https://www.boneconnector.com/writings daily 0.75 2026-03-30 https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-poverty-bridges monthly 0.5 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8360e61f-2491-46fa-bab7-0dc2f368ca58/Screenshot+2026-03-24+at+4.22.53%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Wanna Reduce Poverty? Build Bridges. - Make it stand out Hope VI developments looked very different from traditional housing “projects,” with neighbors of different income levels living side by side — or nearby. And there were very different outcomes for the children growing up in them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4abd9ce6-4b40-449f-adf5-2e38d6c28ffd/Unknown-4.jpg Newsletter - Wanna Reduce Poverty? Build Bridges. - Make it stand out The traditional approach to poverty is to isolate it. New research shows everyone wins if we can create economic integration (Image generated with deepai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/39794984-8904-40b4-91cf-46b8a2adb7b2/Screenshot+2026-03-24+at+4.08.04%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Wanna Reduce Poverty? Build Bridges. - Make it stand out Research shows poor kids learn better when they are side-by-side with wealthier kids; the wealth kids learn just as well (Photo US Department of Education). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/48009f5a-0dd3-4344-93e5-52ebcd1a0eb9/Screenshot+2026-03-24+at+3.30.17%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Wanna Reduce Poverty? Build Bridges. - Make it stand out On the Opportunity Insights website, you can find a neighborhood in your hometown that is likely to benefit financially from a broader socioeconomic mix of residents (see link to tool in “Notes” section below. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-via monthly 0.5 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c8bb9c8e-792d-4401-9f59-1ed88dc560dc/Screenshot+2026-03-20+at+3.33.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - The March of Badness - Make it stand out This year Americans have filled out 26 million brackets on the ESPN app alone; millions more on other apps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6ce77562-2b35-4954-be11-1a3d66873bc9/Unknown-3.jpg Newsletter - The March of Badness - Make it stand out Cell phones — and changes in government regulation — are making self-indulgence frictionless (Image generated using deepai.org). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bc47d2ad-1c5c-4992-b16f-c0470d8f658c/Screenshot+2026-03-20+at+3.01.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - The March of Badness - Make it stand out Polymarket is moving beyond political predictions into baseball betting; MLB says an official relationship will restore “the integrity of the game.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d1bd5460-5010-46b3-9874-95de857b1768/Screenshot+2026-03-20+at+2.42.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - The March of Badness - Make it stand out Magic City Night would have included appearances by dancers, merch and a free commercial for the club… until a few people called it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ec913bdd-64d9-4cc1-9568-021f949666e5/Unknown-2.jpg Newsletter - The March of Badness - Make it stand out Not sure sales are going to skyrocket for this hat (Image generated through deepai.org) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-quadruple-jeopardy monthly 0.5 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4144e19f-d3d8-421b-b544-bc34d1d7b0e6/IMG_0806.jpg Newsletter - Quadruple Jeopardy - Make it stand out Waiting in line outside Sony Pictures Studios’ Soundstage #10; 10 Downing Street for show fans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d8e82794-55d9-4500-a2e2-e2436d56cdfa/Screenshot+2026-03-13+at+4.51.10%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Quadruple Jeopardy - Make it stand out Well that’ll make you smile! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3e12d20e-2564-43ae-8284-e7544217de5d/IMG_0810.jpg Newsletter - Quadruple Jeopardy - Make it stand out Among the memorabilia at the Jeopardy studios, recognition from Guinness for show announcer Johnny Gilbert, the longest-serving announcer in TV history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/aba07e28-c5cc-4a9c-b464-cbbf4ef3f8d0/Screenshot+2026-03-13+at+4.48.51%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Quadruple Jeopardy - Make it stand out A tough way for James to end his five-game stay… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9c672f1b-e7d2-4a2d-94ce-32561cd26cfb/Screenshot+2026-03-13+at+3.08.33%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Quadruple Jeopardy - Make it stand out TR was right. When was the last time you swung big? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-jeopardy-olympics monthly 0.5 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/63977759-8d0b-4973-94b0-611eda17fd71/Screenshot+2026-03-02+at+11.03.38%E2%80%AFAM.png Newsletter - The Olympics of Trivia - Make it stand out This is what I imagine Jeopardy contestant brains look like: they must have neural networks that can store and retrieve information better than the rest of us (do I even have a branch that retains world geography?). But infrastucture isn’t enough. If they want to win, they also need to study — a lot — and have some extra creative firepower. (Image generated with openart.ai) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0788a011-5373-4a82-b40d-0c7f4fc14c2b/Screenshot+2026-03-02+at+11.57.56%E2%80%AFAM.png Newsletter - The Olympics of Trivia - Make it stand out This photo was from before the game. Then things got a little more stressful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bb413c86-6cff-451d-b8f0-ef1b19a17759/IMG_6682.jpg Newsletter - The Olympics of Trivia - Make it stand out Stress levels were equally high at the watch party (Photo Brian McMerty). