Category Archives: Lessons

When you’re caught in a catastrophe but not pressed by injury or urgency (me, Loma Prieta), the biggest problem is the lack of information. Rumors fly. Cell networks fail. Even the emergency responders have trouble communicating. It’s dreadful. But understandable. … Continue reading →

When you become a grownup at five, your big questions are different than the issues interesting to chronological adults. You wonder why the 30 other kids in your kindergarten class listen to the one teacher. (And as you age and … Continue reading →

I met with a tough-talking attorney some years ago. He interviewed me to determine whether he wanted my little firm to handle his retirement plan. We sat in his conference room and discussed where I’d been and my approach and … Continue reading →

I hated the powerlessness of childhood. My parents tried to determine what I ate and what I wore and when I slept, peed, or felt angry. At least one of them answered most of my why questions with that button-pushing … Continue reading →

“Dinner time!” “Just a minute Ma.” “No. Now. Your food’s going to get cold.” “But Mom, the show’s about to …” “Get in here now! You can watch the show when they rerun it.” I came, I ate, and I … Continue reading →

Three days ago I put up a post about a show I watched. The program refuted the idea that there’s a balance in nature, and I was puzzled. I don’t see enduring balance in nature. I don’t think there is … Continue reading →

This may be a bit like jumping to the end of the novel. Probably it will read better if we work up to it instead of blurting it here. And maybe I’ll wisely wind up and down to it, in … Continue reading →

I understand that the term was coined in 1888 by Charles Howard Hinton. He took it from the Greek words tesserais actines, which mean four rays. A tesseract is also called a hypercube or a 4-cube. Simply put, a tesseract … Continue reading →

I should announce right here that I don’t think sales is a real career and I have serious doubts about the effectiveness of brand advertising. With those in mind: If you are offering a worthwhile product and you know it, … Continue reading →