Sherlock Holmes
It happened once, Sherlock Holmes and Watson went camping in the mountains. Night fell and they went to sleep. In the middle of the night, SherlockMORE >
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Wolf Feeder
If you are working with me, you might, during our time together, hear the following story: One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandsonMORE >
Risk on / Risk off
“People will cling to an unsatisfactory way of life, rather than change, in order to get something better for fear of getting something worse” EricMORE >
Ecdysis!…What?
Ecdysis: “The process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods).“…or, What’s to be learnedMORE >
the ivy in envy
Have you ever had to deal with ivy? Its a beautiful evergreen plant but if you don’t look after it meticulously it grows everywhere andMORE >
This is water
(From the The New Yorker) In 2005, David Foster Wallace addressed the graduating class at Kenyon College with a speech that is now one of his most read pieces.MORE >
Skin in the game
Always loved that quote. In my old financial world, it was used for fund managers who invested a significant portion of their own money inMORE >
(Thanks) Giving
(Thanks) Giving In the Pacific North West, in archaic societies, there had been a long tradition of first giving, receiving and reciprocating. In fact, someMORE >
Donkey wisdoms
Fable of Aesop A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side aMORE >