by Morning Reflections | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
In our wildest fantasies, we might dare to dream that one day something we have written will win a major literary prize. Then again, we wouldn’t necessarily call all of our friends if word came down that we had won the annual Bookseller / Diagram Prize. ...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to come up with an explanation for the extraordinary life of William Borden. Borden graduated from a private high school in Pennsylvania in 1903. He was just 16 years old and was already one of the richest men in the United States. William was the primary...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do you occasionally sleep past your designated wake-up time? Maybe 255 volts will help your feet find the floor. That’s the thinking behind Pavlok, the fitness band that (according to its website) helps you “wear your willpower” and “form good habits.” Or, as others...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
There wasn’t much glamor associated with stagecoach travel in the Old West. The “roads” were dusty, miserable, and subject to radical changes of elevation. The food was lousy. The weather inside the coach was pretty much the same as the weather outside. In...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Small talk is a big deal. More than a decade and a half ago, Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most highly regarded (and typically “buttoned-up”) east coast law firms, was experiencing a culture crisis. Its annual staff turnover was an alarming 30%, and...
