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The 1976 film Network had its funny moments. You may recall Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch, had people opening their windows and screaming, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” The movie had more prescience than I appreciated those many years ago. (Though…
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One thing I’ve learned over the years is that it’s a good practice to see where you fall relative to your peers in the employment market even if you are quite contented in your present position. The current high demand environment for employees has brought the importance of doing…
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I saw the movie Elvis this weekend. When I was young in the early 60s the teenage girl next door would spend hours playing his records. I’d sit with her some as a 6 year old. One day she thought it would a great idea to slick my hair back. I guess that led to my becoming…
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One of my “funnest” early jobs in radio was a morning shift of classical music on a university run FM station in upstate New York in the mid 70s. The station (in these pre satellite/automation days) signed on at 6 am. I ran pretty short on sleep as a college student back then…
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Years ago I was advised not to get involved in something late in life that I didn't know much about. The problem is one doesn’t have enough runway to go…
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So yesterday I fell into a familiar trap. I woke up and started reading about the expected inflation numbers. The general consensus was that at 8:30 the…
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I grew up in a Catholic family. Both of my parents grew up Catholic as well. I have a vague recollection of Pope John the 23rd. He seemed like a warm…
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Do you remember the first movie you went to? For me it was Zulu in 1964. Some neighborhood kids went as a group. All I remember about it is that some…
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Ralph Nader came and spoke at my Connecticut school when I was in my high school years. I remember that drew a little local media attention. Being…
This dry, hot and usually sunny area has drawn my interest in recent years. I guess it may have something to do with my having grown up in the…
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Attending a workshop this week on what we eat and how that impacts mood. A few take-aways follow. We’re all different of course. It’s important to pay…
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I’m appreciating this recent book by Nick Timiraos of the Wall Street Journal. He writes about the response to the pandemic. Timiraos goes back into…
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