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/238bddd2-25bd-490f-b167-6c4f24b511b7/Screenshot+2026-02-27+at+11.05.40%E2%80%AFAM.png Newsletter - The Olympics of Trivia - Make it stand out The Russian version of Jeopardy, Своя игра, or “One’s Own Game,” has been hosted for most of the past 32 years by Pyotr Kuleshov. Is it harder or easier than the American version? Test your knowledge with this 1500 ruble clue in the “Russian History” category: В 1695 году в этом сибирском остроге служилые люди подняли бунт против воеводы Башковского, тянувшего с выплатой жалования. Беспорядки прекратились только через пять лет с приездом воеводы Петра Мусина-Пушкина * (See end of the post for the answer). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/5e22c20a-4fb0-43d0-a2bb-7bf501a806e9/IMG_0923.jpg Newsletter - The Olympics of Trivia - Make it stand out James got off to an early lead but had trouble shaking Heidi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/876f96a3-beb5-4fd4-8012-98969a12fbab/Screenshot+2026-03-02+at+9.20.29%E2%80%AFAM.png Newsletter - The Olympics of Trivia - Make it stand out That, of course, is Equatorial Guinea (population 1.8 million). The mainland and its main island are north of the equator. Its southern island (population 5,385) is so small it does’t show up on most maps. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-jeopardy-audition monthly 0.5 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e13168f3-f7fa-4aa4-b56a-c581b92817a4/ChatGPT+Image+Feb+13%2C+2026+at+04_12_23+PM.png Newsletter - I Lost on Jeopardy, Baby! (Well, Near It) - Make it stand out All we wanted was to meet (the godfather, Alex Trebek) and compete (for the chance to be a Jeopardy champion). We would have settled for a cardboard cutout. (Image generated by Sora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ff5cc9ce-d5e6-4ef8-be38-6607b012689e/Screenshot+2026-02-12+at+1.02.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - I Lost on Jeopardy, Baby! (Well, Near It) - Make it stand out That’s Cheryl (far right) with her fellow members of the Clue Crew. They all got closer to Alex Trebek than I did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/712c5f01-f99e-45db-958a-3a6a08e31fd7/Screenshot+2026-02-12+at+12.58.23%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - I Lost on Jeopardy, Baby! (Well, Near It) - Make it stand out Alex Trebek was (temporarily) dead to me, in all stages of hair growth, after the audition. I didn’t even have an opinion about his facial hair. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-olympic-rural monthly 0.5 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/457b4e55-b86c-4162-8c13-245801f667b6/Screenshot+2026-02-25+at+12.23.05%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0 - Make it stand out Is this island a bump in the sea or an economic engine? That depends on whether someone invents a sport called curling (Photo from TeamGB) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ce212fed-390d-405d-b287-b49e26e45d1c/Screenshot+2026-02-25+at+12.26.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0 - Make it stand out It may look like colored rock to you, but this Ailsa Craig granite is curling stone gold to the company with the monopoly on it. (Photo New York Times) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/93a25780-7abf-42d3-a163-0fd4d8593a37/Screenshot+2026-02-25+at+12.32.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0 - Make it stand out The Venus Fly Trap is lovely. It is deadly (at least to flies). It is unique to a region. Unfortunately, you can’t build an economy around it. (Photo Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b7ce949f-338b-455a-aa29-52488d851b17/Screenshot+2026-02-25+at+12.21.58%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0 - Make it stand out The Valtellina region is struggling and could’ve used an Olympic shot in the arm. Instead, its people and products got flown over, driven by and dissed.(Photo New York Times) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/418e62b3-3b27-4b9b-a2e3-9b936312f635/Screenshot+2026-02-25+at+12.20.59%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0 - Make it stand out This year’s Winter Olympics could have been a transformative moment for the farmers and chefs who make Pizzoccheri (Photo New York Times). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/aa19e4c4-6534-417a-a54d-e9bee67ebbc0/Screenshot+2026-02-25+at+4.21.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0 - Make it stand out The Tajima-ushi cattle raised for Kobe beef get regular massages, classical music, special feed and occasional beer while fattening up for slaughter. That costs more, but people are willing to pay a premium if it tastes better than regular beef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d65d6d11-9560-4fde-aaad-f640a39dff48/Screenshot+2026-02-25+at+4.11.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0 - Make it stand out Now that’s a gorgeous stone! And, thanks to the Kays Scotland monopoly, the company making it will be a steady source of employment for the foreseeable future. (Photo New York Times) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-llmpics monthly 0.5 2026-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/7a17ddce-2e0e-4cf2-bcfd-ea80f0cb28d7/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+6.43.40%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - The Winter LLMpics - Make it stand out Like Norway’s juggernaut of a team, AI is making its presence felt in multiple areas of this year’s Winter Games. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d51d2cd0-5441-4fab-95b9-d21a4ecab6c2/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+12.38.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - The Winter LLMpics - Make it stand out Alibaba’s Wonder on Ice snow globe displays more than 100 Olympic-related images created by AI in response to user prompts. Separate technology enables visitors to use avatars to get personalized information on their favorite events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a5afe89e-0a68-4279-9cbd-804daf69b0bc/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+12.45.52%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - The Winter LLMpics - Make it stand out Samsung’s AI translator provides instantaneous translation of conversations for Olympic volunteers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bca319bc-0d85-4ce5-870d-e5ea7f20f610/Screenshot+2026-02-20+at+6.33.27%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - The Winter LLMpics - Make it stand out Omega, the official timing and measurement detector of the Games, uses 14 cameras in the ice skating rink to feed data into an AI that computes jump height, jump length and rotation of each jump, detecting movements that “can’t be seen by the naked eye.” This graphic captures one of Ilia Malanin’s jumps. The technology hasn’t replaced judges - yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3d333796-46bd-48c0-a35f-b76501bd824a/Screenshot+2026-02-21+at+8.14.04%E2%80%AFAM.png Newsletter - The Winter LLMpics - Make it stand out Would an algorithm ever have been able to predict my strange fascination with skimo? