"Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. First of all, one's very fortunate if you get to work on just one of these in your career. Apple's been very fortunate it's been able to introduce a few of these into the world:
1984: Macintosh -...

I do like some good irony. Like when a fire station burns to the ground. Tragic but ironic. A marriage counselor files for divorce. Or when Stone Cold Steve Austin complained about The Undertaker: "How can you trust somebody whose motto is 'Don't trust anybody?'"

Some people quibble with calling certain...

I have seen some references to something called Clubhouse. Even  seun reference it in one of his posts. I saw a headline that Mark Cuban seems to be investing big in the platform. I have no idea what it is. Does someone have...

I've made the case recently that I value quick decision-making followed by quick action. For example, while one person is considering whether to buy a book, I've already purchased the Kindle version and started to read it. When one person says, "That looks like a cool podcast, I'll have to...

There has been a meme floating around for a while where someone says they were "today year's old" when they realized XYZ. The idea is that they are just now finding out about something as an adult that they did not know for their duration of their lives up to...

LinkedIn doesn't do much for me. I have referred to it as the "last refuge of the unemployed scoundrel." When people I know reach out to me on LinkedIn, it's usually because they are looking for a job or looking for a candidate for a job. I'm mainly connected to...

I've never been an NFL fan or an MLB fan. Growing up I was mostly into the NBA. I recall a phenomenon where a team that was winning championships would suddenly have all kinds of fans who previously were uninterested. This happened with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. Kobe and...

It's another Friday, and the last thing I'm thinking about is some sort of partying. It's not just because we live in a post-COVID world. I have felt this way for years. I guess it started when I became an old man.

Partying on a Friday night is a young person's...

This week, a former colleague reached out and told me that she is retiring a year ahead of schedule. She chose 6/30/21 as her last day because that is the day the "travel moratorium" ends for her company. She is not interested in traveling anymore.

I've been a consultant since 2014,...

The latest Tik Tok trend is something called the #SilhouetteChallenge. It is typically done by women and involves a remix of Paul Anka's Put Your Head on My Shoulder. Participants stand in front of the camera fully clothed, then there's a cut to them standing in a doorway showing a...