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Having lived in coastal cities for quite some time, I forgot what’s like to wait for Spring. We need Winter as a set up for Spring. Winter-Spring contrast is more striking than that of Summer-Fall. We also anticipated Spring more than Fall (some even wish for endless summers). Vietnamese literature and lyrics (Gold music) nevertheless, serenade Fall and…
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I once met a man who got a big screen TV. It was oversized given the small dimension of his living room. Since nearing retirement, he must have figured that it was worth the investment. He would be projecting himself onto that screen a lot, so might as well “live” large. A recent study about Facebook‘s Likes shows that on average…
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Long ago, when we still used snail mail, the lyrics went like this ” and seal with a kiss” (w/ lipstick marks). That’s analog. Now it’s digital. How are we going to add that something special? smiley for non-verbal? Communication has been intrusive and impersonal if not dehumanizing. No way around this. We sign off with…
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It’s on the Post. It’s on Linkedin. It’s in your face. It’s about tourism to America. Or the decline of. You would think people love to flock to the big Apple, to Disneyland and to Las Vegas. But lately, it doesn’t happen (tourists prefer destinations like Turkey over the USA). To top that, we got bad…
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Tonight we turn the clock forward. Day light saving time. At least, for once, we can advance time, unlike other occasions when waiting for a test result might seem like an eternity. From Ulysses we found this timeless advice: “Hold on to the now, the here, through which all future plunges to the past”. It matters that we exist and…
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Leaders are tasked and paid to make decisions. Hard calls. Tie-breaking calls. Go for the Gold, or take the safe route. Coach Joe Paterno had a lot of wins, but many were taken away from him because of one mis-step. Pope Benedict XVI , however, did call it quit (right timing). And Tesla–Solarcity–Space X? the jury…
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The North-East is once again bracing for a gathering storm. Climate change and the prolonged cold front. Satellite tracking has improved weather forecast substantially. Other things in life seem less certain e.g. financial market and food/fuel prices. The Queen of England was reported as saying “how come no one saw this coming?” (in the context of this past Recession).…
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