September 2010
3 posts
August 2009
1 post
July 2009
3 posts
Some Assembly Required
Some Assembly Required
Today I bought my first vacuum cleaner… ever. It’s funny, I don’t remember growing up ever having to assemble a vacuum cleaner - or anything for that matter. Things were just presented whole. Amazingly, in my 23 years of life, my list of hand-assembled items is short. And, until my recent move, that list was virtually non existent. Say for instance I...
The Tuck in Time
When I was too scared to sleep without light, I sat with you for hours, hoping strangers wouldn’t rob us as we slept and you’d tell me stories. I sat with you for hours, glued to the fibers of the corduroy couch where you’d start your story about when milk was delivered in glass bottles. Glued to the fibers of our corduroy couch, you and I, together ate cashews from the can always sipping from...
May 2009
2 posts
Walk the Line
In 1973 E F Schumacher wrote: “All real human problems arise from the antinomy of order and freedom.” If true, what are the implications for parents and managements?
By intuition we discover and by logic we prove, therefore this antinomy is about finding balance between intuition and logic. With two sides of the brain, three mindsets exist. One needs schedules and efficiency, another needs...
