Abrasion Factor

“Non Illegitimus Carborundum.” (Latin)
Don’t let the Bastards wear you down!

Is there a business, a career, a life that doesn’t wear you down?

There’s a certain amount of “sand in the syrup” wherever you work or live.  We have to respect the dull but required procedures […]

Tribute to Freedom

Ancora Imparo

“And still I am learning!”
– Michelangelo

“Learning on the job is essential to judging!”
– John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice United States Supreme Court (1920- 2019)

“The New” is upon us! […]

Dry Cleaners, Shower Curtains & Existential Moments

 
I got to the dry cleaner late the other day near closing time, and as I walked to the door with that sinking feeling, he showed up at the front door to the store with my really important shirt in his hand.  “Saw you coming,” he said, “thought you might need this tomorrow.”  Wow!

I have come to realize that as much and as often as we think that […]

What is Culture?

What is culture, but the way we live — together?

Culture is defined by the things we do together, and the ways in which we do them “in the commons.” Some things are accepted, and acceptable.  Others aren’t.  First we experiment, then we form personal habits which morph into shared customs, then – over time… “Culture.”