178th Edition A World Cup more than half full Did you enjoy the World Cup? I have to admit, I just don’t get the world’s love affair with soccer.  An accomplished basketball coach I once knew called it the game for

177th Edition Get Smart One of President Ronald Reagan’s many famous lines was that “All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”  In my experience, great ideas are also launched and discussed at the breakfast table.  Hyped up on

175th Edition Will AI make government and businesses better? As the influence and presence of AI expands, so too do our expectations as to what it can accomplish. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal – “Can AI

174th Edition The Right Path to Take I learned a new term today. It’s called “urbex.” It stands for urban exploration, which is basically a term used to describe an activity in which people break into abandoned office buildings, shopping malls, or other

172nd Edition Ideas always matter I listened to a very interesting podcast by the Wall Street journal describing the startling political ascent of Graham Plattner, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Maine. Apparently, his co-sponsors, the two people responsible

171st Edition Models of Success One of the most effective ways for an individual to succeed, despite hardships, disadvantages, or man-made obstacles, is to have a model of success to follow. For anyone who doesn’t think they can be successful, or

167th Edition Visionaries and what they think about My favorite foil in my weekly blogs has become Peggy Noonan, a person I have long followed and admired. Her recent essay in the Wall Street Journal, “Is America Still Making Ted Turners?”

166th Edition Playing an endless away game During my high school basketball career, I played my best games when we were the visiting team. Nothing got me more fired up to play than walking into a hostile environment where every fan

165th Edition Science Projects and Slippery Slopes I recently decided to make my backyard a science exhibit for my grandchildren. Phase one involved identifying all forty-nine trees we have in our backyard. I discovered twelve different kinds, including: white oak, American beech,

161st Edition Bias, Prejudice, and Double Standards At the end of a recent NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four semifinal game, the losing coach complained about a double standard. Essentially, he felt that if he talked to the officials the same way