Thanksgiving 2023: Absent Friends
This Thanksgiving, I am reflecting on absent friends. I was able to say goodbye to some; in other cases neither of us realized we would soon be parted.
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Spirit
9-11 at Twenty-Two
This blog is the seventeenth I have written about 9-11 14, starting with Lesser Sons of Greater Fathers in 2008. 9-11 at Twenty-Two notes how well we have moved on from the confusion and devastation of the attack on the Twin Towers.
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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Physicians
Emerging and competitive markets are complex dynamic systems. Entrepreneurs can learn from physicians how to navigate uncertainty, how to establish and maintain rapport with those they serve, and how to cultivate equanimity in the face of success and failure.
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Success Is An Iceberg
Everyone can see success and accomplishments (the part of the iceberg above the water line). But beneath the surface is the hard work, commitment, and perseverance to achieve that success.
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In Good Soil: Goal-Driven vs. Muddling Through Strategies
“In Good Soil” is a well-written book on the founding of a new school and new monastery by a monk, Rev. Timothy Horner O.S.B., who was there from the beginning. It’s a story of a different kind of startup, full of insights and humorous observations.
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Brent Beshore: With Age, the Elderly and the Elders Diverge
Another “Spirit Sunday” post, this one based on a June 2023 tweet stream by Brent Beshore on aging gracefully and living for others.
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Memorial Day 2023
Memorial Day 2023 has me considering the nature of sacrifice, what it means to leave cover and run toward the sound of gunfire.
A Conversation with Mark Tweddle on Imposter Syndrome
Mark Tweddle and I discuss the implications of imposter syndrome, notably when feelings of inadequacy might spur you to improve.
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Finding Common Ground and Workable Solutions
Some thoughts on finding common ground and workable solutions when trust is low and conversations are challenging.
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Insights on Memory and Mortality from Sven Birkerts
Five insights on memory and mortality from two essays by Sven Birkerts about his parents’ last years: “The Ongoing Vigil” and “Remembrance.” This is one of my Sunday spirit posts, less concerned with entrepreneurship than what is means to be human.
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Independence Day 2022: The Spirit of Liberty
Some quotes and observations on the Declaration of Independence and the “Spirit of Liberty.”
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Father’s Day 2022: Some Memories of My Father
Eight memories of my father from my youth. They have an emotional salience that underscores one or more lessons I took away–eventually.
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Michael Frayn: Two Heisenberg Speeches from Copenhagen
Two speeches by Werner Heisenberg from the play Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. The first is a clever description of the uncertainty principle and the second explores the horrors of war.
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Eliza Calvert Hall: Piecing a Quilt is Like Living a Life
An excerpt from “Aunt Jane of Kentucky” by Eliza Calvert Hall that explores piecing a quilt as a metaphor for making the most of your life.
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Thanksgiving 2021: The Road Goes On
Thoughts of gratitude on Thanksgiving 2021: the road goes on and we follow in the path of those who came before us, building on their accomplishments and insights.
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9-11 Twenty Years Later: An American Cultural Watershed
I have blogged about 9-11 14 times, starting with Lesser Sons of Greater Fathers in 2008. 9-11 is an American cultural watershed as transformative an event as Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, and the Moon landing.
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Tom Tugendhat on the Value of Patience
In an Aug-18-2021 speech to House of Commons, Tom Tugendhat emphasizes the need for patience and persistence to achieve peace.
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Hugh Jackman on the Benefits of Meditation
Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) talks about the benefits of meditation and aligning your efforts with your purpose in two excerpts from his June 2020 interview with Tim Ferris. These excerpts were condensed from the interview transcript Ferris published June-30-2020.
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Time Capsule: Ipaiku sat on the edge of his bed (Fiction)
Ipaiku is a character in a “science fiction detective novel” that I wrote some drafts for in 1975-78. This vignette is one of the early scenes in the novel that tries to capture a particular sense of movement beneath the surface or the potential energy latent in apparent stillness.
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Unasked Questions and Other Things You Wish You Had Said
Unasked questions linger after the death of a parent, along with all of the things that you wish you had said.
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