These are essays from the wayback machine. The topics are varied. Some are about business, but mostly rumination on current events and whatever caught my attention at the time.

The Sound of a Human Voice

In 1999, I’m still boggled that it is now 25 years ago, a bunch of clever fellows published something called The Cluetrain Manifesto. It’s called

Labor Day

As a kid, I never much liked Labor Day. I had no sense of its roots or broader meaning. In my young mind, the word

What is Rich?

What is rich? A million dollars? A billion dollars? More than the other guy? Own your own island? Two jets? Not having to follow the

Happy Birthday SkyNet

Fans of the Terminator franchise, and who amongst us doesn’t toss off the occasional “I’ll be back,” will not need reminding that at 2:14 Eastern

Show Your Expertise in The Questions You Ask

A motivated fifth grader can memorize specifications and recite them on command.  With a bit of practice, they can also translate those features into benefits

Enter Slowly

At our local Zen Center, we don’t just enter the room. We stop, bow, and then enter. In some traditions, it’s a little bow. In