Most people aren’t assholes, but you might not realize this if you read comments online and on social media. Online, many people are snide, sarcastic or just plain rude. They over-identify with groups, politicize too much and use the opportunity to knock others down. I often think, “You would never say that in-person”.
Of Course The Vaccination Process Is A Mess
Note: I started this post back in February 2021, when Covid vaccinations were just rolling out in the US. Of course the Covid-19 vaccination process is a mess. How could it not be? We’re not built to handle surges and mass volumes adequately. Our systems, people and processes are bound to be overwhelmed. Here are…
Out Of Sync
I’ve been out of sync with people my age for most of my life. When I was 4 years old my parents divorced. I was the only child in my school whose parents had divorced. By first grade I was getting myself ready for school, making my own lunch, doing laundry and taking responsibility for homework on…
Mr. Popularity
I wrote an essay titled “Why You Should Always Be Training Your Replacement” in 2017 when my blog was focused on sales management. It’s a good essay. It’s thoughtful, instructive and informative. It was written specifically for sales reps, managers and executives who want to move up the ladder. By far, it has been my #1…
I Can’t Handle TikTok, YouTube & Netflix
I’ve got 4 extra hours a day right now because I cannot exercise while I am recovering from my hernia surgery. Normally my days are packed from sunrise to sunset with physical activity – gymnastics, calisthenics, yoga, swimming and walking. By the time I sit down for dinner, I am pleasantly exhausted. Since this is…
Motivational Insanity
I find most motivational speakers to be totally full of shit. For 20 years, I read self-help books, memoirs of successful people and listened to motivational speakers. You know what I learned? They were all selling something – books, tapes, seminars. Many “self-made” success story people were the beneficiaries of legacy – family wealth, connections,…
I’m Glad I’ll Be Dead
When I think about the future, I often think “I’m glad I’ll be dead”. I can’t take the constant bad news. The pandemic’s minute by minute bad news updates Climate change and how it is/will devastate the world The future of society- wars, famine, oppression The collapse of the US as a world power And…
Back To School Blues
For the first time that I can ever remember, I didn’t get sad this year thinking about kids going back to school. Although I excelled in school, I dreaded the end of summer and returning for another school year. Waking up early, sitting still for hour upon hour All the rules – when to talk,…
An Entirely Different World
I was chatting with a lifeguard who told me he would be spending his afternoon studying and exercising. I asked him some questions about school and learned that he was attending a 2 year technical college with plans to then transfer to a 4 year college and graduate with a degree in software engineering. He…
Leopard Skin Bikini
I thought I’d made up my mind to remain single for the rest of my life. After all, I live a fulfilling and jam packed life. I set my own schedule. I do what I want to do. For the most part, I live exactly the way I want to. And then last week, while…