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Lessons From “Pretty Woman”
Perhaps you have noticed many of my life lessons come from the movies. I’m not apologizing just pointing it out. There is a lot of confusion and miscommunication going on these days around the pandemic, testing and of course most importantly the vaccines. We, the humble public are relying on scientists and public health experts to give us good reliable…
Why I love Aaron Sorkin
Do we get the leadership we deserve or do we deserve the leadership we get? The distinction has been critical at various times in our history. War time of course, civil rights issues have been helped by strong leaders. Dithering and indecisiveness would not have been appreciated in those scenarios. There is a line in the movie “American President” voiced…
“Nosey Parker”
I’m what my mother called a “nosey parker”. I like to know what is going on and I am interested in people so I ask lots of questions (drives my son crazy). My career as a recruiter could not be more perfect for me. I have to ask lots of questions because I need lots of information to do my…
Some People Say…
When I hear this from a reporter, I wonder how many people are some? Who are these some people? Are they qualified; do they have the relevant experience to comment? Or are they as I suspect the typical “man/woman” in the street who is offering opinion without any basis in fact. Not that there is anything wrong with that but…
Ranger of the Great Park
I have been struggling all week to come up with a topic for a blog post. I considered Vaccines, Covid and my general irritation with various situations. And then this morning the news that Prince Phillip had died at the age of 99. Anyone who knows me well would know that I admired Prince Phillip or the Ranger of the…