A Thought

A Thought

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. (Henry Ford) A friend froze me in my tracks the other day. In the midst of a conversation we were having, he said: “I have a thought.” I couldn’t believe it....
The Father of Invention

The Father of Invention

Necessity is the mother of invention. (variously attributed) Historians are inching closer to consensus on the notion that if necessity is the mother invention, recreation must be the father of invention. While all of history has manifested evidence of males’...
Would You Like Fries With That Wake?

Would You Like Fries With That Wake?

With all of the emails I receive about funeral insurance quotes, I shouldn’t have been surprised by this. But I was. Call me naïve. After all, if we’re too lazy to get out of our cars for coffee or fast food or banking — things we want, presumably, and...