[March 11, 2024] Several years ago, shortly after my retirement, I wrote articles reflecting lessons I’d learned about a successful career. But, I soon realized that those lessons also applied to everyone, not just leaders. Below is the first of these articles. I’m republishing it today because it is precisely the kind of lesson we need. The lesson? … Read More »
“Hey, drink this.” I was freezing cold in Dad’s jon boat as we puttered down the Ouachita River. The bayou Bonne Idee was closer but Dad wanted us to go where he’d heard the fish were biting. Off we went, my brother Philip and I were on another fishing trip with Dad. Dad seemed to have been born… Read More »
[March 9, 2024] The bayou water was like glass, not a ripple, nothing moving except our aluminum flat-bottom jon boat as it slowly glided along with its silent electric motor. It was also dark out, black as ink. I held the flashlight. Dad navigated the boat. Earlier that day, Dad said matter-of-factly, “Hey Douglas, let’s go gigging.” I… Read More »
[March 8, 2024] RimaAnn Nelson,1 the Assistant Under Secretary for Health Operation at the Department of Veterans Affairs, distributed a memo calling for the banning of an iconic WWII photo of a U.S. Navy sailor kissing a woman in Times Square. My old, grisly, tough-as-nails Vietnam Veteran friend says, “Welcome to Woke America.” “To foster a more trauma-informed… Read More »
[March 7, 2024] My wife tells me that it is unfair to write about the failure of the political left because their ideas are based on whim and emotion. But, since I do my best to follow her advice, I have a remarkable Australian who takes up the challenge. Rita Panahi of Sky News Australia has a recurring… Read More »
[March 6, 2024] Word from Roman Catholic Pope Francis this past Sunday that military disarmament is not optional but a “moral obligation” for all countries. Earlier, the Pope suggested that if we are serious about world peace, the solution is to “ban all weapons.” “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor… Read More »
[March 5, 2024] I’ve always been intrigued by attempts to “prove” that stories in the Bible are true. One I find most interesting is the claim that Noah’s Ark was found, likely on Mount Ararat, in modern-day Turkey. The idea of “proof” harks back to the idea that if we could only scientifically prove one story true, then… Read More »
[March 4, 2024] Amala Ekpunobi has done it again with a video (link here) showing a “trans woman” telling the world that “her” dog is transgender. Of course, all sane people know this to be impossible, but the reason I highlight the idea, other than it becoming popular, is that this is what happens when good people fail… Read More »
[March 3, 2024] I first became aware of Cassie Jaye several years ago on a TEDx Talk (link here), where she described her time “meeting the enemy.” As a self-described proud feminist and a documentary filmmaker, she decided to find and document what she thought was the misogynistic men’s movement. It was 2013, and she wanted to go… Read More »
[March 2, 2024] The more senior of a leader you become, the more “Yes-Men” you accumulate. Yes-Men are those subordinates, men or women, who work for you and always agree with whatever you say, decide, or do. They are easy to identify, but the more severe problem is having “Silent-Men,” those who will never say a word, even… Read More »