Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
Tomorrow's Super Tuesday election got me thinking about how I sometimes take politician’s failings personally. In the fall of 1987, I had an awesome, trophy-winning speech about politics and deception of the American public. This speech was centered around the hubris of Gary Hart, daring the press to follow him because he wasn’t a womanizer.… Continue reading Political Forgiveness
I haven’t done anything crazy in a while. Okay, spending 12 back-breaking hours making a piñata costume could be conceived of as insane by some, but I mean a life-changing, break-out-of-a-rut kind of thing. I’m even mentally out of the habit. The other day the following conversation occurred in my head: I want to do… Continue reading O Canada
I remember watching the Iran Contra hearings as they unfolded. (Wow - I remember a lot of political stuff from growing up: 1980s election, Poland under martial law!) It was quite educational in terms of what our government is capable of. It also taught me a new term: Plausible Deniability. The idea of building… Continue reading Implausible Deniability
Normally if people ask me if I’m an optimist or pessimist, I say that I am a realist. Events lately have taught me that that is a lie I’ve been telling myself. Earlier this year I listened to Seth Godin’s book Linchpin, and I was struck by his definition of the American Dream: Keep your… Continue reading American Dream
Grown Up, Now What? 