"If there's nothing further, we'll close this week's R&D meeting . . .Oh, I'm sorry, Carl, you have something?" "Yeah, boss, I had an idea for something that we might do with all of those guitar pick-shaped stickers we accidentally bought last year." "The 'Bonus Busters'. It's still too soon, Carl. But I'm listening." "Two … Continue reading The myth of the dust-free screen →

"Where are you from?" I believe it has to be the most common question you hear while traveling. (Whereas the most common question proffered if you run into people you don't know in Louisville is "Where'd you go to high school?") It’s a well-meaning query. But, I think it's a question that, at its core, … Continue reading Who are you, really? →

I'm not a bird watcher, but today I'm watching the birds which are hopscotching on the service tray, squabbling over scraps of pastry. I don't know from birds, but these are objectively pretty, bright and varicolored. As I watch them eat, I can't help but think of the popular passage in Matthew in which Jesus, … Continue reading It can’t mean nothing →