by Guy Sayles | Sep 28, 2012 | Opinion
If we priced and valued words as we do commodities, on the basis of supply and demand, then words would be dirt-cheap these days. There are more words available in the cultural marketplace than ever before: round-the-clock TV news and talk radio, stacks and stacks of...
by Guy Sayles | Sep 10, 2012 | Opinion
On the heels of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions – “Please like us; we’re nicer than we seem” (the Republican theme) and “Please don’t leave us; we’re doing the best we can” (the Democratic theme) – I am...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 29, 2012 | Opinion
When Anne Lamott was expecting her son, Sam, she realized how much she feared that she would be unable to provide adequately for his needs. She remembered that, during her own childhood, her parents were so cheap that they didn’t keep Band-Aids in the...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 21, 2012 | Opinion
A long time ago, much longer than I care to admit, I played high school football. I was big and strong, but not very fast and not very good with my hands, so that meant I was an offensive tackle. It’s not a position anyone gets excited about, not even offensive...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 10, 2012 | Opinion
Tom Morris enjoys bringing the insights he has mined from the disciplines of philosophy and theology to bear on the challenges and opportunities of leadership. In his book, “If Aristotle Ran General Motors,” Morris described a “pivotal...
