I have four role models. These are people I have known and watched forever. One of my friends calls them “angels”. I won’t name them by name here, but they know who they are. A few years ago, there was a TV commercial about role models. In that commercial, a famous athlete came on […]
Advertising
I remember the first time I learned that a sports arena sold its naming rights to a company. The arena was the old L.A. Forum, and they changed their name to the “Sponsor” Forum. I was shocked. How could they do this?! Now, every arena and stadium sells naming rights. In fact, some companies sponsor […]
Civility
I have the opportunity to travel to a faraway place for work. I go there a lot. When I land there, I arrive in a city of 25 million people. It is a big city. I have been there 10 times so far. I have spent about 2-3 months of my life in this city. […]
The Cathedral of Rouen
I had a 12th grade English teacher, who loved Shakespeare. He tried to introduce us to all things Shakespeare. At the time, all that I could handle was the Cliff Notes version. So I didn’t absorb very much. But one thing that I do remember, is that he highlighted the role of Shakespeare’s Fool. (This […]
Mother Nature
When I was in school, I remember learning about Weather. We did experiments on condensation, precipitation, and evaporation. None of it made an impact. Today, I am looking out my window, and the snow is starting. This is supposed to be a big one. Some forecasters are even capitalizing it: a Big One. There are […]
Is this thing on?
Where do I start? How about with my life list. Several years ago, a colleague suggested that I create a life list (now known as a “bucket list”, thanks to a movie of the same name). My colleague suggested that if I created a life list, I would put goals onto paper, and make them […]
Essayists
When I was young, I read a collection of essays by Robert Benchley. He was an essayist popular in the 1940s-1950s, and my father had a copy of some of his essays. It was the first time I read something in that format, and I was struck by the idea that someone could write a […]
