Friends and foes alike recently scolded me that I will not convince folks to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by calling them “stupid.” Certainly, this is correct. I apologize, and merely say choosing not to get vaccinated is not a smart career move. That is the best non-insulting wise counsel I can offer, in this case.… Keep Reading
By Tim Wood It’s quite easy now to get information or conduct research on any subject through the internet. What is more difficult, it seems, is having the time (or making the time) to get accurate information. But I’d like to shed some light on at least one subject: The apparent disconnect that exists between… Keep Reading
It is Friday, and I’m in North Adams, Mass. It’s overcast, maybe 60 degrees, and my wife, Susan, is still sleeping. This morning I have a cup of Pfeffercorn’s Whole Bean roasted in Baltimore. This morning I’m sitting in our loft, in the same room where men, women and children once operated large, loud textile… Keep Reading
Childhood, the origin of all imaginative beginnings, while life is still limitless and full of wonder before the confines of adulthood, creates thickets of responsibility. My younger days were a canvas to paint with strokes of a vivid imagination. Free to wander from sunrise to sunset with little direction, guidance, or fear. Stranger danger consisted… Keep Reading
I thought “Death by Stupidity” was a hit Hollywood thriller by Alfred Hitchcock from the 1950’s. What do I know? Stupidity Category I. Just when you thought folks couldn’t top the lunacy of POTUS’s suggestion to drink Clorox to kill COVID-19, along comes a new idiocy – ivermectin. It cannot be true that over 88,000… Keep Reading
A few years back, more than a few, actually, I was talking with my friend Rebecca about rampant stubbornness. “I don’t get it,” I said. “I remember when people appreciated when you corrected them! Who wants to walk around sounding like a fool? And what kind of friend would let you go around being wrong?” … Keep Reading