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...
In Praise of New Year’s Resolutions - Forge
Why they work https://ericweiner.medium.com/?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Eric Weiner https://forge.medium.com/in-praise-of-new-years-resolutions-125086b70ca?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Dec 29, 2021·4 min readPhoto by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash In recent years, a grim narrative about New Year’s resolutions has gelled: they don’t work. Not only are they doomed to fail, we’re told, but they can actually prove counter...
In Praise of New Year’s Resolutions - Forge
Why they work https://ericweiner.medium.com/?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Eric Weiner https://forge.medium.com/in-praise-of-new-years-resolutions-125086b70ca?source=post_page-----125086b70ca----------------------------------- Dec 29, 2021·4 min readPhoto by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash In recent years, a grim narrative about New Year’s resolutions has gelled: they don’t work. Not only are they doomed to fail, we’re told, but they can actually prove counter...
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...
