As I watch the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers - neither team that I follow in the regular season , I wonder whether you have to root for one team over the other in order to enjoy watching the game.Can you watch objectively and enjoy the baseball - or any other sport - for what it is?I find myself sliding into a preference - for whatever reason - and wonder why and whether it makes a difference.
The start of the Fall season was offically Sept 22. But becuase we had such warm weather in Sept and the first half of October it didnt feel like it. You started to wonder if it would ever come. But it has now arrived. This past weekend felt like the first fall weekend, Sunny and 50s. Halloween decorations started to appear. A few mentions of upcoming Thanksgiving dinner specials from the gourmet markets in the papers. The cool air in the morning and a long sleeve shirt for the day. Feels good. But winter is around the corner. Get ready!
No, not sixty-seven – six . . . seven. Have you heard this latest slang craze? Have you seen the hand motions – like evaluating weights held in both hands? Rumor has it this new crazy is driving middle school teachers crazy! Math teachers are reworking their “To Do” assignments to make sure no single answer = 67 for fear of the entire class breaking into laughter and recreating the meme. Seriously, what does it mean? Better question – does 6-7 mean anything?
What’s your personal style go-to? Are you the type who lives in jeans and sneakers, or do you feel most yourself in a crisp blazer and heels? Personal style isn’t just about clothes—it’s how we show the world who we are without saying a word.
With Halloween approaching and folks perhaps searching for music appropriate as it approaches, I share my “Halloween tunes” playlist
Artificial intelligence is rewriting how we create, but the reality isn’t black and white. My business is at the frontlines of AI. We use it to plan, ideate, and create content. It's a great assistant. But it might be killing originality. Studies show that while AI can increase the speed of creating ideas but it does reduce the diversity because many people generate similar outputs using the same prompts. Over-reliance also risks weakening our creative “muscle,” replacing deep thinking with shortcut answers.
"Luck is the residue of design" is one of my favorite quotes and which was not included in last week's "Truisms (Words to Live by)" blog. The quote is attributed to baseball's Branch Rickey (who was also a significant footnote in the history of the Civil Rights movement).Mr. Rickey explained that good fortune is linked and or enhanced by careful planning and hard work. Said another way, luck is not random chance, but rather what happens when preparation and intelligence combine to create an opportunity for success.
We’re planning a trip to Washington D.C. and Alexandria, Virginia this weekend to see our Southern kids and grandchildren…and celebrate a birthday. When we visit, we usually stay in Old Town Alexandria. If you haven’t visited Old Town, you should. In addition to seeing the kids and grandchildren, I am really looking forward to two things: the farmer’s market and the stationery store on King Street.