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The Future is in The Back End
Most of the hassle when collaborating with other information workers is encountered getting through firewalls. Most companies are so paranoid about security, that sharing files

What About Cheech?
Whenever I get together with my favorite cousin and the bourbon begins to flow, and we begin to reminisce about the family elders, one of

Committees Are Creatively Dead
Great art is more often than not, the fully nuanced singular vision of one individual. There are occasional exceptions such as Walter Becker and Donald

A Fragmented America
When I was a teen in the early 70s, the “mother” of all music charts was the Billboard Hot 100. The Hot 100 served as

Five Steps to Healthcare Bliss
My late father was a dentist. When I was a young child, I fondly remember him periodically bringing home fish, venison, or baked goods for

Rest In the Arms of the Dragon
The story of King Arthur, or the “Arthurian myth,” conveyed in Thomas Mallory’s Morte D’ Arthur, published in 1485, is one of the most insightful,

All Fear is the Fear of Death
When most people think of fear, they immediately conjure images of physical harm and, possibly even death. This is the fear most people recognize and

No Such Thing As Easy
At one point in my life, I was a certified golf addict. The urge to hit a golf ball every day was just about uncontrollable.

Gray Matter and the Bell Curve
As much as I hate to admit it, watching most tennis on TV is boring. I hate to admit it because I love tennis. As

Give Me Robust Every Time
Everyone has a theory regarding the popularity and mystique of the original Volkswagen Beetle. Here’s mine. Sure the Beetle was cheap – but other cheap

Commercial Art is an Oxymoron
Paul Huling was the best salesmen I’ve ever met. Paul was a legend at Gary Miller Chrysler Plymouth on Peach Street in Erie, Pennsylvania. The

The Sweet Life
The film, La Dolce Vita, has rocketed into my top five films of all time. I’ve watched the film probably 25 times and I’ll watch

A Woman’s Guide to Online Dating
Online dating is a wonderful thing. It’s much more efficient in terms of time and

Explaining the Thermostat
It is incomprehensible to me the number of people who do not understand the concept

Wisdom is the Province of the Old
When you’re young, you think you know everything. As you age you become unsure. As

Disillusioned in the Age of Aquarius
I fondly remember the 60s. As bad as the TV clips make it look, providing you didn’t get killed or maimed in Vietnam, it was actually a pretty good time.

The Bane of Unemployment
In a man’s world, there’s nothing more emasculating than losing your job. In a society

My Big Prediction for 2013
Well, it’s 2013 and I’m back at work. It’s hard to come back after ten

The Joy of Fruit
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m dieting. The central focus of the diet

Apple’s Next Big Thing
Many of my friends and acquaintances, accused me of being an “Apple Fanboy” because of

One Year With My Ford Focus
It’s been about a year since the transmission died on my ten-year-old Honda Odyssey and

Suffering Through a Cold
I’ve been sick with a cold. Nothing too terrible, just a bad head cold. But