[November 12, 2025] Being a leader means many things but one thing that is required for those who desire to be successful is to have a good set of social skills. It doesn’t mean that a successful leader is required to have table manners, a pretty smile, or fashionable clothes; although it certainly helps. That is why I… Read More »
[November 10, 2025] In a brutally honest email sent to the “Penn community” declared that the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education is a “dogshit and elitist institution” and that they “hire and admit morons.” As to be expected in damage control, Penn administrators immediately labeled the email as fraudulent. I got a laugh out of it.… Read More »
[November 9, 2025] Leadership is certainly not easy, but no one who has taken such a position does so with the intent to do a bad job of it. Poor leadership – that can be described as being ineffective – is also not something that comes about due to a single error or bad decision but from a… Read More »
[November 8, 2025] Look for generosity and kindness in your friends, especially those who show it across all levels of society. This is a sign of a sincere friend and potential partner. People who are helpful and friendly to those at the lower end of the social hierarchy, such as janitors and servers, and not just kind to… Read More »
[October 30, 2025] An American tradition, one that has historically distinguished the citizens of the United States from their European ancestors, is questioning their leadership. It is not a sign of disrespect but rather a sign of healthy debate about right versus wrong. Political, military, and business leaders are scrutinized for their decisions and personal conduct. I suggest… Read More »
[October 29, 2025] Drink bad coffee; no sugar, no cream, regular brewed coffee and avoid drinking fancy, shop-made, yuppie-sipping, fancy-flavored coffee. Avoid complexity and unneeded activities and expenses. Live a simpler life. Have less stress by not trying to be like other people. It’s best to not try “keeping up with the Jones’ next door.” Learn to be… Read More »
[October 28, 2025] The stories of our war Veterans returning home are often disregarded as trivial and irrelevant. Besides that, we hear that these stories are not new. True enough! But one such story involves Homer’s epic work, “The Odyssey,” which is about Odysseus’ returning home after Troy. It deserves mentioning because it shows how not all returning… Read More »
[October 26, 2025] Yesterday, I received a call from radio host Joe Griffies, who will have on his show today a representative of The Arlington Ladies. These are ladies (and one gentleman) who volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery to be present at every funeral without exception. Volunteerism in America is a strong tradition, and America leads the world… Read More »
[October 25, 2025] In the early 1970s, I competed in several motorsport races held on rural public roads in West Texas. The popular name at that time was “Rally Sports.” These were races that tested the limits of both the car and the driver due to long distances, varied terrain, and nonstop effort except for refueling. It was… Read More »
[October 24, 2025] Some professors will say that the probability of a college student being illiterate is impossible. This conclusion is understandable because high schools across America require basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. Or, at least we thought. A young woman at the University of Connecticut is illiterate, and they’re more. Nineteen year old Aleysha Ortiz was… Read More »