The Many “Hats of Management”

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts.”

-“As You Like It”
William Shakespeare

In the early days of railroading, each crewmember had a unique

The Unseen Power of Transitions

“And We’re back!”

-Johnny Carson
American Television Personality and Entertainer
Host of “The Tonight Show” for thirty years
(1925 – 2005)

And we’re back, from a relished break; borrowing Johnny Carson’s

Forgive & Be Healed

The Zen Series

“Forgive and be healed!”

-Robert Howard Thomas
American Philosopher, Author, Yachtsman
(1932 –

The Village Headman was intelligent, dutiful, and personally strong; so it was with increasing concern that his people watched his broad shoulders stoop lower,

Signature + Time

“Greatness is — in high school — often grounds for teasing.”

-J.R. St.John

Five/Four
The first “hit album” in my experience was introduced to me in my ultra-cool brother’s marvelous modern-design living room.

Prisoners of Perspective

“Some people would rather be “Right!” than Rational!”

-Robert Howard Thomas
American Philosopher, Author, Yachtsman
(1932 –

“You got to get yourself together.  You got stuck in a moment