Listen to the commentary This week, I’ll be blowing-past one of life’s mile markers our human experience – our together life – characterizes as significant. Thursday is my 70th birthday. Last year, my 69th happened while I was in isolation at the City of Hope, just weeks following my life-saving stem cell transplant (shout-out to my donor, […]

Listen to the commentary   These are uncertain times, for sure. Historically, the second Sunday of May is cordoned-off as Mother’s Day; woe be to the man who schedules a tee-time that day, or makes plans that do not include honor and recognition for the mothers in his life, whether his own or his kids’.

Listen to the commentary   What is a “calling?” Ask that of “the Google” – the modern-day soup-to-nuts source of information – and, in less than a second, you’ll receive over 3 billion offers of insight. With that kind of instant and plentiful reaction, we should all be living lives of confidence and calling… right?

Listen to the commentary   There’s trouble brewing among some of the smartest folks in our world. Just a month ago, a group of prominent computer scientists called for a six-week time-out in the development of Artificial Intelligence. What are they worried about? In their open letter, they assert that AI systems with human-competitive intelligence

Listen to the commentary   Happy Earth Day. I don’t know what you have planned for next Saturday, but don’t drive there. Unless you have a Tesla, your e-bike is your best bet. Avoid all GMO foods – breakfast, lunch and dinner – and go without lights, air conditioning and all-things-comfortable. Forget about flying; paddle

Listen to the commentary   Football fans hit their peak each year on the second Sunday of February; there are lots of bowl games, but only one Super Bowl. Attention is riveted to the field – or, the screens – for 60 minutes, plus time-outs and commercial breaks as the battle for victory consumes the

Listen to the commentary     This e-mail appeared in my in-box this morning; it was routed to the wrong address (mine) in the wrong century (sent in the 1st; landed in the 21st). It didn’t have that “confidential – addressee only” message at the bottom, so I’m forwarding it to you. Interesting… ——-Forwarded Message——–

Listen to the commentary   Too frequently, I find myself defined by my pathology; sometimes, I think I’m pathetic. Voices that have been dead for decades still echo in my mind when it’s quiet all around me. Does that ever happen to you? Some phrases haunt me; here’s one I heard from the heavies during

Listen to the commentary   “There’s something happening here…” It’s been over 50 years since Stephen Stills’ song – performed by him in the band Buffalo Springfield – used that line in verse one of “For What it’s Worth.” During Vietnam, it was written to give voice to reasoned protest against the way things are

Listen to the commentary   I don’t know what you have in your closet that’s green, but this is the week to pull it out and wear it out on Friday. There are lots of end-of-the-week Happy Hour pubs that monetize Friday evenings, but this week’s gathering will, for many of those still-struggling social outposts,