As I was scanning my email this morning, I expected to see a lot of posts on New Year’s resolutions . . . and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a common theme, of course. No matter how last year went, there’s something “fresh” about January 1st. If we had a good year, we want to make […]
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Why Negative is Stronger than Positive
A couple of weeks ago, I was in my surgeon’s office for my post-op visit (it’s been a month since I went under the knife). After hearing the “all clear” pathology report and getting staples out, I asked the good doctor a question: “So, do you ever take it for granted that when you perform […]
Why They Don’t Have Books at the Getty
I tried to like the Getty. I really did. The Getty Museum is a world-famous art museum perched high above the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. It contains priceless paintings and sculptures, and people come from all over the world to visit. You can’t live in Los Angeles very long before someone says, “Have you […]