Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season-the time of year when we recharge our souls. Thanksgiving is particularly special because of its intended inclusiveness. Thanksgiving is not just about one’s own. It’s about opening one’s own …
Author: Guy Shepherd, Planned Man
007 Rest in Peace; Chappelle Lives to Fight Another Day
Two stand-out events happened this month that have deeply affected me: Dave Chappelle’s latest and maybe "last" Netflix special, The Closer. And the latest and maybe last in the 007 franchise, No Time to Die. Both made their public debut i…
A Mind Is Terrible Thing to Waste
I left my laptop at home en route to a three-day business trip to DC. I realized it stumbling through a TSA check point. Belt and shoes off. Nothing in my pockets. No weapons. Then the instruction to put all electronic devices larger than a cell phon…
Diversitas 1, Veritas 0
Truth-in-advertising ought to require that Harvard rebrand itself. Harvard’s motto is short and to the point: Veritas. Seven letters that capture in Latin what English captures in five: Truth. The majority of those outside the universities agree t…