Archive for January 2021
Interview With Nancy Branka
It was my great pleasure to spend some time speaking with Nancy Branka, author of Employee 6 Is 54 and founder of Startup Decoder, a wonderful online resource. Here’s how Nancy describes Startup Decoder on its homepage: “We’re a community of people who are mid- and late-career working in tech.” At Startup Decoder, Nancy writes…
Read MoreTransition–A Time to Own Our Responsibility–A Time for Peace and Healing
This week, I’m veering away from my scheduled blog post. Usually on the third Monday of the month, you’d see an interview on these pages. And I have a really terrific interview ready to go! Yet, given the horrifying events of the last two weeks, I feel the need to share my feelings about where…
Read MoreKill Granny – McSweeny’s Internet Tendency: A Force Outside Myself
“Kill Granny.” That’s what I call this new attack on older Americans “inspired” by COVID-19. Old people (the definition of which, by the way, varies considerably depending on which age group is doing the defining) are going to die soon anyway, the logic goes, so why waste a ventilator on a senior when a more…
Read MoreNew Year’s Revolutions
So … just 4 days ago, a difficult year for the world, our country, our cities, towns, our families has finally been put to bed … and, in its place, another year born. January 1, 2021 couldn’t have come a moment too soon!!! This time of year, for me, has always been one…
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