Betty White Wasn’t Too Nice. She Was Just Nice Enough.
It felt sadly symbolic that a year largely defined by its unpleasant moments ended with the death of Betty White, the Nicest Woman In America.When she died Friday at the age of 99 and 347/365ths, Betty White remained what we telescope our mother or grandmother or favorite aunt to have been — a perpetually nice person, always upbeat, never a harsh word about anybody or anything. Without suggesting any negative inside information about Ms. White, that probably underestimates her. It makes her s...
Betty White Wasn’t Too Nice. She Was Just Nice Enough.
It felt sadly symbolic that a year largely defined by its unpleasant moments ended with the death of Betty White, the Nicest Woman In America.When she died Friday at the age of 99 and 347/365ths, Betty White remained what we telescope our mother or grandmother or favorite aunt to have been — a perpetually nice person, always upbeat, never a harsh word about anybody or anything. Without suggesting any negative inside information about Ms. White, that probably underestimates her. It makes her s...
Harry Reid and Bananas - GEN
Two stories about my first boss https://matthigginson.medium.com/?source=post_page-----195ff7296af3----------------------------------- Matt Higginson https://gen.medium.com/harry-reid-and-bananas-195ff7296af3?source=post_page-----195ff7296af3----------------------------------- Dec 29, 2021·3 min readMy last week in the Senate The two most well-documented idiosyncrasies of Senator Harry Reid were his shockingly dry sense of humor, and his abrupt endings to every phone call he’s ever been on. T...
Harry Reid and Bananas - GEN
Two stories about my first boss https://matthigginson.medium.com/?source=post_page-----195ff7296af3----------------------------------- Matt Higginson https://gen.medium.com/harry-reid-and-bananas-195ff7296af3?source=post_page-----195ff7296af3----------------------------------- Dec 29, 2021·3 min readMy last week in the Senate The two most well-documented idiosyncrasies of Senator Harry Reid were his shockingly dry sense of humor, and his abrupt endings to every phone call he’s ever been on. T...
The Fall of Theranos: Fraud, Not Failure - Marker
Does Silicon Valley’s trial of the century signal change for the culture of startups? https://stephenmoore.medium.com/?source=post_page-----463cc4682b10----------------------------------- Stephen Moore https://marker.medium.com/the-fall-of-theranos-fraud-not-failure-463cc4682b10?source=post_page-----463cc4682b10----------------------------------- Jan 4·4 min readPhoto: HBO First they think you’re crazy, then they fight you, then… you get found guilty of committing wire fraud to the tune of bi...
The Fall of Theranos: Fraud, Not Failure - Marker
Does Silicon Valley’s trial of the century signal change for the culture of startups? https://stephenmoore.medium.com/?source=post_page-----463cc4682b10----------------------------------- Stephen Moore https://marker.medium.com/the-fall-of-theranos-fraud-not-failure-463cc4682b10?source=post_page-----463cc4682b10----------------------------------- Jan 4·4 min readPhoto: HBO First they think you’re crazy, then they fight you, then… you get found guilty of committing wire fraud to the tune of bi...
The Very First Sermon Christ Gave Taught Us About The Jubilee
Photo by Raghavendra V. Konkathi on UnsplashApparently, debt cancellation isn’t the most popular topic in Christianity. https://scottcdunn.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- ScottCDunn https://scottcdunn.medium.com/the-very-first-sermon-christ-gave-taught-us-about-the-jubilee-c9c4f95b8ab3?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- Dec 25, 2021·5 min read It’s early Christmas morning as I write this. I just could not sleep...
The Very First Sermon Christ Gave Taught Us About The Jubilee
Photo by Raghavendra V. Konkathi on UnsplashApparently, debt cancellation isn’t the most popular topic in Christianity. https://scottcdunn.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- ScottCDunn https://scottcdunn.medium.com/the-very-first-sermon-christ-gave-taught-us-about-the-jubilee-c9c4f95b8ab3?source=post_page-----c9c4f95b8ab3----------------------------------- Dec 25, 2021·5 min read It’s early Christmas morning as I write this. I just could not sleep...
My Statement on the Passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
https://barackobama.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- Barack Obama https://barackobama.medium.com/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-archbishop-desmond-tutu-c54927e7c7cc?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- ·Dec 26, 2021Photo by Pete Souza Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others. A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and jus...
My Statement on the Passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
https://barackobama.medium.com/?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- Barack Obama https://barackobama.medium.com/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-archbishop-desmond-tutu-c54927e7c7cc?source=post_page-----c54927e7c7cc----------------------------------- ·Dec 26, 2021Photo by Pete Souza Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others. A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and jus...