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-grammar-3 monthly 0.5 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1a99efdb-d989-4286-8160-fa4d2290f6df/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+5.43.14%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 3: Would That It Were That Easy - Make it stand out Since 1973, there have been several attempts to revive Grammar Rock. It’s never quite worked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/544c6238-96af-4f20-b3b0-78939d6782ce/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+5.29.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 3: Would That It Were That Easy - Make it stand out Makes my point. Seriously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/73c277ce-6485-4621-916d-a30c04270d4e/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+5.21.34%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 3: Would That It Were That Easy - Make it stand out If UR consistently struggling with which pronoun form to use for the ones that sound the same, you’re going to be better off if you use your grammar app. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e457edbd-dc53-4c0f-9d1a-fd9c655ffc0a/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+5.15.43%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 3: Would That It Were That Easy - Make it stand out He was only hypothetically the king of the forest, but the Cowardly Lion did know how to use the subjunctive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e31ee981-079a-42d5-9036-973d3f2e60a1/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+5.11.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 3: Would That It Were That Easy - Make it stand out If you love big or strange words, Mrs. Byrne’s Dictionary could be your jam. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-super-bowl-lx-quiz monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bf36cab0-452e-4c74-b6f6-dc433a5b82f8/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+1.18.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - XV Questions for SB LX - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-super-bowl-ads monthly 0.5 2026-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/40ed69f8-6572-43e8-99ae-0dc0dac91f8d/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+1.18.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Thirty Seconds for Glory - Make it stand out $7 million? $10 million? $35 million? What would you pay to have 30 seconds of 100 million people’s attention? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b967d501-02ca-4614-8b82-69cb753999db/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+1.09.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Thirty Seconds for Glory - Make it stand out Over the years, companies have collectively decided you can’t just talk about your product at the Super Bowl. You need to hire folks like Ben Stiller and Benson Boone to do it for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c706299b-4000-48cc-b6a6-957aea0e48df/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+1.01.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Thirty Seconds for Glory - Make it stand out For the record, you also have to pay more if you want your ad at a particular time during the game, or if you want your ad to be the only one for a category of product. Looks like just before halftime will get you 135 million sets of eyeballs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/501cfe9c-ab1d-4629-815a-67869fe0b9bd/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+1.14.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Thirty Seconds for Glory - Make it stand out For Ro, Serena Williams + cost of Super Bowl ad pencils out, eventually, to a good business decision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3e6d019d-5ac0-468a-bfa3-64cdbe908b24/Screenshot+2026-02-03+at+1.05.51%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Thirty Seconds for Glory - Make it stand out The way Reitano figures it, if it costs a company on average $1,000 to get a new customer, a Super Bowl ad pays for itself if it gets 125 customers out of every million watching. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-grammar-2 monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9462e792-9ca8-430f-a257-3454bcf7c21b/Screenshot+2026-01-30+at+1.57.24%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 2: Pronoun Paranoia and Danglers - Make it stand out You’re — uh, your — grammar matters to more people than you think. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9ebb1d43-8094-4cd1-b874-5a781c26a013/Contemplating+pronouns+and+identity.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 2: Pronoun Paranoia and Danglers - Make it stand out Pronoun paranoia is real. Two tricks can prevent a lot of angst. (Image created using Sora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/57773b42-e668-43cc-9841-8854f671f40d/tempImagexGQzSG.jpg Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 2: Pronoun Paranoia and Danglers - Make it stand out Walking buildings? The first time you read a dangle, it can confuse you or the person reading your stuff. Take steps to avoid it. (Image created using Sora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cff6c44d-5d47-40a9-8772-6741e5ac6b0d/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+7.59.46%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 2: Pronoun Paranoia and Danglers - Make it stand out We know how Churchill felt about criticism of his sometimes-dangling prepositions. