My Semi-Fictional Resumé

My Semi-Fictional Resumé

As soon as someone decided marketing could be inbound and automated, you had to know there was trouble brewing. Sure enough. The fictionalization of everything has now been extended to People Services (formerly Human Resources or HR). Here’s how I know...
My Digital Valentine

My Digital Valentine

With Valentine’s Day bearing down on us, the online-dating sites are ramping up their attacks, particularly on television.

No More Bitter Pills

No More Bitter Pills

I’ve never been one to butter people up. I don’t know why. I seem to somehow lack the knack for telling the truth without ticking someone off.

Reliable Idiots

Reliable Idiots

When I was in my teens, Brent Musburger was on CBS covering the NFL. During one such telecast, my father told me Musburger was an idiot. I took Dad at his word and remained skeptical. In the 1980s, I was watching a college football game with my sons, both of whom are...
Crowded Lines

Crowded Lines

Recently, for the first time in nearly 30 years, I heard the song, “Don’t Dream It’s Over”, by the Australian band, Crowded House. (The band comprised Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, and the Finn brothers — Neil, Tim, and Dorsal.) Along with a...