Category: rant

I am going to say that living vicariously through someone else or a fictional character deepens the divide between the have and the have nots. Living vicariously through others. If we choose to experience our pleasure or entertainment through watching someone else in a role, in a game, a race, etc, etc we can cheer… Continue reading living vicariously

Part of my disgust with society, and the way we attempt to demonstrate how one group is better than another, is the resulting loss of space on earth to private ownership and/or control. I truly believe that one way for us to learn to understand each other is to share common space together regularly. Important… Continue reading Protecting and Growing the Common Good

Both of my kids are preparing for the science fair and I wish I was doing my own project. I was thrilled to be helping them come up with ideas for what their science fair projects could be. It felt so good to be curious about the world and to discover that not every question… Continue reading Science Fair

Imagine a meeting room. A space in a corporate office, a government building, a church or a library. Think about that meeting room having one wall that faces out into the common area of the building made entirely of glass. Not just ordinary glass, but one-way glass. You can only see through it one way… Continue reading transparency that evokes

When I ride the bus, I get on it early, when the bus has lots of open seats. I usually choose a spot next to a window. The bus can fill up to the point of people standing in the aisle and yet the spot next to me is still left open. No, I am… Continue reading appearance profiling must end

The sandbox has turned into a littler box, and no one is cleaning it. The spammers, the scammers and the politicians are making me believe that our “developed” nations are going downhill, and faster every year. Are greed driven thrusts getting worse? It seems with every day there is some new scandal, conspiracy or scheme… Continue reading the sandbox has turned into a littler box

For some people, after the age of 18 celebrating your birthday is just a reminder of what you missed out on and how much closer you are to the grave. For others, myself included, it is a simple day to pause and reflect on that one person just for a day. I think a birthday… Continue reading celebrating a birthday

we achieve a certain amount of preparation in our silent moments to ourselves but it is in our time with others that we truly are able to make a difference in the world.

A recent gallup poll got me thinking about the engagement challenges we face. The 2012 poll revealed that while in America there is a more engaged workforce (30%) than the rest of the world (13%) there is still a staggering 52% that are not engaged and 18% that are actively disengaged.  Interestingly Canada had only… Continue reading Achieving Engagement

Is there something out there in the world that you feel is owed to you? Have you “earned” a right to step in line ahead of someone else and claim the prize? Air travel is a regular part of my work and I love to sit and watch people approach the departure gate in the… Continue reading entitlement