by Artie Isaac | Aug 18, 2009 | It happened, Living an engaged life
The trip west was a lot for me to handle. And seems more than I can write about.It's hard to have not written for nearly a month. Re-starting seems awkward.Did You Keep A Journal?Joe asked whether I wrote, even a sentence a day about what we were experiencing.No....
by Artie Isaac | Jul 19, 2009 | It happened, Living an engaged life
A funny thing happened on the way to deliver a speech about breathing. The speech was scheduled for 10 a.m. in Cleveland (three hours away) and I was nervous about everything: getting there on time, and getting there with the speech finished and right. I hadn't...
by Artie Isaac | Jul 6, 2009 | It happened
There used to be some fat people we all knew, back when the ordinary modifiers were "fat" or maybe "chubby." Long before we spoke of "obese" or even "big boned."They were: Jackie Gleason, Ed Asner, Winston Churchill — and the...
by Artie Isaac | Jul 2, 2009 | It happened
The SpeakerSite team met yesterday with legendary angel investor, voracious reader, powerful teacher, and loyal visitor to Net Cotton Content, John Huston.Angel Investor is a term chosen, of course, by those it describes. It's shorthand for Crazy Rich People Who...
by Artie Isaac | May 24, 2009 | It happened
"Do you know baseball?" These were the first words spoken to us in conversation upon arriving in New York. This was a trip, just for fun, for Alisa and me about 15 years ago. The flight attendant had said, "Bye bye." The taxi dispatcher had asked,...
by Artie Isaac | Mar 28, 2009 | It happened
Many's the time that I wish I could talk on the phone in my car. But it isn't safe, so I avoid it.I often stop myself from just checking voicemail, or taking a glance at who is calling. I just ignore incoming calls when I'm driving. I know it isn't...
