I spent a career struggling to solve puzzles that far too often resulted in conflict, principally with multinational corporations and their lawyers. A peer sent this list to me thirty years ago and I still find it funny and insightful. Murphy's Laws of Combat, Marion F. Sturkey 1. If the enemy is in range, so… Continue reading War Is Upon You
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Classes in America
I called my friend and asked if he would like to go for a short day hike. He was surprised and stated he had appointments already scheduled. I said, “Fine, perhaps another day,” but he was clearly put out and tactfully expressed so. Bewildered, I eventually realized I had acted without the requisite upper class… Continue reading Classes in America
Division
At the height of the cold war, school children regularly practiced getting under their desks at the sound of a loud siren, designating a nuclear attack from the USSR, our bitter enemy. The threat was real and tensions high. As a small child my hope was that the bomb would hit right on us, so… Continue reading Division
