Mea Vita: Carpe Diem

A US military hand grenade has a 15' kill radius and 50' injury radius. The Dallas Police Department set a new law enforc...

The world is more dangerous, today, than in the past? Really? When was the last World War? A lot of people died in those wars. Scores of m...

H/T to Dave Reece for sharing this image. Open-mindedness doesn't mean gullible, indecisive, or impressionable, rather it's the...

I once served on the board of a non-profit with nearly 30 voting directors. When I joined the board, one of the directors told me, "T...

After writing my most recent post on race relations in America , I discovered that I have a lot to say on this topic. More than I imagined....

A fire was started and now gasoline has been thrown on it. Why did I not say anything about the original fire? That is a question I'm ...

Books and beauty When I was in high school, I worked as a page at my local library in Huntington, NY. I was in charge of 770 – 799, ...

I heard an interesting startup fundraising idea from a well know VC. He made the point that he always takes at least 20% of a company. Thi...

Those hats fly high at graduation. Today, the US Naval Academy Class of 2016 graduated. A year ago, I gave my tidbit of advice to the Cl...

Apple CEO, Tim Cook and Didi President, Jean Liu in China When Apple invested $1B in Didi Chuxing, the "Uber" of ride sharing ...