How would you respond to those who feel overwhelmed by bad news?
Well, the first thing that comes to mind is this scene from Airplane ... Listen, you have two choices: tune out and be miserable, or continue to learn and grow. I have close... More »
Well, the first thing that comes to mind is this scene from Airplane ... Listen, you have two choices: tune out and be miserable, or continue to learn and grow. I have close... More »
Wow, what a funny question.... It's gotten me this far, so I guess it's OK. There are parts that are orderly, and parts that are chaotic. There's a fairly vicious Critic and Judge. ... More »
I find it everywhere, but not in an obvious sense. For the purpose of this question, I'm going to define "art" as occurring anywhere that one makes a choice about how to do... More »
I handle change the same way everyone does... poorly. It throws me off-balance. It makes me unhappy. It makes me question myself. It makes me second-guess my decisions. It makes me wish for... More »
I suffer from the typical American disease of living in overwhelming abundance, but somehow feeling like I'm not. I think I suffer from it less than many other people around me do (especially the... More »
Christ, my whole life lately has sort-of been a risk.... left a long-term relationship, moved to the West Coast, took a new and demanding job, finding new friends, accepting new responsibilities, figuring out who... More »
We already have them... they're fall under the generic heading of "globalization." First, we need to connect societies around the world to the global economy, so they adopt required economic reforms, and that economic... More »
That it sucks while you're going through it. And then you get over it. And if you're smart, you learn something about yourself in the process. So living in fear of having... More »
With someone I loved so much it nearly killed me, her sitting on my lap, me reflected in her eyes... for a few moments the thoughts stopped and we were not-two and I needed... More »
That's easy: money. I'm not rich, mind you. And I'm not super responsible with it, either. I'm incredibly fortunate to have a career where the thing I love to do happens to pay well today,... More »