Monthly Archives: January 2015
My Pubic Mohawk
“Do you know you have varicocele?” the doctor said, matter-of-factly. I said, “Huh? What is [...]
Jan
The Investiture of Troop 23
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner Fifteen [...]
Jan
Falling in Love (Again) With the Golden Gate Bridge
The helicopter pilot shouted above the whir of the engine, “Most photographers hang their legs [...]
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Jan
Jose Hernandez
If you have seen my other Iron Worker video interviews, you’ve met Jose before. I [...]
Jan
Evolution of a Rock Band: Joy of Cooking
I’m pleased to share this video interview with Terry Garthwaite, founder of a 70s rock [...]
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Jan
Book Review: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
If you are a “Baby Boomer,” you probably have parents who are dealing with end-of-life [...]
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Jan
Movie Reviews: Two Clunkers; One Winner
Wild I’m not clear why this made so many of the “year’s best” lists. A [...]
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Jan
C.S. Lewis and a Life-Changing Event
I was attending a speech writers’ conference in New York. At the end of day one, [...]
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Jan
Book Review: Possibilities
“My mother is still mad that I left the symphony. When I stopped playing classical [...]
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Jan
Suddenly, four REALLY good movies
The acting, directing, editing, etc. in all these movies is terrific, but what really matters, [...]
Jan
Political Corner
When Obama took office in 2008, I made predictions to friends that before he left [...]
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Jan
Terrific TV Commercials
“You are good at a lot of things, but parallel parking isn’t one of them.” [...]
Jan
History of PowerSpeaking, Inc.
Every time we brought on a new employee or trainer, we told the same old [...]
Jan
Saying Goodbye to Dena
Like many people, my childhood attempts to learn music had been painful affairs. For example, [...]
Jan
Photography: the Shortest Distance Between Two Hearts
Talk about connecting two hearts. My friend Harlan Crowder got this amazing shot in Cuba [...]
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Jan
Fitness is a journey
This is disgusting! Unfortunately, this is how I looked in September. The writing on my [...]
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Jan
Photography: The Shortest Distance Between Two Hearts
Cal vs Washington, October 11, 2014 Berkeley, Sproul Plaza, 2:00PM. First, in came the cheerleaders, [...]
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Jan
Oddities of Human Behavior and Language
Behavior • Passivity. Why do people stand on the moving walkway in airports, or on [...]
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Jan
Finding Your Roots
My grandfather was a soldier, So my father could be a businessman, So I could [...]
Jan
Human Caused Global Warming: The Real Doom and Gloom
I‘m amazed in recent years how the climate crisis is discussed in the media, and [...]
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Jan
An Evening of Iron Workers Photography
Thursday Evening, November 20, 2014 Thirty people battled cold rainy weather to come to the [...]
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