Bread Crumbs

A “collection” is generally considered to be an array of related items deliberately “assembled or preserved” for some common purpose other than their original intent.  There are, also, those things that “stick” to us for no particular reason beyond desire or latent sentiment.  These are things that we would never part with at any price.  […]

I happened to find these notes which I had prepared for a presentation given to a professional business group in 2014. Unedited – just as I had written them/bp YOUR WORDS MATTER WORDS HAVE  Power_______________        The story of Arle McGregor who said, “ ____________________        __________________________________” COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS   […]

May 5, 2023 Since Donald Trump formally announced his candidacy for President of the United States on June 16, 2015, America has been the centre of a growing culture war which challenges the social and traditional values upon which the nation was established, and embodied within the Constitution of The United States.   During this past […]

I was quite surprised when he walked into my office. We were well acquainted, however I hadn’t seen him for awhile and our relationship never suggested something so casual. I knew he had something on his mind.  We all have life altering experiences most every day.  Some involve some level of conscious effort.  However, most […]

We moved to a growing area of West Los Angeles when I was 5 years old.   By the time I was 12 my father was gone and there was very little money in the house.   If I wanted to go anywhre I would have to use my thumb.  Night or day.  Whenever necessary.  Occasionally […]

I can make – Almond crusted bread pudding and cranberry apple pie Provence without slicing an apple, or rolling the crust. Flip, scramble, bake and poach most anything. Eggs every way including the perfect large curd French omelette, potatoes 20 ways, including crisp hash browns, home fried, quiche and frittata. Any kind of soup, sauce, […]

This is one of only two known complete productions of the original 48 page program commerating Woodstock, “Three Days of Peace and Music“.  The event took place at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York from August 15 – 18, 1969.  The Vietnam war was about to reach a tipping point. Thousands of programs were […]

I have a piano keyboard, too.  I learned to read music and play a few songs on the guitar.  Some quite well.  My real interest, however, was in chord progression and music theory.  I was pretty good at that.  But like many things, I didn’t possess the desire, or discipline, to sustain any sincere interest. […]

In English one who engages in the common act of strolling is peripatetic, and is referred to in the same manner. A peripatetic. Any difference between the adjective and the replacement noun have little meaning in common usage.  The French actually have a word for this peripatetic culture. Flâneur. Generally translated it is noun for […]

Every Christmas I watch the film “Polar Express”.  The Robert Zemeckis live performance animation film portrays four children who board a mysterious train bound for the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Whether their adventure is a dream, or reality, is left to the imagination of the audience.  Complete with a rail riding ghost and an officious ticket […]

For many people failure is due to nothing more than lack of confidence. When confidence levels continue to decline it leads to the pernicious cycle of the fear of failure. In most corporate cultures this is overcome by peer pressure, or a proven support network that people trust. It is not a conscious process, but […]