Delegation Tree

Folks are working remotely. Folks are working in person. What are they doing? What are they authorized to do? Does your delegation — roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities — shift as conditions change, as trust in each other grows? Wondering who is...

“Pater Ex Arena” [a triolet]

Grasping for gains he already grips,Striving for stakes he has won,Dad hones his steel shank on his own son’s small slips.Grasping for gains? He already gripsA fear of benign — yet he holds all the chips.Will he ever soften what he thinks is such fun,Grasping...

“What Curdles The Sour” [a villanelle]

Will we ever rescind our bald admirationFor heroes who tread on our toes,While waltzing with civility’s perdition? We become those to whom we pay adoration,Swallowing their crimes as their power grows. Will we ever rescind our bald admiration? A scoundrel...

SMARTY Aim Setting for Wingnuts

Here’s an annual message in a bottle: it’s time to set aims for next year!  (Not goals. It’s aims. More on that below. First, we’ll talk about “goals,” because that’s what everyone thinks they want.)  I’m not...

“The Fourth Turning” [Poem with video]

The Fourth Turning Who wouldn’t jump on a plane To Monaco, Key West, and Spain? Hot cars! Fresh honey! The haves have money! Take a selfie! The Reichstag’s a’flame! The title refers to The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy – What the Cycles...