Before America occupied Japan for 7 years, following the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two thirds of Japan’s agricultural land was not owned by the farmers who worked the fields but leased to them. A lease fee was no small amount, often totaling half of the crop being paid to landlords. Together with the fact…

“On television, Armageddon’s death angel took form as a broad shouldered cloud whose radioactive flower stalked our dreams, prickling hairs on the back of our necks, and killing our sleep.” – Alas, Babylon Mapping out the possibilities; what would happen if ____? That was the train of thought that led Pat Frank to write the…

Time for a talk with the man in the mirror. That face that knows what you’re struggling with, what you’re excited about better than I ever will. What’s some advice you’d give to the man in the mirror, in light of your goals for the rest of the year?

Areas of improvement abound. It’s no black swan event but a constant state of existence. Douse the fires and double down on what’s working. Perfection isn’t the goal.

I’m at my best when I’m thinking about how myself in five years would feel about the decisions I’m making now. Or, better yet, how reflecting on my entire life how I would feel about the decisions I’m making now. One thing I’m sure of is that listening, really listening to people, and hearing their…