[October 11, 2024] Advice for Boys: a primer for succeeding. This article is a rough draft. The focus is on young boys but will be invaluable to girls also. Here are the advice that I would give to kids today. Your comments will be helpful Seek to be the dumbest person in the room,,, surround yourself with people… Read More »
[October 9, 2024] Tomorrow, bright and early, I have outpatient surgery; nothing serious but I will not post an article that day (this Thursday). Hey, drugs can do wonders for pain but my brain might not be into it. I promise to quickly return and to start a new series that I believe most will enjoy. Yes, the… Read More »
[October 7, 2024] Today is a solemn day, a day when we remember the massacre on Israeli soil by Hamas terrorists, and that is the reason why Hamas exists. We must condemn the heinous events that occurred yet are celebrated by the vast majority of Gazans. Surprisingly, in the civilized world, pro-Hamas protests are expected to attract our… Read More »
[October 6, 2024] Residents struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on the Southeast Coast of America are being told to “fend for themselves.” We are now hearing that FEMA does not have enough funds to help. Numerous residents, especially in rural areas of North Carolina have reported they have not seen anyone from FEMA or the Red… Read More »
[October 5, 2024] Show your respect. Respect is like the lubricant in a car engine that allows the pistons to continue firing. Without it, everything would come to a screeching halt. The Golden Rule is a practical application of the idea of respect; it tells us that we should treat others like we would like to be treated.… Read More »
[October 3, 2024] As one who studies military strategies, the history of warfare, and how people develop successful ways of running a commercial business, I collect stratagems to help better remember ideas. Today’s stratagem is taken from “The 36 Strategies” and is called Point at the Mulberry and Curse the Locust. Of course, this strategy’s name is a… Read More »
[October 2, 2024] “See you in Hell.” That was the message from most Middle Eastern countries, emphatic and joyful at the news that the Lebanese group Hezbollah leader was killed last Friday in an Israeli air strike. These are my sentiments exactly. Some people need killing, and Hassan Nasrallah was one of them. Let’s be blunt. Nasrallah was… Read More »
[October 1, 2024] Now that Halloween is coming shortly and with an election coming up, it would be appropriate to take on the frightening topic of politics influencing organizations. A question often asked is whether leaders allow politics to influence their organization’s mission and values. It’s a question often addressed at the most senior levels in nearly every… Read More »
[September 30, 2024] Recall from the Old Testament the story of Moses as he wanders in the desert with his Israelites, who are recently freed from slavery. The desert is not such a good place to be, and we read that the Israelites were squabbling, and they went to Moses to adjudicate on their behalf. At this point,… Read More »
[September 29, 2024] A long-running theme in the analysis of how poorly Middle Eastern militaries performed on the battlefield is reviewed in an article by Norvell de Atkine titled Why Arabs Lose Wars. The most common reason given is culture, but de Atkine believes such thinking can lead to false conclusions. “As these examples suggest, when culture is… Read More »