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-grammar-1 monthly 0.5 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d7aaf89b-a6c4-4ee9-a404-7509a50f2a30/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+8.22.09%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 1: Why 97% Think It Still Matters - Make it stand out Dorothie Ashley at work in 1971. Despite lingering PTSD (Painful Trauma from Sentence Diagramming), I learned a lot from her. (Photo Brad Kutrow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/de502c0a-8dd5-4ce4-bc65-593a10821dc4/Screenshot+2026-01-19+at+9.09.27%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Grammar at Work and School, Part 1: Why 97% Think It Still Matters - Make it stand out Diagramming complicated sentences is fun in the same way dental surgery without anesthesia is. But it does teach you grammar. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/two-screens monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a5faf964-76a9-4155-b8c3-84c60c4ef948/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.38.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Two Screens, One Movie - Make it stand out Scott Adams told us how this thing worked a decade ago. Different brains see different movies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8b6b0ab0-08cf-4b60-95af-b0ef9bbefeed/Screenshot+2026-01-16+at+4.09.29%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - Two Screens, One Movie - Make it stand out Our brains shield us from “intolerable” information — they make the decision about which information we let in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d8e2633e-2929-4376-9387-e309c18d0bd1/IMG_0654.PNG Newsletter - Two Screens, One Movie - Make it stand out From the angle of this screen capture there appears to be no gap between Ross’s upper body and the SUV as he shoots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/da2958bc-344e-4297-9317-dbb1d6978f4c/IMG_0645.PNG Newsletter - Two Screens, One Movie - Make it stand out From the angle of this screen capture, there appears to be a considerable gap between Ross’ body (partially obscured by another officer) and the SUV as he shoots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8ce04e71-17fa-44ce-9538-d1abe807381b/IMG_0649.PNG Newsletter - Two Screens, One Movie - Make it stand out Polling in every demographic on the Renee Good shooting shows a break by a few from pure partisanship (Data for Progress poll; YouGov/Economist demographics) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-mr-beast monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f75ec8fc-3719-4185-98a2-d28065e37a88/Screen+Shot+2026-01-07+at+11.06.53+AM.png Newsletter - The Beauty in the Beast - Make it stand out The number of views for Mr. Beast videos is absurd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/59dc769d-26c2-49fe-a6a0-0ab2c70c2c3a/Screen+Shot+2026-01-07+at+11.28.17+AM.png Newsletter - The Beauty in the Beast - Make it stand out The surprise of Season 1 of Beast Games was that he actually awarded $10 million to the winner. This season the prizes will total $15 million — and a private island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/94fb9e62-5b6d-4433-9b12-3330b932d6f7/Screen+Shot+2026-01-07+at+11.08.02+AM.png Newsletter - The Beauty in the Beast - Make it stand out Mr. Beast knows exactly what keeps people watching, and when and why they turn away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b82db100-dd27-4f9f-8a09-24cf81bd73c9/Screen+Shot+2026-01-07+at+11.33.43+AM.png Newsletter - The Beauty in the Beast - Make it stand out Yes it was during a pandemic. But what if we had brought a Mr. Beast-inspired approach to a public policy discussion? How many people would have been talking about it? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-giving-money-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ea954c8e-244c-4087-a461-322907085371/Malaria.jpg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season For Donating Money (But Most of Us Don’t) - Make it stand out After careful analysis most of GiveWell’s top recommendations for charitable giving are in charities serving developing nations, like Burkina Faso (Photo: Malaria Consortium/Sophie Garcia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9e9157be-6da0-4ef8-b3c2-0150593ac60f/Donations.jpg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season For Donating Money (But Most of Us Don’t) - Make it stand out What percent of each $100 do we give to charity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c07b6ec3-4b25-43c6-8323-045368eb29ac/Penny.jpeg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season For Donating Money (But Most of Us Don’t) - Make it stand out Seriously? 40 cents? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-jim-hunt-get-stuff-done monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0480efe3-c366-403d-800e-427102cde5ff/AB9C0E9F-5FE6-4D58-9413-BC909AEEE8AA.png Newsletter - How to Get the “Right Things” Done - Make it stand out Victory! Gov. Hunt signs Smart Start legislation, 1993. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f1cdfd0b-0e6a-4713-a569-f87629015f6e/IMG_0578.PNG Newsletter - How to Get the “Right Things” Done - Make it stand out Campaign photo from 1992. Whether you voted for Gov. Hunt or not, you knew what he was going to do. It’s all in that red and blue document at the bottom left of the photo, his “Agenda for Action.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a05defbd-2942-4c6c-a767-12a875bbfac7/IMG_0574.jpg Newsletter - How to Get the “Right Things” Done - Make it stand out All six living North Carolina governors — and about 1000 others — attended Gov. Jim Hunt’s funeral. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-jim-hunt monthly 0.5 2025-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/90ea7014-5d1d-4ae4-8aed-253c87fc88cd/RAL_NCSENATE06-010825-EDH.JPG Newsletter - The Power of One - Make it stand out Jim Hunt (center) in one of his last public appearances earlier this year — with wife Carolyn (left) celebrating the first day of daughter Rachel (right) serving as the state’s Lieutenant Governor (photo Ethan Hyman). