Here’s the Netflix blurb for a movie called “The Switch:” Still single and increasingly attuned to the cacophony of her biological clock, 40-something Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) decides that if she can’t find a mate she’ll still pursue motherhood with the help of a sperm sample that’s not quite as anonymous as she thinks. As the…
Ever feel like the deck was stacked against you, that your boss or wife or boyfriend had somehow made it impossible for you to succeed? In the Army, we called that being set up for failure. It sprouted from poor planning, from shirking responsibility, from deliberately withholding resources. (Some might say at this point that…
Chris Brogan wrote a different sort of New Year’s resolution post, focusing on three words as major themes for the year. Everyone else seems torn between making resolutions and saying that resolutions never work. Here are my three, and even a bit of commentary. Love — I’d like to fall in love with a smart,…
Are you truly committed – or just curious? Are you truly committed – or just involved? Are you truly committed – or just concerned? Are you truly committed – or just interested? Are you truly committed – or just legally obligated? Are you truly committed – or just not unhappy enough to change? Are you…