A Smile For March Madness
It’s March Madness time. The race for #1. One of the greatest championships ever came 40 years ago, and it comes with a story. Houston v. N.C. State. With just under a minute to play and the game tied at 52, underdog N.C. State had the ball. They planned on running down the clock for […]
Taking Humor Seriously
I lost my friend Pauly a few days ago. Not sure why we kept calling him Pauly as an adult, but it fit. God he made me laugh. Pauly used to sell mattresses. Back then, he was 5’10, 384 pounds, or “damn near four spins” as he would describe himself, referring to the spinning dial when […]
We Need A Lift…
A National Ground Stop. That’s what it was called. Never had happened before. An unprecedented action ordered by the FAA’s National Operations Manager Ben Sliney, minutes after the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Twelve minutes later, at 9:37 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon. Every single plane […]
Thanks For The Heads Up!
My dad walked us outside. 5 kids, ages 7-15. “Look up.” It was 10:00 p.m. on July 20, 1969. We looked up into the sky. “There’s a man walking on the moon.” My brother John said, “I know, I can see him.” “No you can’t!” I said. Of course that just spurred him on. “He’s […]
If They Stop And Smile, It’s A Sign… Your Audience Is Listening.
It’s almost the 4th of July. Do you know why we really broke away from the British? I shared it with a reporter from the BBC- and there is a surprising lesson about communication in this tale. I was the mayor of my hometown and a woman came up to me and said that I had […]
A Super Bowl Gift That Keeps On Giving
So which Super Bowl commercial was your favorite? The Bud Light Game of Thrones? Amazon Alexa with Harrison Ford’s dog ordering food? Geico’s hump day? Or maybe it was Jason Bateman in the Hyundai spot where the elevator stopped at floors for root canals, jury duty, vegan dinner parties, and parents giving kids “The Talk”. Whichever […]