Who’s more depraved, the guy who claims to be a do-gooder while actually cheating to get ahead, or the political player who snitches on him to look like a do-gooder when in reality he just wants the other guy out of the way? Of course that’s a false ethical dilemma[…] Read On
Sports injuries are a funny thing. Sometimes one injury masks the symptoms of another. You don’t even realize something else was wrong all along until weeks or even months later, when what you thought was the problem heals. Other times symptoms don’t even seem remotely related to what turns out[…] Read On
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” – John Kander, Fred Ebb I never asked to have an interesting life – it just sort of came with the territory. And it all started in Brooklyn. I don’t blog much about growing up in New York c. 60s[…] Read On
“Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.” – Steve Jobs Very few people lead charmed lives. Careers, even great ones, almost never shoot straight up and to the right. Instead, they behave a lot like roller coasters, reflecting the ups and downs[…] Read On
You know all those Twitter backlashes that get everyone from other Twitter users to corporate CEOs to get on their knees, kowtow to the mob and walk it back? Turns out the mob is a lot smaller and more demographically and behaviorally uniform than you might think. According to a[…] Read On
You know those people who are alert and chipper from the moment they open their eyes in the morning? Yeah, I hate those people too. Morning is no time for good cheer or conscious thought, let alone having to deal with people. I doubt if whoever came up with the[…] Read On
CNBC’s Jim Kramer has called Elon Musk P.T. Barnum because of the way he tries to throw analysts off during Tesla conference calls. I’ve also referred to Musk as a masterful magician for his sense of timing and showmanship – the way he distracts his audience whenever Tesla hits a[…] Read On