Funkytown, Funktown-Wa, and the Management of BMW
Funkytown, Funktown-Wa, and the Management of BMW 1,200 words • 5 minutes Many of you have heard me mention that I am a musical zero—a level completely immune to any of my attempts at self-betterment. Thus I am sure that you will be surprised to learn that after...
The miscellany that crosses the mind…
The Miscellany That Crosses the Mind… 1,200 words • 5 minutes Do you make to-do lists every day? I do and am so dependent upon them that when I forget to do something my only excuse is that I failed to put it on my list! Do you also use the memo app on your...
Just Idle- Sadly, idleness is once again under attack
Sadly, idleness is once again under attack 1,325 words • 6 minutes “Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth’s surface relative to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and...
Start Every Conversation with a Question – Just as Hugh Laurie taught us
Start Every Conversation with a Question — Just as the British actor Hugh Laurie taught us 1,075 words • 4.5 minutes “What ho!” I said. “What ho!” said Motty. “What ho! What ho!” “What ho! What ho! What ho!” “After...
About Your Average Author
Bios are normally the place to list great achievements and accolades, but since Neal’s are a bit thin the recap of his life is refreshingly brief.
Quite early Neal caught the attention of his teachers as being on the fast track to the cherished 50th percentile in life. It might have been his noteworthy lack of skill, not to mention talents, in areas such as academics, athletics, the arts and drama, or social life. Together they destined him to observer status only. Tragic? No, for it was there that he found his comfortable place in the just average bleachers.