Being everywhere at once is an appropriated style I adopted from the speed freaks of the Gordon Gekko generation. Everybody wants everything at once. I don’t have time, they chant. I’m busy, they say. Busy doing what?…
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Even monsters need to eat
Everybody keeps going on about returning back to normal as if we could carry on living our lives the same way before the pandemic struck. I don’t want to find my way back to normal….
This made me chuckle
It’s a quote I stumbled upon this morning from Scott Scanlon: I logged into Facebook yesterday and a few of my friends shared pictures of their dinner. It made me think… before social media did…
What role does outcomes play in your choice of careers?
Ok. Imagine you have just won £10 million in the lottery. Would you quit your current job or would stay on as if nothing has changed? We recorded the next episode of the Havana Cafe Sessions…
They say you can never go home again
For many years I have traveled in many parts of the world. In America I live in New York, or dip into Chicago or San Francisco. But New York is no more America than Paris…
happy father’s day to all you fathers out there
I am awakened by the howling of my neighbor’s cat beneath my window. I had intended to have a lie-in seeing how it is Sunday morning. I don’t usually lie-in. Perhaps my neighbor’s cat realizes…
19 and life to go
I am glad I did the things I did when I was young. I lived hard and played hard as a soldier and a young man. I see some of these young kids in the…
go to war or go to jail
(The photo is of me on a training exercise back in the day. Note: I have an AK47 in my hand. Rawdawg will appreciate that. Click on the photo to see a larger version.) —…
lost craving
I lost the craving for my dad’s favor I can stop misbehaving I know he’s not my savior
what’s that sound?
tick tock tick tock listen to the sound of the clock that’s your life ending one tick tock at a time
from the cradle to the grave
(taken at the American Cemetery in Luxembourg, where General Patton is buried. Click here for a larger view) I turned 4o today. And at first I thought I should spend some time reflecting over the…
twilight zone
The time for our trip is growing closer. I can feel the pull of the open road. My mind has already begun to dissolve the ordinary world. I am now in that twilight period where…
enlightenment and burgers
I had lunch with my friend Beth of Mosaic fame. I haven’t seen her for months. Yesterday I texted her and when ended up getting into a lively discussion about the merits or demerits of…
unconscious mutterings
Thought I’d play along: Referral :: Friend Indiana :: Jones Foil :: Stop Horizon :: Distant Event :: Driven Sailing :: Home Footage :: Old Sunday :: Booty Breathtaking :: View Dude! :: Friend If…
am i really that selfish?
I’m reading Richard Wiseman’s book, Quirkology: the curious science of everyday lives, and in it he talks about the personality profiling work of Hans Eysenck a pioneer in the field of personality research. Through research…