Dear John, Continuing Conversation Labels by bill 2000-02-22 Almost every conversation yesterday included a brief section on labels; people falling into a category, reinforcing someone’s bias or belief...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Box Ball by bill 2000-02-21 “Dad, Everyone in America knows about box ball.” The kids were very confident of their belief statement. Until that moment,...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Foundation by bill 2000-02-20 Foundations are interesting things. If you look at most houses, you really do not have any idea of what type...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Rationale by bill 2000-02-19 Logic is king in the world in which I work and live. Truth is a relative commodity, always shifting, changing....
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Boats by bill 2000-02-18 I frequently meet people that think they are in a different boat than I am in. At times the attitude...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Requirements by bill 2000-02-17 Making a choice, weighing the odds and doing something, putting ones’ rear-end out on the line, is risky! In some...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Yes, but by bill 2000-02-16 “Yes, but” conversations continue to happen in every corner of my life, no matter how clearly I articulate my frustration...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Belonging by bill 2000-02-15 Twenty-one years ago, at 5 a.m. or so, in the crisp darkness of a Napa Valley morning, I physically met...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Special by bill 2000-02-14 Valentine’s day is always special for me. Beyond the normal cards and flowers, this day is the anniversary of the...
Dear John, Continuing Conversation Job Estimates by bill 2000-02-13 Yesterday, in a moment of carelessness, I scratched the front bumper of the Focus. The spot is small, however Cherry...
