A Few Random Observations. Do They Seem the same to you, too?

Four Short Reflections on Some Widely Different Topics Seen Much News Lately? Last week was one of those (another one!) that just seemed all over the board in terms of news and matters of interest. Here are my takeaways for your consideration. By the way, I find the process of …
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Joe Biden Will Have a Lot to Fix – Communicating the Plan May be Priority One

Lay Out a Communications Plan to Make It All Happen We Have Seen This Movie Before We know the pattern. A new administration accomplishes a lot. But people feel more could have been done. Come midterm elections, the president’s party takes a beating. Sometimes that beating includes losing control …
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Portland, Seattle…. Where Are We

So Many Different Stories are Mixed in All This. It’s Worth Keeping Track What’s Happening on the Ground I have written in this space before that Portland does have a history of problematic protests. If memory serves, this is the case in Seattle as well, although to a much lesser …
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The Pandemic Has Already Taught Us 3 Important Technology Lessons

We Have So Much More Technology Than We Had – And So Much Less Than We Need A Dramatic Escalation of a Trend Already Underway One of the byproducts of the pandemic has been the dramatic increase in adaptation by Americans of video teleconferencing and other online communications tools. I …
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In One Week, Two Very Different Views of America

Which One Do You Think is Worthy? Which Path Shall We Choose? Our World is a Lesser Place Today Much has been said about the passing of John Lewis. Much should be said. I come from a background wherein the word hero is used sparingly. I know a lot …
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The Doppelgänger Effect – You, Meet You

Is That Me, You? The idea of a doppelganger is an ancient concept that literature loves to this day. The term originated in German folklore. It meant a ghostly or paranormal phenomenon, usually as a harbinger of bad luck. Today it is more broadly defined to include a non-biologically …
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