Social Media Interviewing
It was a head-hunter who first introduced me to my current employer. My wife and I flew into town the night before the interviews and met her with her husband for dinner. As we walked into the restaurant, the two of them immediately recognized us. During the course of the evening, he revealed his […]
Oldest Flight Attendant
If you are an average Joe like me boarding a United Airlines flight these days, you will have to wait in line behind the Premier Associate, Premier Silver, Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, Premier 1K, Global Services Elite and Infinite Elite. Some of these folks will have earned their status by flying a lot in […]
Killer Technology
As a society, we appear to embrace the idea that death is inevitable, and that inflicting it on another is sometimes justified. War, abortion and capital punishment are three examples that come to mind. The latter two form a convenient litmus test for liberal vs. conservative labels. Liberals generally support abortion but oppose […]
Accountability
It is said that your “character” is defined by what you do when you are certain no one is watching. Unfortunately, this only works for you. For everyone else, a company called Taser International now has the answer. Taser has recently announced a tiny camera that can be clipped to, for example, a […]
Green Railguns
Even the U.S. Navy is going green. With all the press that the Tesla is getting lately, it was easy to miss Uncle Sam’s latest foray into electric propulsion. In an effort to preserve the world’s dwindling resources of gunpowder, the Air Warfare and Weapons department of the Office of Naval Research recently demonstrated […]
Grading the Candidates
I’ve spent years explaining to college students why grading is necessary. I have thoughtfully reviewed all the reasons why I can’t just give everyone an “A” and make them love me. Grades are merely a tool, I have said; they help you to adjust your learning modalities and achieve your life goals more […]
Weddings at Funeral Homes
If you are struggling with an important, life changing decision, try strolling through a cemetery at sunrise. Nothing else compares when it comes to adding clarity to your life. If that critical decision happens to involve a wedding, you might be able to save some money by staying on the property and checking […]
The Chinese are Catching Up
Hard work beats talent every time. Based on his public image, Peyton Manning is one of the hardest working athletes in professional sports. So far, it seems to be turning out well for him. Open any American history book and it will tell the story of how our great country was built by immigrants who […]
Half of Us Are Below Average
By definition, half of us are below average (you know who you are). Statistics can be confusing, however (see, for example, “Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists”). This may explain why the entire crop of Republican presidential hopefuls is below average. If it were up to me, I would change […]
Too Many Laws
The US has the most prisoners of any country in the world; one in every 32 adults in this country is in jail. There are lots of people who get paid to analyze this. It seems to me that we do have an awful lot of laws, and that people often are unaware, or just […]
