John Teachout tuned our family piano when I was a kid. He was blinded in World War II but had clearer vision then many sighted people.
Everywhere you turn, people are worried about fake news. But the scale of the problem is mind-blowing. With almost 4 billion of us online, the potential for lies and misinformation to spread is basically unlimited. A groundbreaking study revealed that fake news spreads FASTER and reaches MORE people than the…
Disinformation is rampant. It’s our enemies’ most powerful covert weapon because it’s so hard to spot. Want some tips on how to avoid fake news? Here are a few:
Enjoy the moment. Endure the inconvenience. As Tom Hanks wisely repeats in the attached video. This, too, shall pass.
Hudson is faster and stronger at twelve. With a father steeped in the game, basketball has served as a metaphor for many life lessons, not the least of which is the power of an Assist.
We enter the world with a toolbox and time. How we use both determines our legacy.
Everything fades into obscurity. Edifices, trees, street names, are created and endure for a time. Eventually everything changes, is uprooted, and vanishes. In a world focused on what feels important now, keep planting.
I love Opening Day. In Detroit, it’s still too cold and often too rainy. But none of that matters. It’s a new dawn and anything is possible. There’s a magic to Opening Day that transcends the past time. It’s the smell of freshly cut grass mingling with the scent of…
I’ve stopped reading The Economist. Not because of any decline in the quality of their reporting. But because they project the world through a negative lens. There is always a cloud on their horizon. They predict doom and gloom. And they always seem to project the worst possible outcome. With…
We’ve all seen them – headstones standing tall in silent graveyards. Each one tells a truncated tale, a name, a birth year, a dash, and then… another year. But have you ever truly considered the significance of that dash?