Are You Working Virtually or Virtually Working? Our society is set to undergo a seismic transformation. I’m talking the kind of fundamental alteration of day-to-day reality that social scientists point to centuries later and say “Yup, that’s when the world changed.” The advent of the printing press. The dawn of the Industrial Age. The first […]
Famous for Being Famous
Famous for Being Famous Much to my chagrin, and the unmitigated amusement of my children, I am set to turn 50 in just a couple of months. That’s right, Craigers is turning the big 5-0. Which leaves me wondering- how did that happen? When did old age sneak up behind me and club me over […]
THEY Are Not the Problem
They Are Not the Problem I am horrible at fixing things. I don’t mean that as a metaphor. I mean that I am genuinely terrible at any sort of home improvement or repair. My friends can vouch for me on this one. This past Father’s Day, my ex-wife abetted my children in the purchase of […]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Cheat….
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Cheat… Way back in 1982 when I was an aspiring young Little League pitcher and my dad, who had never played competitive baseball in his entire life, was coaching my team, I remember a particularly painful loss and the invaluable lesson my father/coach/hero/role model taught me that fine Spring afternoon. […]
The American Justice System on Trial
The American Justice System on Trial Once upon a time, I believed in the United States justice system. In fact, I even went to law school based upon that enduring premise. Now, just stop your chortling and snickering; I’m serious. I truly felt like courts in America were generally fair and equitable distributors of blind […]