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/794543a0-d10a-4984-a6e8-a12ecb68b396/IMG_0441.jpg Newsletter - The Power of One - Make it stand out Earlier this month Ret and I found the exact spot in the Governor’s Mansion where we first met in 1993 — the first of many life-changing events that came about from my time working for Gov. Hunt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d0ff52e7-649e-4569-8efc-ebb98453f195/00100.jpg Newsletter - The Power of One - Make it stand out One of the most common opening lines for a speaker at the Emerging Issues Forum was this: “I actually was supposed to be doing three other things today. But then Gov. Hunt came to see me. You just don’t say ‘no’ to Jim Hunt.” Here he is with Merck CEO Raymond Gilmartin at the 2004 Forum (photo Ethan Hyman).. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6b980976-5761-4973-b6b3-41278f6ceb7c/Gov.+Hunt+and+Shevani+Mehta.JPG Newsletter - The Power of One - Make it stand out Shevani Mehta had no idea what was about to happen to her just after this photo was taken. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-empathy-superpower monthly 0.5 2025-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6237d2e9-5453-4acb-83a2-24b854f8b536/fda45f43-40f0-4202-a208-589ca92006f5.jpeg Newsletter - Empathy: Superpower or Kryptonite? (Part 2) - Make it stand out Without empathy, the strongest of us is crippled (image generated from Openai.org) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-empathy-war monthly 0.5 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a3069e28-5deb-41ec-afc3-5af0b341d3c9/Unknown-20.jpg Newsletter - Is Empathy Evil? (Part 1) - Make it stand out When it is time to rush to judgment, I am a world-class sprinter (Image generated by deepai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9da812a7-7729-46ed-9386-378777e31483/Unknown-17.jpg Newsletter - Is Empathy Evil? (Part 1) - Make it stand out Not every moral decision lends itself to mathematical calculation. (image generated by deep.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/732473cb-d309-485e-828a-f0732039ee83/Unknown-16.jpg Newsletter - Is Empathy Evil? (Part 1) - Make it stand out Empathy isn’t our only tool for making our way through the world, but that doesn’t mean we don’t need it (image generated by deepai.org). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-ai-epoch monthly 0.5 2025-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/03c9acf3-f2ee-453f-92a2-d4fdc63da710/IMG_0345.PNG Newsletter - How Long Can an EPOCH Last? - Make it stand out Above an image from the “Text with Jesus” app. How arrogant do you have to be to think you can substitute for Jesus? Could this app actually replace a minister? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8a20b5f4-58f5-4ffe-adc8-47cf46d6aa8f/images-28.jpeg Newsletter - How Long Can an EPOCH Last? - Make it stand out “Authenticity” is one of the key human elements we want from our artists. Breaking Rust is breaking trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ab1a3c72-1123-449e-b2bf-71cf7f10a427/openart-image_9lX4CIya_1719932723629_raw-1920x1080.jpg.webp Newsletter - How Long Can an EPOCH Last? - Make it stand out “Any Claude’s in the audience?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/83e8fe71-7c93-46fa-be6e-c1687a36cd42/IMG_0362.jpeg Newsletter - How Long Can an EPOCH Last? - Make it stand out AI-da’s “eyes” submit images to an AI, which tells her arms how to draw “art” from what she “sees,” using a variety of styles. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-national-service monthly 0.5 2025-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/094543e7-c57b-4771-b3e2-e9988baf1cde/Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die-2.jpg Newsletter - Giving? Thanks! - Make it stand out Ben Franklin’s 1754 cartoon showing the impact of colonial disunity never caught on until the revolution came two decades later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2e77a4a7-c92d-40b1-8813-e66d049e958f/images-4.png Newsletter - Giving? Thanks! - Make it stand out …when it morphed into the “Gadsden flag.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/90a581f3-ce77-445c-a889-ff0c9d632535/Unknown-15.jpg Newsletter - Giving? Thanks! - Make it stand out My memory of a typical 7th grade classroom. (Image generated by deepai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2ee446fd-4fc8-40a1-b4b2-265a3e63adbd/americorps_1_la-puente-scaled.jpg.webp Newsletter - Giving? Thanks! - Make it stand out Imagine how much 600,000 young people a year could do for our country — how much they could learn; how much they could serve (Image from La Puente). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/polycracy monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c4f988e8-9b39-489a-95a0-530c0a62e06c/close-up-hands-skillfully-weaving-vibrant-threads-loom-colorful-fabrics-display-blend-textures-artistry-381806373.jpg.webp Newsletter - Time for a Polycracy? - Make it stand out Making sense of the world’s most complex problems means getting beyond black and white options (Image from Dreamtime.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a03dc43d-a9d3-49d3-ad87-965245d84fd3/Square_dancing_at_the_John_C._Campbell_Folk_School_in_Brasstown%2C_North_Carolina.jpg Newsletter - Time for a Polycracy? - Make it stand out These days, countries don’t often align with just one superpower; they have their pick of square dance partners (Image from John Campbell Folks School, Brasstown, NC) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b22e5c4f-6a25-4d22-9222-32fa96c0efcf/CeKWJvGUEAAQ3XX.jpeg Newsletter - Time for a Polycracy? - Make it stand out The creation of products across a broad range of sectors is no longer bilateral — one countries “makes” and another country “buys”; it involves cooperation among multiple nations (image from Parag Khan’s book Connectography) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/fc99bde2-dc77-4f14-9f22-dd107bd6bbee/Unknown-13.jpg Newsletter - Time for a Polycracy? - Make it stand out Choosing between one of the two forks in the road is easy. Finding a new path in the gap between them requires energy, patience, confidence and courage (Image generated by deepai.org) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/odd-year-voting monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/62019b21-0573-4bed-add2-e94051fc5eff/Photo-2-1000x750.jpg Newsletter - The Odds Are Against Us: Let’s Change Them - Make it stand out Where are the people? They’re waiting for an even year to vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/70c59dbf-5f3f-41f6-b4c9-a8b1f8aa3835/women_stand_in_gutter_for_a_poster_parade_organised_by_the_womens_freedom_league_to_promote_the_suffrage_message_c_museum_of_london.jpg.webp Newsletter - The Odds Are Against Us: Let’s Change Them - Make it stand out Women worked for decades to get the vote in the US. But they don’t like to vote in odd year elections any more than men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/13f0cbd3-3360-4e5b-86ff-900e13c03640/90-6.webp Newsletter - The Odds Are Against Us: Let’s Change Them - Make it stand out Australia has a voting mandate, and takes amazing steps to get people voting — these citizens are lining up to vote from London. