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Watching the Fire
Sheila invited me to a date night down at the Touchstone Center for Crafts in the Laurel Highlands. Touchstone

Organizations Have a What’s Next Problem Too
Their Leadership Plans In my Substack posts, I mostly write about what it means for individuals to navigate What’s

Something Unexpected Is Still Growing
Hair Today, More Tomorrow The summer I interned at the National Institutes of Health, I got a perm. The

How I Spent My Birthday Awake Wondering Who Is Right
It is 1:54 on Tuesday morning as I am writing this. I know the exact time because I just

I Asked AI to Roast Me.
It Got Personal. Editor’s Note: A number of folks have reached out to me asking why I haven’t written

The Day I Became My Own Client
One ending, one beginning Sixteen years ago, I walked into my boss’s office for our regular Monday morning meeting
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Go for Small
Our heart rests between beats, our lungs catch their breath between inhalations, our eyes take it easy when we

Parking Karma and the Power of Patience
This past weekend, I received an email from my ParkMobile app reminding me that finding parking for an event

What to Do With the Oops?
Last week’s IT outage caused global chaos, including for my wife Sheila, who was stuck at the airport with

Protecting Our Good Nature
Last week, I arranged for a house gutter cleaning. When the worker climbed up the ladder, he quickly came

Thanks for the Reminder, Warren
Last week’s Resilient Wednesday, on July 4th, sparked much conversation about the state of America. Many readers shared their

America on the Edge
*I feel a bit torn this July 4th about hope for the future and hopelessness for the future, so