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Portable
Posted on April 29, 2016 37 Comments
When Geoffrey and I were “running” a division of his Dad’s companies we were involved in legal proceedings of various types. During one lawsuit that we had to bring against two individuals, I had to sit in on an assets review. What struck me most, other than how humiliating that process was for the individual being […]
PsychD
Posted on May 1, 2015 15 Comments
I am always skeptical when ideologues start pontificating about American morality, but it is a subject that interests me, so I read and analyze anyway. David Brooks, with whom I do not agree politically, has written a book and some articles lately advising us to consider the quality of our eulogies above our resumes. Hmmm. He has […]
Cherchez la faim
Posted on February 25, 2014 37 Comments
There is so little time to do anything frivolous these days. One thing I miss is listening to NPR. When I visit my relatives in North Carolina, I stay with Annabelle’s parents, two college professors to whom I am related on my mother’s side. They have two big-screen TVs but those are disconnected most of […]
Behind the surface
Posted on November 15, 2013 18 Comments
In Plato’s Republic, Socrates suggests that looking merely at the surface of things as most of us do in our daily lives, will not lead us to understand the phenomena that underpin the workings of the world. While this is not welcome news, it actually explains why we are so easily misled by people with […]
True the grit
Posted on November 5, 2013 22 Comments
One of my nieces sent me the first link below, and then one of my WP friends reblogged the second. These two pieces apply to everyone, but because the person who sent the first one is a female and we have a special connection through this topic, I am particularly emphasizing its applicability to girls […]
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