What better time to look in the rear view mirror than the year 2020. And while some events, most notably the eight minute 46 second public execution of George Floyd was impossible to miss, others were less apparent. But numbers do not lie. During the past five months, four centuries of systemic racism have … Read more
Creativity101: A valuable tool when it comes to creative thinking is the “unrelated stimulus,” taking an image, experience or lesson from one discipline and applying to a totally difference situation. The power of this technique grows exponentially when you draw on multiple analogies. Today’s post is inspired by two totally unrelated experiences. Changing the … Read more
If people can social distance and do those things, then they can do those things. I don’t know how, but people are very creative. ~Dr. Deborah Birx The above quote is Dr. Birx’ response to the following question by CBS White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy during Tuesday’s “press beefing”. “How do you safely have … Read more
Every nation gets the government it deserves. ~Joseph de Maistre Those who are unfamiliar with the above quoted 19th century philosopher might surmise he was warning citizens in democracies to carefully consider their votes. Quite the contrary. Actually, he was defending the French monarchy against those who advocated a more representative form of government. If … Read more
The crash is also estimated to knock out about half of all shale producers, according to analysts at Raymond James Inc., if prices remain at between $20 and $30 per barrel. (The price as of midday Monday was $22.73 per barrel by the standard West Texas Intermediate benchmark.) A price at that level would cost … Read more