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-enhanced-games monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2e5edad3-69e6-42e4-a088-30ac9139fb27/images-24.jpeg Newsletter - Rocky vs. Drago II. Who Ya’ Rooting for in 2025? - Make it stand out Imagine Michelangelo was given a 430 pound slab of marble and chipped away 10 pounds. You’d have OD Wilson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f32478f8-34ff-41df-8b57-49ae985c40e2/IMG_0254.jpg Newsletter - Rocky vs. Drago II. Who Ya’ Rooting for in 2025? - Make it stand out The movie version of Harold Abrahams defends his decision to use a coach in Chariots of Fire (photo capture from video). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/66ec587f-5682-4d8c-bac2-d3ce667b50c6/harold-abrahams-66ad07038e089.jpg Newsletter - Rocky vs. Drago II. Who Ya’ Rooting for in 2025? - Make it stand out With the benefit of professional coaching, the real-life Harold Abrahams won the 100 meter dash in 1924. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/097d2975-a36e-435b-9fd8-1fd1a048b17b/90-5.webp Newsletter - Rocky vs. Drago II. Who Ya’ Rooting for in 2025? - Make it stand out In 2020, four-time African badminton champion Foo Kune of Mauritius was banned for two years for doping. She claimed the positive test came after drinking contaminated water. Et tu, badminton? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b234b757-edf1-4455-b867-47c31455bb3e/IMG_0256.jpg Newsletter - Rocky vs. Drago II. Who Ya’ Rooting for in 2025? - Make it stand out Kristian Gkolomeev after realizing he’s won $1 million for swimming the fastest 50 meters ever. Almost nobody saw and and no official group will recognize it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a2171330-763f-498f-bb69-5581c8229109/images-26.jpeg Newsletter - Rocky vs. Drago II. Who Ya’ Rooting for in 2025? - Make it stand out Using cutting edge technology and “supplements,” Ivan Drago became an early prototype of “Human 2.0.” “Whatever he hits, he destroys.” https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-year-tennisly monthly 0.5 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e96752a8-3b9a-4ecf-9c77-0e38eb7984c0/IMG_0226.jpg Newsletter - A Year of Living Tennisly - Make it stand out The Upper Dublin trophy now sits proudly above our sink at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d16907f7-29f0-40f8-b353-b179121d24cc/IMG_9782.jpg Newsletter - A Year of Living Tennisly - Make it stand out Here’s a photo of the serving tray. The cost of gas, food and hotel may have slightly exceeded its trade-in value…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/10a3915c-d0ed-477f-8dff-ed153d94f326/IMG_0204.jpg Newsletter - A Year of Living Tennisly - Make it stand out Somebody feed these people! The best players all seem to have a distinctive lean and hungry look…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b201494e-06cb-4daa-93db-602992d3fb11/DomCon05-300x180.jpg Newsletter - A Year of Living Tennisly - Make it stand out “DOMCON 2025” was also being held this week in New Orleans. After my spankings on the tennis court, I didn’t need to go. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-new-ten-commandments monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2c50b165-37bc-4686-af4e-6a0e8bd4f04f/IMG_0160.jpg Newsletter - An Alt 10 Commandments - Make it stand out Teresa of Avila wrote that ours “are the eyes with which Christ looks out in compassion on the earth.” She would have seen that in Doug Gill’s eyes. He was an inspiration to me for how a life should be lived, but his best advice to me came after he died. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9092635b-1e0d-49b3-b472-7811d25b2b7f/IMG_0170.jpg Newsletter - An Alt 10 Commandments - Make it stand out If you don’t have time to read the whole book, this is a pretty good summary from Doug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/dbb84133-8966-406e-9fbe-6a52a8a60965/a375974e-9053-40e3-9093-37e91cece49b.jpeg Newsletter - An Alt 10 Commandments - Make it stand out The best way to start saving the world may be to start with… the Skittles (image created with deepai.org) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-world-champions monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/dfa9404d-78b6-45a3-b08c-fcc99a8b45c2/5dc7f478-7fd4-48b2-a1fc-8a526d95e254.jpeg Newsletter - We Are the Champions (of Something or Another) - Make it stand out Could any of us be the world’s best at … something? (Image generated by deepai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1053ab13-7710-49be-85cb-b3fddf9aaee9/bee+wearing.jpg Newsletter - We Are the Champions (of Something or Another) - Make it stand out If he can just add another 40,000 bees or so, this guy might have a chance of winning… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cd2ac5bb-948d-4715-bb43-459686ad6e06/Extreme+ironing.png Newsletter - We Are the Champions (of Something or Another) - Make it stand out You can also extreme iron underwater, on a wakeboard, on top of a car, while skiing, on a unicycle…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/830560c0-8d87-420c-89c3-9bd361fe600c/wife+carrying.jpeg Newsletter - We Are the Champions (of Something or Another) - Make it stand out Finns are particularly creative in developing obscure world championships. In addition to wife-carrying (above; yes, those are wives slung over shoulders), they invented mobile phone-throwing, swamp soccer and ice swimming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/846dc674-45f2-40fc-a152-1be59e03552d/IMG_0135.jpg Newsletter - We Are the Champions (of Something or Another) - Make it stand out To get to the top of the whistling world, I would need to take out Geert Chatrou, the three-time champ from the Netherlands. My advantage: he looks smug; probably distracted by his day job whistling for Cirque de Soleil — he won’t see me coming. