It has been a week since we woke up to the tragic news about Rob and Michelle Reiner. As if the loss of two caring and talented individuals was not enough, the cruelty of the nation’s supposed “role model” in response to this tragedy made my search for some meaning in an otherwise senseless act … Read more
NOTE: As many of you know, I am currently in Milan, Italy teaching a course in change management as part of the international MBA program at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Even though I did not have time to acknowledge it last month, October 28 was the 10th anniversary of my first post … Read more
The title of today’s post is also the title of the 23rd episode of the original “Star Trek,” which first aired on the 23rd day of February, 1967, a synchronistic coincidence (is that an oxymoron?) that could not be ignored. The Wikipedia page devoted to this installment opens with the following description. “In the episode, … Read more
For the second time in just over a year, gunmen targeted a high-profile conservative political figure. On July 13, 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks wounded then Republican nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. This week, Tyler Robinson murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. … Read more
A lot of people say that an octopus is like an alien…You’re stepping into this completely different world. Such an incredible feeling. And you feel you’re on the brink of something extraordinary. But you realize that there’s a line that can’t be crossed. ~Craig Foster/My Octopus Teacher (2020) If you follow me on Facebook, you … Read more