May 29, 2026

The Living Funeral: Hearing the Eulogy Before It’s Too Late

Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post called “The Month I Died.” No, I don’t plan to die any

The Living Funeral: Hearing the Eulogy Before It’s Too Late

May 28, 2026

My 10 Favorite Interview Questions

Many employers resort to the interview process to make a decision about a candidate. This is problematic because unstructured interviews

My 10 Favorite Interview Questions

May 27, 2026

From Saber to Conocer: What AI Knows – yet Humans Live

Recently, Oren and I went backroad four-wheeling in Baja. Between the topes (speed bumps) and rugged dirt roads, we got

From Saber to Conocer: What AI Knows – yet Humans Live

May 26, 2026

The Surprise of Aging

The moment you realize time is finite, your priorities suddenly become astonishingly clear. At 35, you’ll attend a networking mixer

The Surprise of Aging

May 25, 2026

A Memorial Day Story: Speaking to My Elder Self

Not the polished, wise elder sitting cross-legged on a mountaintop dispensing elegant aphorisms. No. My future self was more rumpled

A Memorial Day Story: Speaking to My Elder Self

May 21, 2026

Getting Older, Getting Weird

A recent New York Times article on aging and weirdness basically confirms what many of us in midlife already suspected:

Getting Older, Getting Weird

May 20, 2026

How I Learned to Love Fiction at 65

One of the great ironies of aging is that the older we get, the more important it becomes to become

How I Learned to Love Fiction at 65

May 19, 2026

Do I Love or Hate the Fire Horse?

In the Chinese zodiac, the Horse represents movement, freedom, intensity, independence, passion, and volatility. Add the fire element and everything

Do I Love or Hate the Fire Horse?

May 18, 2026

The Gray Zone

Not the triumphant “I beat cancer!” bell, which I’ve now rung in both 2024 and 2026. Not the cinematic, slow-motion

The Gray Zone

May 8, 2026

Holy Urgency

Not loud— but faithful. A metronome beneath the ribs since my mother’s breath went quiet and mine learned its own

Holy Urgency

May 7, 2026

Radiant

Then I read Rumi whisper, “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”   Radiant, there, meant

Radiant

May 6, 2026

From Success to Succession

The first was at 47, during a near-death experience that cracked open my sense of time and identity. The second

From Success to Succession