[First, an apology for tbe length of time between posts. I have been taking a break from all forms of writing the past two months. Back now.] This column and the next column were initially published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune where I write a column every two weeks in the Business Weekly section [yes I […]
This phrase popped into my head a week ago when I heard that the tallest volcano in Indonesia had a massive eruption. This on the heels of the volcano in the Canary Islands, the on-going eruption and lava flow in Hawaii. A search provided the fact that there have been 70 eruptions from 69 volcanos […]
Go for a drive of any length through any urban or suburban neighborhood and the signs are everywhere: “Hiring!” “Now hiring!” “Jobs available” I am sure most readers have had this same experience in the last 45 days. Now that the states are opening up, it seems like every company is looking for employees. The […]
Last fall I was having a couple of Zoom calls with two futurists for whom I have a great deal of respect. We were talking about what we saw going on in the world, what the lasting effect of the global pandemic might be and what is ahead for this decade. We all came to […]
[NOTE: This column was first published in the Sarasota Herald – Tribune. I write a bi-weekly column in the paper and of course bring my general thinking to the readers with a focus on the three counties the paper serves on the Gulf Coast of Florida. These three counties have around 1 million residents. This […]
2020 has been a year of death and disruption. No question. This has led to a general societal meme that this is the worst year ever. It is hard to dispute that. In this time of pandemic, I could not think of a year that could come close, though 1968 is a solid second. […]
[Part of this column was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune] U.S. The next three months will be a time of darkness in America. This will be due to COVID-19. We are entering a time when the past experiences we have had with the virus as a nation will seem more like a prologue. […]
[Mu of his column just appeared in the Sarasota Herald- Tribune Clear image, right? Either a memory from your childhood or from parenthood. The first lesson is to learn how to peddle, break, hand signal, turn and generally adapt to the concept of a bike. My father was hard core. He said no training wheels, […]
[Part of this column was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. I live in Sarasota and write a bi-weekly column in the Business Weekly section called “The Futurist”] In early April, it became clear that the White House and the federal government were not going to lead America to collectively come together to face our […]
[A personal column, based on the tag line above: A Future Look at Today. Hopefully you can take the time to watch and listen to the songs] A futurist has to be an historian to have any clarity about the future. A futurist has to be in the moment because that is when the future […]
