Success Survivor Bias- Emulation is not always our best choice
Success Survivor Bias- Emulating our heroes is a tricky business Length: Approx 1300 words/6 minutes I consider scientists who can write for the layman to be a national treasure. This task is, from what I can tell, pretty hard work. Can you imagine trying to bring the...
If You Ain’t a Pilot…
If You Ain’t a Pilot… Length: 1850 words/9 minutes “There were great numbers of young men who had never been in a war and were consequently far from unwilling to join in this one.” These words, chiseled into one of the walls at the Imperial War...
Mission Statements – Please, spare us the misery!
Mission Statements – Spare us the misery please! Length: 1200 words/5 minutes We all like to occasionally raise our fists against big bad corporations. We certainly have good right to seeing as how they frustrate us with their dead-end phone menus, wait times,...
The sounds of silence—How France teaches us not to be afraid of them
The sounds of silence—How France teaches us not to be afraid of them Length: 2,300 words/10 minutes As an average gent, I have not spent any time in the limelight which is actually quite nice as it affords me the opportunity to step back, reflect, and observe. Yet...
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.