by Mark O'Brien | Oct 23, 2017
One of the things I love the most is believing I’m vigilantly aware of all things language — only to have some word, phrase, abbreviation, or acronym float through my consciousness about which I never had the vaguest inkling. Case in point: FUD. Prior to seeing...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 16, 2017
I saw the photo above on the Web the other day. It opened the floodgates. One day in early 1970, I was at the home of a friend, a neighbor who lived across the street from my childhood home. His name was Paul. He wanted me to hear the new Zenith console stereo his...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 2, 2017
I can’t even tell you how badly I want to be making this up. Harvard Business Review (HBR) published an article called, “The Benefits of Saying Nice Things About Your Colleagues”. As I read, I didn’t know my jaw was hanging slack. But my panic...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 25, 2017
Stop the world. That’s right. Slam on the brakes. Lock ’em up. Bring the orbital spin to a screeching halt. And let the planet stand in hushed, anticipatory awe. Another generation has arrived. Oh, joy. We haven’t yet completed the onslaught of all...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 18, 2017
The Irony Man Competition My Dad was a Marine. My next-younger brother is Keith. When we were kids, Mom was forever taking us to the doctor for those booster shots every kid was required to get, seemingly every other week. We were never sure exactly what they were...
