The Cul-De-Sac Syndrome and the Unsustainable American Dream

I’m reading a book that would not normally fall on my radar.  It is The Cul-De Sac Syndrome:  Turning Around the Unsustainable American Dream.  It is a book about:  the housing crisis, the sub-prime crisis, the water shortage crisis, the cost of oil crisis, the inner city crisis…  The list is long.  And it is… Read More The Cul-De-Sac Syndrome and the Unsustainable American Dream

Accepting the Reality Still Allows for Your Convictions

I teach adult Sunday School classes at my church each Sunday.  Obviously, given the venue, many participants carry with them the best-selling book of all time, the Holy Bible.  This is not unique to church.  Over the years, I have been in many business meetings in companies and professional associations where the participants read or… Read More Accepting the Reality Still Allows for Your Convictions

Hold on Governor Perry – Let’s Get it Right, not Faster!

Earlier this month, the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, proposed that Texas abandon using traditional textbooks in public schools and replace them with computer technology.   In the story, published by the Associated Press in newspapers across the country, Perry asked participants at a computer gaming education conference in Austin, “I don’t see any reason in the… Read More Hold on Governor Perry – Let’s Get it Right, not Faster!