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Does anybody else here suffer from what I call "Alarm Clock Fatigue?" That is the syndrome where even if you get plenty of sleep, the mere fact that an alarm clock wakes you up makes you weary for the rest of the day.That happened to me today. Despite the fact that I was asleep by around 9 PM last night so I got over 8 hours of sleep, the mere fact that it was an alarm clock that woke me up at 6 AM because I had an early appointment this morning made me tired for the rest of the...

I've seen a couple of good leaders, and a lot of bad managers throughout my 20-year career in tech and as a head of analytics at companies including eBay, Amazon, and GameStop. I spent time reflecting on why so many managers fall into the category of a bad manager, instead of into the category of a great leader. 1. Most managers didn't set out to be a leader or manager Almost all started out as individual contributors, and many then found themselves working in management because it provided a higher salary. 2. Too many focus on actually managing instead of...

This video explains a lot. We're doomed as a society, I tell you. DOOMED. These people walk among us. They are our future. Gasp! Welcome to Tumblr!

Fred Rogers, the late TV icon, told several generations of children that they were "special" just for being whoever they were. He meant well, and he was a sterling role model in many ways. But what often got lost in his self-esteem-building patter was the idea that being special comes from working hard and having high expectations for yourself. Now Mr. Rogers, like Dr. Spock before him, has been targeted for re-evaluation. And he's not the only one. As educators and researchers struggle to define the new parameters of parenting, circa 2007, some are revisiting the language of child ego-boosting....

Katrina said she was on a hijacked flight in 1978. I have found only two hijackings in 1978 A Phillipies Air Lines flight but can not place her on the flight. The second plane in Cyprus and it is unclear if it was a commercial flight. I think she is lying for affect. Just as the Governor Richards of New Mexico did when he said he was drafted in the first round by the Kansas City Royals of the American League and Kerry did in saying he threw his medals over the White House fence in protest of the Vietnam...

Is there any crime that is rewarded more richly by the United States, than illegal immigration? Is there any crime more easily and thoughtlessly excused and forgiven?

My take on the State of the Union Address. If you can't handle criticism, don't read it....

If Trent Lott decides to run for re-election (again) in 2006, is there anyone else out there who would like to see him replaced with another Republican?

So many people have been coerced into mistakenly believing that Bush is their savior. It is US against the Republicans AND a large segment of the American people. A 2004 election does not encourage me into thinking that the Democrats could upset Bush¡¦s wagon. After robbery in broad daylight of election 2000, the Democrats would have to force their way into the White House, even if they were elected in 2004. We hear about voting machines that can be rigged with no paper trail. Are the Democrats making a stink about this? No! In my opinion, the democrats will be...

DOUBLE-SECRET PROBATION? Much is being made by ABC management that my suspension from 630 WMAL was "supposed to be secret." Sorry, guys, but what does that MEAN? When has a media personality ever been ordered off the air "in secret?" What's the point? I know I'm suspended, ABC obviously knows. From whom was ABC keeping this information secret, except...the listeners? Was the point of the "double-secret" suspension to keep it a secret that the company was capitulation to CAIR? To not let the conservatives who listen to 630 WMAL--and overwhelmingly support me--know that CAIR matters more than the listeners do?...