solution to?  The [...]

Why we like soccer.  Or basketball.  Or tennis.  Or [insert your own favorite here]. And why we look down on people who like soccer, or basketball, or tennis, or your favorite. When we lose at soccer, we lose because we are not so good at soccer (unless maybe we lack the fighting spirit inside, as [...]