October 2, 2024
In Malcolm Gladwell’s excellent 2005 book “Blink”, he interviews two food tasters who have just excellent and perceptive pallets. During the interview, it’s sort of a […]
September 25, 2024
I read a news article the other day about a lawsuit involving the definition of just one word in a contract. Despite the length and complexity […]
September 18, 2024
In Mitch Albom’s book The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the main character, Eddie, passes away and in the afterlife he meets with five people […]
September 11, 2024
Due to a quirk and how the roads are laid out in an area not far from me, you can be at the intersection of Old […]
September 4, 2024
I came across a quotation recently that really hit home, from the humorist and broadcaster Andy Rooney, who used to have a regular segment on “60 […]
August 28, 2024
The other morning I was coming back from a business event and I was wearing a suit and tie. I stopped at a supermarket and as […]
August 21, 2024
I’ve been using a popular navigation app on my phone for years to get from point A to point B, and it’s super useful, particularly in […]
August 7, 2024
When you buy bagels at a store where they pre-sliced them, they’re often cut through the center of the bagel, and a lot of people cut […]
July 31, 2024
One of the more interesting concepts in psychology is called the “help-rejecting complainer.” That is somebody who brings problems to you and tells you they want […]
