Posted on Jan, 30th 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
This pottery is the future.
OK, not the pottery itself.
What the pottery represents… is the future.
Our future.
This ceramic artwork represents the age distributions of the US and Mexico, respectively. And the ages of our citizens allows us to gaze into the future.
Posted on Jan, 24th 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
Yesterday we revisited the information-gathering tactics of The Master of the Senate - Lyndon B. Johnson.
But when it comes to the most memorable method to gather info, you may recall the exploits of another master tactician - one Gordon Gekko.
Posted on Jan, 23rd 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
Early in Lyndon Johnson’s senate career, he lobbied for the title of Senate Majority Whip. The more seasoned senators chuckled.
Senate Majority Whip wasn’t a post senators lobbied for. You were drafted to be the Whip. You were sentenced to be the Whip.
Posted on Jan, 18th 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
Why has high school Spanish failed so many students?
Let’s face it - foreign language failure is acceptable in America today. Yes, I know it’s a requirement in high schools, but the vast majority of students fail to carry any real usable language skills into the real world.
Posted on Jan, 16th 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
I attended a Catholic high school.
Nuns.
Uniforms.
Morning prayers.
Mass injected into random school days.
And theology classes.
It was during a junior year theology class that
Posted on Jan, 10th 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
Pop quiz!
Since we know you didn’t study, we’ll keep it brief. Only two questions, graded on the curve.
Ok, ok, ok… Yes. One of them can be multiple choice.
QUESTION #1.
Name the 3 brands that make up YUM! Brands.
Posted on Jan, 9th 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
People like to be recognized for their skills.
The holiday season, chock-full of family time, is a great atmosphere for positive recognition.
Like when your wife received a hearty applause for displaying the range of her double-jointed
Posted on Jan, 3rd 2013 By Bradley Hartmann
It was the typical Fourth Quarter Push.
We all knew the drill.
Well, most of us did.
It was 2006, back before the meltdown. Back when homebuilders talked about “hiring well in advance of need” and financial analysts all agreed with
Posted on Dec, 27th 2012 By Bradley Hartmann
MOPFI
(MOP-fee)
Make
Other
People
Feel
Important
The holiday season is rife with platitudes.
Things people say they don’t really mean.
“Thank you soooo much for the yellow argyle socks!”
“Honey - I
Posted on Dec, 20th 2012 By Bradley Hartmann
The Elf on my Shelf isn’t working effectively.
Instead of duping my 5 year-old into behaving like a Christmas angel, it’s giving me a guilt trip. The footless red bandit is a constant reminder about my apparent inability to get my kid to do anything without a Christmas-
