My friend Barb’s mother said, there is no bad weather, just bad clothing choices. Hence, I devised winter math. My clothes/layers have a numerical temperature
Category: creativity
Lessons in Cleaning: Find Your People, Reach your Goals
A friend and I debated the merits of Dawn versus Palmolive. Things not discussed unless you are one of us. Chomp Wall cleaner, amazing for
In the Garden of Historical Context: Thomas Jefferson, Santa Claus and Diddy
It’s not that complex or nuanced. Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal,” but he owned slaves. The man
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces: Phillis in Boston, The Real James Bond was Dominican and A Beautiful Resistance
I was born in 1958, the same year China Achebe, a Nigerian novelist wrote “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify
Pivot, Intention and the Death of a Friend
I attended an innovation conference in Cambridge this week. At some point, there was a mass of people stuck and someone yelled “pivot1.” I laughed
The Flip Side: Break Up, Break Down and Break Through
It doesn’t matter how many times I move, there is always this point in time when I am surrounded by boxes and ready to scream
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces 