- March 12, 2008On a software blog, I found this post concerning an author who'd given himself an award: ‘You know, there were…
- March 7, 2008When first looking at a RFP, it is a good idea to remember Robbie the Robot from Lost in Space…
- March 1, 2008Earlier I wrote about The Perils of Perfectionism, in which I made the case for just getting it done with…
- February 25, 2008I was having dinner with some friends who are consultants for a multinational company, and they wanted to know who…
- February 20, 2008This month's Giving Carnival—discussed here previously—asks why people give and what motivates giving. I have no idea and suspect no…
- February 17, 2008Reporters have been writing about the death of small family farm since at least the Great Depression, and governmental efforts…
- February 13, 2008Two comments on Credentials for Grant Writers—If I Only Had A Brain caught my attention: one is an elegantly written…
- February 12, 2008Last night I was reading Madame Bovary and found another example of the cultural phenomenon I described in The Wonderful…
- February 10, 2008In Umberto Eco's fabulous The Name of the Rose, Adso of Melk says that "In the past men were handsome…
- February 7, 2008The Wall Street Journal ran "As Houses Empty, Cities Seek Ways, To Fill the Void" (link goes to a blog…
