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Halloween Memories
Halloween is a shadow of the holiday it used to be. What was once a children and adolescent holiday has degenerated into an adult costume party.

15 Rules for Teenage Boys
As a boy leaves adolescence and begins to enter manhood, there are a few rules he would be wise to observe.

A Ghost of Christmas Past
Of all the holidays, Christmas is my least favorite. For me, the season is always very contemplative and a little melancholy.

Champion White Space
White space is usually among the last elements many designers understand and appreciate.

15 Toys That Changed My Life
Playing with these toys expanded my knowledge and improved my creativity. These fifteen toys had a lasting impact on my life, they taught me things and made me think.

The Paradox of Compassion
It’s ironic that the most compassionate solution to a problem can sometimes seem on the surface to be cruel or inconsiderate. The truth is sometimes

One Gallon of Healthcare Please
If the government would apply the same standards to health care and insurance as it does to firewood and gasoline, the costs of these services

SEM is the King of ROI
As a veteran marketing professional, I’m not easily impressed by marketing tools and techniques. But my first, hands–on, SEM campaign amazed me.

A Case for Socialism in America
As a longtime libertarian and free-market advocate, you might think I’d be the last person to extol the virtues of socialism. But after careful thought,

Beware of the Keynesians
Economists come in two breeds. One wants to understand the economy, the other wants to control the economy.

The Cult of Filemaker
I just attended the FileMaker Developers Conference 2016, and it was an odd event indeed. To understand this statement, it’s necessary to understand a little bit about FileMaker and it’s history.

The Sensitivity Race to the Bottom
Sensitivity has become such a virtue, it seems everyone these days is falling over themselves to prove they’re more sensitive than the next person.

The Virtue of Earmarks
I saw the movie Lincoln over the weekend and I agree with the critics. It’s

Building a Better James Bond
In 1973, two events caused me an epiphany. The first occurred one afternoon when my

Post Election Blues
Like so many Americans, I’ve been sulking. I’ve got a bad case of post-election blues.

Clean Your Plate?
I’m in the third week of a new diet. “Eating to Live” as outlined in

Knowledge Has an Expiration Date
At one time I played a lot of tennis and enjoyed watching it on TV.

Revenge of the Peter Principle
The book “The Peter Principle” is required reading for any business student wishing to engage

The Future is in The Back End
Most of the hassle when collaborating with other information workers is encountered getting through firewalls.

What About Cheech?
Whenever I get together with my favorite cousin and the bourbon begins to flow, and

Committees Are Creatively Dead
Great art is more often than not, the fully nuanced singular vision of one individual.

A Fragmented America
When I was a teen in the early 70s, the “mother” of all music charts