STAYING GROUNDED: Who has seen “Up In the Air” already?

I don’t mean to trivialize the aspect of being suddenly, involuntarily, unemployed.  One of my sisters, the one raising her grandson, just watched her employer shutter that business, her source of income, forever.  And I also remember the paralysis that gripped my mind and soul when I was faced with the slip that is pink.  I [...]

A Change In Direction: Where Doth Thou Blog?

After stewing periodically for my lack of posts, I decided to fearlessly compose and expose readers to my random themes about…blogging, and what inspirations might arise after a deliberate session of meditation.
I believe I’ll change the direction of what has become an infertile Orange Acorn.
Some bloggers post regularly, within a structure, with an indication of [...]

THE BEST THING ABOUT THE FUTURE…

The best thing about the future is that there IS NO DATA!
I heard this quote, possibly attributed to the noted futurist, Thornton May, at a transformational leadership panel discussion this morning at TechColumbus. This panel was anchored by Maureen Metcalf of Metcalf & Associates, Ben Blanquera, Rattan D’souza and Carl Fernyak of MT Technologies.
What this [...]

SHARPEN YOUR WRITING SKILLS: Here’s haiku do it

Ever suffer writer’s block?  Naw-w-w-w, only about once a day for me.
But I started my rehab program for overcoming these dropped calls from my Muse.  Whether it’s a blank screen on your laptop, or a pure white sheet of nothing on the paper, start your composition with this exercise…a haiku.
Westerners often oversimplify this literary form, [...]