Hey, slow down! Wait for me!

Hey, slow down! Wait for me!

Heraclitus (500 BC) is commonly accepted as the speaker of the aphorism ‘The only constant in life is change.’ I didn’t know him personally, but he was pretty spot-on, in my humble opinion. Most notable among changes, are the unpleasant, annoying kind and close to the...
Under New Ownership

Under New Ownership

Nearly every day we hear of another buyout, one company purchasing another. For clients and patrons, the change may be minimal, but for the employees working there, the changes can be drastic. An entire staff can be let go and replaced with the new owner’s people. In...
Some things never change

Some things never change

On Sunday, October 30, 1938, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in New York aired, on Orson Welles’ radio show, The Mercury Theater on the Air, a dramatic reading, with sound effects, of ‘The War of the Worlds’ (based on H.G. Wells’ 1898 novel of the same name).The...
What time is it?

What time is it?

It was one of those weird moments when you perceive the speed at which the brain processes information. I was stopped at a traffic light. Suddenly, I sensed I was moving/ pressed the brake harder/ kept moving/ felt my heart in my throat/ feared for an imminent...
Up, Up, and Away!

Up, Up, and Away!

“Just when the caterpillar thought life was over, it became a butterfly.” I was powerfully impacted the first time I saw this saying written on a ceramic plaque, but, at the time, without knowing why. Now I know that it was for today’s note. I wonder if the...