It’s not a math problem, it’s a person
2+2 always equals 4. This is based on accepted definitions of what constitutes identical groups of 2 and what results when you employ the mathematical operation of addition. The answer is what you and I and everyone label as 4. This is according to the basics of number theory which yields useful results for everyday […]
Tell me about your tribe
This morning I went for a 5-mile run in 2-degree weather. It sucked, but only in the very beginning. The Under Armor-type stuff for cold weather is awesome at retaining your body heat. It only takes a few minutes to forget the fact you’re outside in 2-degree weather in glorified spandex. I don’t flinch about […]
Pulling the trust rug
Compare the feeling of not being trusted for good reason with the feeling of being trusted for no good reason. You are not wrong to feel hurt when someone displays a lack of trust in you. You’re not wrong but you may be squandering energy if the person withholding the trust doesn’t know you well. […]
What is the lemming effect?
I used to work a pretty prestigious job back in the day. I was a “brand ambassador on an experiential marketing campaign for a fortune 500 company”. This was a really handsome way of saying I handed out flyers at the top of the escalators at Buffalo Sabres games. It was a menial task, but […]
Dancing from a distance
Last Labor Day we went up to our friends’ cottage about 2 hours north of Toronto. When we arrived we put their boat in the water and took a quick lap around the lake to see the sites. We stopped at a popular cliff jumping spot. There were multiple levels where you could jump ranging […]
Cloud-stamping
We play in a digital world. Proof of that exists right now. You’re reading something that never required ink to graciously meet paper. It’s an opportunity. Not just to influence more people with ease. It’s an opportunity to look inward as well. My virtual time stamp of thought and mindset. Floating in an imaginary “cloud” […]
Dancing from a distance
Last Labor Day we went up to our friends’ cottage about 2 hours north of Toronto. When we arrived we put their boat in the water and took a quick lap around the lake to see the sites. We stopped at a popular cliff jumping spot. There were multiple levels where you could jump ranging […]
Generation Why?
I feel like a man with dreams of being a deep sea fisherman stuck in the arid plains of Nebraska. For nearly three decades I have circled aimlessly towards the sea. I meander alone through the desolate moonlit plains accompanied only by my thoughts of failure and fleeting time. As I traverse the beaten down waves […]
Love loses
Some towns have foothills that roll and bounce. They’re covered in that soft, thick grass that sways because it’s unmanicured. The kind that looks like you could comb it. We’ve got some of those here. One of them is a landfill you can see from the thruway. Oh well. Those hills, natural or not, are […]
