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Giving advice to aspiring leaders May 4, 2025
For decades I have taught classes to MBA students and mid-career professionals who aspire to be leaders in healthcare. One set of advic...
Managing camels April 27, 2025
Our summer vacation plans have included a week at Ocean City, NJ. One of the more unusual aspects of Ocean City is the presence of falc...
Predicting the tide April 13, 2025
We spend time on Cape Cod. Last week I checked the tide tables to see when it was going to be high tide. See the table below.
I ...
Saluting a mentor April 6, 2025
The excerpt below is from a letter I wrote in 1997.
On a Friday evening in 1997, I attend a retirement party for Dick Nesson. He is...
Surviving adolescence
When I was 13, I tried to make vodka. I put potatoes, yeast, water and sugar in a Skippy peanut butter jar. I punched some holes in the...
Appreciating your feet
Appreciating your feet (March 23, 2025)
I am a big fan of walking. This has led to a daily goal of 10,000 steps.
A study attempte...
Protecting yourself from Bozons March 16, 2025
A couple of decades ago public health officials noted an increasing and alarming phenomenon – smart people, who spent a lot of time wit...
Feeling Insignificant March 9, 2025
If you ever want to feel insignificant, you have only to read about the latest astrophysics discoveries.
Recently there was an annou...
Becoming a Conspiracy Theorist March 3, 2025
I think I would be a good conspiracy theorist. I have a vivid imagination, and I am a pretty good writer and speaker. There are many pe...
Joining the board of the Student Conservation Association. February 23, 2025
Recently I joined the board of the Student Conservation Association (SCA). A picture of the current board is below on the left. The SCA...