When wildlife starts changing behavior, we’ve been locked down for too long. With the return of some normalcy, of course, a cat wouldn’t take the hint. Coors Field is one of my favorite empty places. Home to the hopeless Colorado Rockies baseball team, sometimes having an empty field is preferable. As a former employee,...
Sharing Your Evil Plans
Clearly, you have a lot going on in there... ...
What are your Disloyalty Cards?
You probably have loyalty cards. These cards provide a free prize after you buy things from a store multiple times (a free sandwich after you buy ten sandwiches, for example). They’re supposed to give an incentive for customers to keep showing up. The thought is that we’re more likely to choose businesses if there...
Hiding Your Vegetables
The Four Ways to chop it up ...
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Look at me.Look at me!LOOK AT ME! A kid will scream “Look at me” 10 times before a parent finally says “What?” and the child spins in a circle, or says “Hi,” or holds up a stick. The exasperated parent can’t believe they fell for it again or that they interrupted what they were...
Planning is Not Action
Don't stall out after you think you have it all figured out. ...
A Snowstorm Defeats the Car of the Future
As snow pummeled Colorado early on Sunday, I found myself helping a Tesla SUV get unstuck from the middle of the road. It took about 20 minutes and a lot of shoveling, but eventually, we were able to get the car of the future on its way. It made me think about the purpose...
Answers Are Not Great Stories
Even when you phrase them in the form of a question. ...
The Magical Thinking of Magical Drinking
The idea of magical water is a part of our cultural heritage. This idea has biblical roots and also was noted in the story of the Holy Grail, although it’s unclear what is in the glass now. Is it still the wine from the last supper, or maybe Pellegrino? There was Ponce de Leon’s...
When it’s Not Working, Change Those Stories
Wait, what are those stories ...