Have you ever seen an example of a group of people or an organization succeeding in something that everyone else is struggling with? People usually want to find out “the secret” so…
Author: Brian
Dangers for Discerners: Elementary
The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the Sherlock Holmes narrative, originally created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There have been two feature films released recently with the…
Quick Review: Lincoln (The Movie)
After my review yesterday on the book Lincoln’s Melancholy and mentioning that I had read that prior to seeing the movie, I wanted to share some of my reflections from my experience…
Quick Review: Lincoln’s Melancholy
I just finished Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness. I wanted to make sure I finished it before going to see the movie “Lincoln” that recently came…
Stats Lie Pt 12: Large Underwear
I want to continue with my Moneyball inspired posts in the “Stats Lie” series as the Oakland A’s are currently enjoying a miracle season once again and start their playoff run tomorrow. …
Stats Lie Pt. 11: Quick Review on the Book Moneyball
So after writing a multi-post blog series called “Stats Lie” and seeing the movie Moneyball and posting my reflections on that, I was encouraged by a friend that it would be worth…
Stats Lie Pt. 10 -Quick Thots From The Movie Moneyball
I am re-posting this blog in preparation for my next few posts that will relate to the book Moneyball and because I think this post and those to come belong in my…
Quick Review – Read This Before Our Next Meeting
I just read Al Pittampalli’s “Read This Before Our Next Meeting” over a lunch break and wanted to post a few thoughts. First – this gives you a clue of how short…
Seeing Clearly Seeing Whole
A few weeks ago we were on vacation with my family. One of the most memorable moments for me was watching my son (4) start to learn to swim a bit. But…