Winners and Losers

“Once I passed the tricky sections, I think I let off the gas pedal a little bit. I just didn’t continue with that aggression all the way to the finish,” the two-time World Cup overall champion said. “That’s where I lost the race. I wasn’t pushing myself as hard as I could have,” she explained, “I just got content and that’s why I’m not on the top step today.”

– Lindsey Vonn
American

“Trading Up” on Received Wisdom

“To avoid looking directly at someone, focus on the bridge of their nose. They’ll never know you’re not looking right at them! And, in a full room, never look right at anyone! You’ll just get confused and lose your train of thought. Instead, look at the clock on the back wall, and you’ll be aware of the time as you speak.”

–  Gertrude Rossbudget
High School Girls Basketball Coach
(1938 – 2004)

Such

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.”

At

“What Constitutes ‘Intelligence’?”

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. Instead, they must be felt with the heart.”

– Helen Keller
Author, Activist, Lecturer
(1880 -1968)

We live in a period in which the text oriented communicators dominate the cultural

The best way out is always through

“The best way out is always through.”

– Robert Frost
American Poet
(1874 -1963)

We could resolve the deficit – if we had a dollar (and they say there’s no inflation…) for every time someone has said, “I just want to get to the meat, the good stuff –