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It took one paragraph. 102 words. "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three,...

“What do you do?” For decades I answered that question with I am an Actuary, an answer that usually generated a follow-up question that...

Some folks have noticed I have not posted this year and I wanted to explain why. As I mentioned my New Year’s post, 2023 was a rough...

2023 was a mixed bag for me. On the bad side, I hurt my back badly and ended up having injections and going through 6 months of physical...

I grew up in a diverse neighborhood filled with different religious institutions. Within walking distance were an Episcopalian Church, a...

So it was an interesting conversation. I had stopped by the cube of someone on my team to see how they were doing. They were a recent...

September is Suicide prevention month. In fact September 10-16 was suicide prevention week. Suicide impacts many communities. It impacts...

Military personnel get an amazing amount of training. They take years out of their lives to defend this country and develop an amazing...

Before I go any further, let me be clear: the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on Affirmative Action and LGBTQ+ rights are wrong and...

So it was a nice vacation. Went to London for the first time in years and saw relatives and friends. Really relaxing. Wonderful to...

So I am a math geek. Yes I was the kid who sat in the front row of math class. You know the one with the glasses. The skinny geeky kid....

It took one paragraph. 102 words. "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three,...

Gallup did a survey last year. OK that’s not a shock. It’s what they do. They have been surveying the American populous for 80 years. ...

We were in their office chatting. Nothing specific work, kids, the normal chat. I knew they had a recent opening and I was mentoring...

Dear Emerging Ally, In a prior post I talked about how to recognize how close the Diversity and Inclusion problem is. I asked you to look...

First my apologies, this post could be triggering for some. I thought a long time before writing this as I did not want to put anything...

March 22 this year was the first day of Ramadan. On April 5 Passover begins. Easter is April 9. How do I know that? I mean it is tough...

Sigh… So it happened again… As it has happened many time during my 35+ year career… But let me set a scene. We have been called to a...

I have been fortunate to have known many strong women. As co-workers. As friends. As family. I am married to an amazing one. They are...

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on September 22, 1862 and became effective on January 1 1863. So as of January 1, 1863, “all...