Hold on, little girl…

This one might ramble a bit, because it’s been a while and I’m feeling rambly. I have a 5-year-old niece; let’s call her C. She’s an incredible child (how could she not be, coming from such excellent stock?). Smart as can be, curious, a champion reader (again, natch, given her family), long-legged, prone to shrieking,ContinueContinue reading “Hold on, little girl…”

Weakness

One of the more tragic events in my life, relatively speaking, happened in 1994.  It was sometime in late winter, at the end of the high school basketball season in NH.  Tournament time, baby, and for the first time in my high school sports career, it seemed like we might get to the finals ofContinueContinue reading “Weakness”

Mobs can be powerful…for good

In marketing, the power of the “mob” is pretty huge; if a product or service becomes embraced by “the masses”, marketers look really, really smart and people makes lots of money.  Politicians are elected because of mobs, and millions of dollars are spent by mobs on things like sports and concerts every day. Mobs areContinueContinue reading “Mobs can be powerful…for good”