What The Dog Saw

I wish I could take credit for this but it was an observation made by the brilliant writer Malcom Gladwell.  It’s a theory about the importance of symmetry / balance that a dog reacts to.  Based in large part on the technique of dancer and choreographer José...

Steel Trap

Everyone has one in their life.   The steel trap is the brain power of a person who remembers everything and willingly corrects anyone and anything that deviates from their recollection.  Here’s an example: Me:  I started losing my hair about ten years ago....

Collaboration

In business, collaboration is a necessity.  It means that evenly vested members of a committee or team sink or swim as a result of their combined efforts.  In relationships it is an absolute necessity, although it may be less collaboration and more being supportive....

Secrets of the Armenian Genocide

I am a second generation Armenian.  My grandpa George came to America through Ellis Island in 1915.  He made a few pit stops on the way.  George was traveling with his younger brother Samuel, their mother Unna, their sisters Bodgie, Mary and Sarah.  George was in...

It’s Saturday?

Once you retire from the nine to five world, you (well at least me) lose touch with the flow of the weekdays.  Tuesday and Saturday could be Wednesday.  It really doesn’t matter.  No more alarms to set.  No dragging a razor across your throat then choking off...