Anyone who has taken a subway has encountered street musicians. Sometimes they’re great. Sometimes they’re not. But they’re always interesting. I’ve seen them on the sidewalks in San Francisco. One young man, probably 10-years old, wore an ill-fitting suit and tie while he squawked a few notes on his trumpet. The coin-filled case in front […]
Productivity
When Life Goes Badly
One day, a farmer’s old donkey fell into a well. The donkey struggled for hours, but it was too deep. There was no way out. The farmer thought and thought and thought, but couldn’t find a way to rescue the old donkey. There was no solution. Since the donkey was old, and the well needed […]
A Perspective On National Pain
A bomb explodes. Then another. People die. Others are injured. And the nation is riveted to their televisions for non-stop coverage of the tragedy. People die every day for all the wrong reasons. Drunk drivers veer into someone’s path; family violence kills children; poor decisions take innocent lives. But when it happens at a historic […]