Someone once asked me, “How much extra time do you think we would have if we weren’t trying to get people to like us?” I tried to ignore the question like it didn’t apply to me. But I “felt” it. I found myself pondering it much longer than I expected. Over the next few days […]
Fear
How the Future Can Steal Our Joy
I stopped a high-speed car chase. It was 1978, and I was driving my wife’s Pontiac Firebird. Blue, sporty, white interior. Classy, just like her. The light turned green, and I started through the intersection – unaware of the police chase approaching from my left. The driver had stolen the car after robbing a liquor […]

