Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Flight!
“Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Flight”! How I hate this phrase! Its impact on me is second only to the sound of fingernails scratching across a blackboard. I…
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The Biggest Insider Threat
Given my background as an undercover agent, I often warn about the insider threat when talking about cyber security. I believe that we are currently witnessing the biggest insider threat…
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The Americans Episode 5.10
This is where life comes in direct contact with the art that unknowingly imitated it. Episode 5.10 of The Americans airs tomorrow (May 9, 2017) on FX at 10PM. I…
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Georgia on my Mind
This little piece is for all the friends and colleagues I left behind in the (more than one way) chilling Northeast. Here is the gist of it: After almost five…
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Thank God there is a Glass – Reflections on Attitude
Can you believe that Donald Trump is our President? The Russians are hacking like crazy. The NSA is collecting data about me. There is no inflation, so they say…
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The Folly of Micromanagement
There are all kinds of approaches to managing groups of people. It appears that micromanagement is accepted as a valid alternative by many practitioners (not necessarily theoreticians). Ladies and gentlemen…
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Unconditional Love – A Letter to a Teenager
I wrote this piece for my daughter when she was 16 years old and a struggling teenager. At the time, she did not know about my past and my decision…
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A new Anchor at CNN?
Just kidding. Life in the “fast lane” it is not. You get a text at 8 PM from the producer asking if you can be on at 6 AM the…
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A Visit with Dr. Zacharias
Note: Dr. Zacharias is one of the most prominent living Christian philosophers. He is often called the C.S.Lewis of our time and is best introduced via the bio on his…
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