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The Prequel and Sequel, Combined   The Power of Mudwrestling to Interrupt a Rescue By the terms of a long-running dream, scientists were going to rescue us from our feuds and quarrels. When we lost our footing and sank into the swamp of

And, if so, Will You Get in Touch and Tell Me? Explanation: A One-Step Bewilderment Reduction Program Remember when you used to go to movie theaters? If you got there early, while you waited for the film you actually wanted to see, you sat and

Unleashing The Hidden Power Of A Goofy Holiday My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations, rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs. The words of A. Bartlett Giamatti, President of Yale, 1978-1986, and host

If This Had Been an Actual Emergency,  It Would Have Been Impossible to Distinguish It from All the Other Emergencies Synonyms for “Testy”:  Choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish

Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic, but destroy our farms, and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country. William Jennings Bryan, “Cross of Gold Speech,” 1896 William

A Rendezvous with The Western Governors Association   Is There A Doctorate-Holder on The Plane? When flight attendants ask, “Is there a doctor on the plane?” I do not reach for my call button. I am fully aware that I am the wrong kind of doctor

For my first quarter-century on the planet, I fled from arguments and disputes, manifesting all the courage and toughness we associate with rabbits. When I saw a disagreement start up, I was soon lost in worry over the misfortunes it was sure to

“Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now my pleasure to introduce to you. . . myself.” In this strange year of 2020, we now present to you the 20th posting for “Not My First Rodeo.” Getting in step with this proliferation of “twenties,” this

A Call to Rebellion against the Peril of Exaggerated Expectations   Coronavirus is not done with us until we have a vaccine. A headline in USA Today, June 17, 2020,  but also a statement that is omnipresent in our world today  

A Guide to Emotional Multi-Tasking   In humor, life is redefined and accepted. Irony and satire provide much keener insights into a group’s collective psyche and values than do years of research. When a people can laugh at themselves and laugh