Published inTransformations·Aug 25, 2022Two Roads Diverged…“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both….” I suspect Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is still taught in high schools, and that it still both puzzles and inspires its readers. I encountered the poem as a junior or senior, when the roads…Self Publishing5 min readSelf Publishing5 min read
Published inTransformations·Aug 19, 2022Time MachineWhen I was a boy, one of my favorite books was H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine, in which an inventor from the present journeys to the far-distant future to find a world inhabited by a divided humanity, with the child-like Eloi dwelling on the surface and the Morlocks…Time Travel2 min readTime Travel2 min read
Published inTransformations·Aug 10, 2022Caption Contest(s)Since 2005, The New Yorker magazine has been running a caption contest. Every week, they post one of their iconic cartoons with no caption. They invite readers to submit caption ideas, then select the top three and allow readers to vote for the final caption. Some of my Street People…Street Photography3 min readStreet Photography3 min read
Published inTransformations·Jul 27, 2022CoveredWhen it comes to people, it’s usually bad form to metaphorically “judge a book by its cover.” But in the realm of actual books, it’s the norm. As I believe it should be. An effective book cover signals many aspects of the book itself: the professionalism of the author and…Self Publishing6 min readSelf Publishing6 min read
Published inTransformations·Jul 19, 2022Take a Walk on the Wild SideIn 1974, a year out of college, I landed in Manhattan. Five years later, I left. From the vantage point of my current age, 71, five years seems like a fleeting interval. But looking back, I see that these particular five were among the most formative in my life. While…Street People5 min readStreet People5 min read
Published inTransformations·Jul 19, 2022PivotsOver the years, I’ve pivoted many times. Maybe you have, too. Most likely something in your life, large or small, reflected the new you. You remodeled your house. You grew a beard — or shaved one off. When your kids went off to college, you moved to a new locale…Street People6 min readStreet People6 min read
Aug 22, 2021Are Americans Just Terrible People?4.4K145umair haqueI have seen this all my life in cities in the United States of substantial size.I have seen this all my life in cities in the United States of substantial size. My first time was in NYC, in 1975, when I saw a drunk man fall and cut his wrist on the shattered glass from the bottle he was drinking from. He sat stupefied as…2 min read2 min read
Published inTransformations·May 25, 2021Work/Life Imbalance, Part IIn my last two posts, I laid out the basic theory of the Art of Balance system. But theory is of no use without practice. In the next several posts, let’s step through the six stages of recovering and maintaining balance through the example of a common UnBalancer. Work/Life Imbalance 1…2 min read2 min read
Published inTransformations·May 18, 2021How to Triumph Over the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, Part IIIn the last post, I talked about the six steps people go through as they work through a significant life issue: Detect, Assess, Plan, Restore, Integrate, Monitor/Maintain. …Balance5 min readBalance5 min read
Published inTransformations·May 12, 2021How to Triumph Over the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous FortuneTo be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? - Hamlet, Act III, Scene I In my work with clients…Balance5 min readBalance5 min read