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-online-sports-gambling-rewind monthly 0.5 2025-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3775307f-f345-4210-b453-d0cb0934b657/images-13.jpeg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building (Fall 2025 Update) - Make it stand out The NCAA was shocked — SHOCKED - to find 2/3 of students gambling on campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2717a54d-7007-437e-890b-9f9b689354f0/a464f86b-1e59-40bc-951f-2031d8fdb12d.jpeg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building (Fall 2025 Update) - Make it stand out Every young person needs a casino in their pocket, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d5ec0de1-03d3-4af8-92eb-52ce3d57da17/images-14.jpeg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building (Fall 2025 Update) - Make it stand out How about this as a new tag line for sports gambling companies?: “Only Losers in the Building” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/65aa37ba-6ed8-42e5-9bb8-76402d20d4fc/sports-betting-banner-image.jpg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building (Fall 2025 Update) - Make it stand out What if having these apps on your phone was no longer a source of pride? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-monkeybearers monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9cd8d9dc-8898-46d3-a478-be689d61b871/9BE462F3-C7C6-4BC3-9BA2-087E5341A5D3.jpeg Newsletter - Blessed Are the Monkeybearers - Make it stand out Agreeing to be the person who puts the monkey on your back could be a kind of work superpower (Image from OpenAI/Sora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/db0a9362-65b9-4632-81bb-f60ebce24aff/9948249d-4078-4276-a580-368a908512eb.jpeg Newsletter - Blessed Are the Monkeybearers - Make it stand out Nobody wants to write the memo. That’s why it pays to volunteer to do it (Image generated from deepai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f2e9cd42-ad75-4032-bf82-7eae991b62cf/5E0B4827-9740-49A2-95EA-DB9D21A3844C.jpeg Newsletter - Blessed Are the Monkeybearers - Make it stand out Volunteers confuse other people (image generated by OpenAI’s Sora). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-ears-wide-shut monthly 0.5 2025-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cd5aa887-4b5a-45fe-a3ba-aa54c09d0dc1/IMG_0057.PNG Newsletter - Ears Wide Shut - Make it stand out While Josh Shapiro pressed people to listen to each other, online they just screamed at each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/95b86aaf-4856-4110-bf6c-3716195152de/IMG_0062.PNG Newsletter - Ears Wide Shut - Make it stand out There wasn’t much listening on the Charlie Kirk Show either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/eda9cf02-8151-48a0-a43a-ae2e5a8165ad/IMG_0064.PNG Newsletter - Ears Wide Shut - Make it stand out When this is what you think about the other party, why would you listen to anything they say? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-doing-hard-things monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a6eb3411-3fee-4e7e-80be-5f09ca3c26ba/IMG_9987.jpg Newsletter - Doing Hard Things is… Hard. But Not Impossible. - Make it stand out Team Glock isn’t a real team; it’s a marketing slogan designed to convince more people to buy semi-automatic pistols. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1757738846989-V449T6ZXPK5N99YJJBW0/unsplash-image-i9ikCx-0Pk8.jpg Newsletter - Doing Hard Things is… Hard. But Not Impossible. - Make it stand out Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. But people use guns to kill people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/aed87280-bc17-4494-95ab-4cbeddf80e9f/Charlie+kirk+2.webp Newsletter - Doing Hard Things is… Hard. But Not Impossible. - Make it stand out Charlie Kirk welcomed dialogue with people who disagreed with him. His catch phrase was “prove me wrong.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/14676dbb-c058-4121-962b-cafaa19e01e7/IMG_9976.jpg Newsletter - Doing Hard Things is… Hard. But Not Impossible. - Make it stand out Protecting a mountain takes constant work across party lines. It’s working in Oregon. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-making-friends monthly 0.5 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2d8bb0df-965f-4bc3-8f28-40bc78a48082/IMG_9898.jpg Newsletter - You Got To Have Friends - Make it stand out DJ Khaled might’ve been happier if he had some new friends… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/229e7134-eec7-4a9d-9e8f-4af6b621b784/IMG_9895.jpg Newsletter - You Got To Have Friends - Make it stand out That’s Dave on the right. In addition to amazing social skills, he also has long arms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1757077117048-5ZIO7GL95LLBNCI1IYWS/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - You Got To Have Friends - Make it stand out We don’t need many close friends, but if we want them, we have to invest some time in them (photo Helen Lopes, Unsplash). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-death-of-funerals monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e363034e-f374-4ce4-a4d1-8d04539a7a96/08MakingItWork-Funeral-10-lkmg-superJumbo.jpg.webp Newsletter - The Death of (Traditional) Funerals - Make it stand out Funeral homes like Posey’s have traditionally provided a broad range of services (photo Posey’s Funeral Home). