Tag: writing
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Before You Scream At Your College Counselor
I try not to write too much about college here—if you want to read about that, go here—but this is the time of year when parents of the college bound make The. Worst. Mistake. Ever. Breathe, and read on. You’ve worked so hard to schedule, prepare, and nudge your high school senior to apply to…
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Y’all
Bits and pieces of my life come from other places. I love them dearly, and hope they aren’t examples of cultural appropriation, but rather, things I’ve received from those who wanted to freely share them, as I share my world with theirs, doing my best to honor their histories. Right up there with Christmas crackers,…
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Ella AI
Boston is one of the few big cities that has managed to maintain its essence as Ye. Olde. Village. This is especially true when it snows, turning those really, really narrow side streets into magical paths that are just begging you to don a scarf and stroll them with some serious hot chocolate in hand.…
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Still
We hire a lot of engineers in Detroit, so I don’t remember which CEO was being interviewed. But it was the mid-90s as I recall, and the Metro area had just seen an influx of engineers and mid-level managers from Korea. So the question was simple: Why? The CEO paused, and said something like “They…
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Mayo
A computer company hired him to write code for them—when he was 17. Since he was still in high school, he had to work nights. No problem; they gave him a key to their building, where he worked until 1 or 2 most mornings. I tagged along every now and then, more on weekends than…
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Politicaloops
Some observations on what could be better about our political climate: “WE love free speech, but THEY’RE advocating EVIL” The goal here—often sought by both sides of an argument– is to cast the other side as so wretched, they don’t deserve to be heard. This argument is often made by people who insist there aren’t…
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Dadswork
My father’s work was a bit of a mystery when I was young. Returning home from a World War II stint in the islands of the Atlantic (no, really—Rhode Island, Coney Island, and the Battle of the Black Fly on Martha’s Vineyard), he followed his father’s footsteps as a phone company lineman. A summer or…
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Brilliance
It’s a story replete with incredible failures, and almost laughable. A few folks living in the suburbs, tending towards the end of successful careers, decide it’s time to “fix” what’s “wrong” in the big city they border. They develop a plan of their own, then foist it on some unsuspecting mayor or community leader, only…
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Collegeapps
I need your help. I try to avoid talking college here, since I have another blog to do that. But with all the crazy college talk that’s filled the last month, I’m hoping you’ll share this with the high school students and parents in your life. It’s time to keep their focus on what matters…
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Thistle
I was raised in a neighborhood in Northwest Detroit where the houses were far apart enough for a very tight driveway, and that was about it. Combined with the neighborhood’s median income— not room for a lot of dining out or movie-going— this close proximity meant a good deal of interaction with immediate neighbors, especially…
Six O'Clock Sky 