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3761f86e-12e1-43d9-9e47-d9c192478af9/IMG_1733.jpeg Newsletter - The Death of (Traditional) Funerals - Make it stand out Drumline gets ready to enter the service (photo Teresa Miska) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/30fc95da-526c-41de-9328-23b448869669/IMG_9866.jpg Newsletter - The Death of (Traditional) Funerals - Make it stand out Former students of Steve (me included) got buttons to identify themselves, stood at the service and called out which of 8 instruments he taught them. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-misheard-lyrics-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f9d93e2f-7ecb-41fa-a055-82ddd8ab63b9/IMG_8250.jpg Newsletter - How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons (Update) - Make it stand out I felt seen by the Young Rascals… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9a4302a2-b60f-402f-b494-7d77da1d271a/9780671501280.IN.0.l.jpg Newsletter - How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons (Update) - Make it stand out This book debunks more than two hundred promising, but incorrect, song lyrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d7a7b5a3-ddb1-46ca-a019-a0ee080cbac1/imu-20230912174618695.jpg Newsletter - How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons (Update) - Make it stand out You don't have to groove on Sunday afternoons; you can also watch football. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-libraries monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/83232cc5-7547-42d9-9108-c7302aae32db/IMG_9818.jpg Newsletter - The Race for Third Place - Make it stand out 2 million checkouts over the summer seems like a lot to me. But there’s more than reading going on at libraries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6cafabca-af65-4c55-951d-91dc4323db31/IMG_5542-2048x1536.jpeg Newsletter - The Race for Third Place - Make it stand out Suzanne Moore at work (photo from NC Rural Center). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/5f5df11f-c8d4-4a6f-8664-ea8abf53a1df/featured-image-980x386-1.jpg Newsletter - The Race for Third Place - Make it stand out Libraries are in a race for relevance. Will anyone speak up for them? (photos NC Rural Center) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-ai-writes monthly 0.5 2025-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/21e7dcb3-41e3-446e-8ebc-576e68719fed/Unknown-9.jpg Newsletter - Replacement Theory - Make it stand out CG would be perfectly willing to deliver you from your writer’s block. See how happy he is? (Image generated by deepai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4ba4eb60-1e14-4287-a763-2a3d53a45ca0/Unknown-10.jpg Newsletter - Replacement Theory - Make it stand out Just to keep the weirdness going, I asked deepai.org to make up a picture of the boy I never knew. Look how happy he is! https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-ai-atrisk-jobs monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/43a6b7a1-3e68-4180-89af-590d89f16872/images-23.jpeg Newsletter - Should I Ditch the Dictionary and Drive a Dredge? - Make it stand out If AI can do 98% of the tasks in your interpreting job, this might be a good time to consider developing new skills (image from First Legal). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e18d540b-7efb-4f5e-882d-6b39a0bb3f45/__%281%29.jpg.webp Newsletter - Should I Ditch the Dictionary and Drive a Dredge? - Make it stand out Can’t touch this! AI can’t replace any of the key tasks of dredge operators — yet (Image from Owlguru) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-wednesdays-steve monthly 0.5 2025-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0ea0bb0f-c27c-4ede-a036-0c7531eec797/IMG_9739.PNG Newsletter - Wednesdays with Steve - Make it stand out Steve played keyboard, guitar and anything else needed for Barbour and Hinton, his long-time duo (Facebook photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8e85828b-6d36-4585-a944-1067ade0cb79/IMG_9735.PNG Newsletter - Wednesdays with Steve - Make it stand out Steve with family. I never saw him in the same rock band t-shirt twice (Facebook photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9a4044b4-f130-4e5f-b4e1-b2ade0b79ef3/IMG_9736.PNG Newsletter - Wednesdays with Steve - Make it stand out Steve looking on with pride as “The Thuds” perform @2014. Steve launched a lot of bands (Facebook photo). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-weighing-anchors monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8bf36c6d-1ae9-44b4-afe6-9cb4d25a5acc/Charlie+Gaddy+WRAL+early.jpg Newsletter - Weighing Anchors - Make it stand out Charlie Gaddy in his early days at WRAL-TV, circa 1975. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f148320b-2e2a-456a-a1f6-64e4d98b1120/Charlie+Gaddy+news+team.jpg Newsletter - Weighing Anchors - Make it stand out Charlie Gaddy (left) with the “Action News 5” team, circa 1985. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/50b9fe1d-0cbb-4fff-84ff-47c8d565e372/IMG_9694.jpg Newsletter - Weighing Anchors - Make it stand out Charlie Gaddy in 1988 talking to hostage taker Eddie Hatcher during the kidnapping. I’m over his shoulder in the background trying to talk to the Governor’s Office. I got put on hold; Charlie got right through. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-ai-policy monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/dbe4f1f4-4ab5-42e8-af20-02cbdd0e4c17/Unknown-8.jpg Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 3: “Steering” AI With Policy - Make it stand out We can’t stop the AI ship, but we may be able to nudge it in the right direction. (Illustration using AI from deepai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1081c360-d4f1-4c5b-8a86-099b44ed75b0/IMG_9710.jpg Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 3: “Steering” AI With Policy - Make it stand out Expect most universities to go all in on AI, but there’s also an opportunity to go all in on humanities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/7c6f5ddd-038f-4f7c-892b-fff0a008720b/IMG_9709.jpg Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 3: “Steering” AI With Policy - Make it stand out In his first meeting with cardinals after his election, Pope Leo XIV identified AI as one of the biggest challenges facing humanity. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-city-upon-hill-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/74fb83d0-b1be-41de-bee0-9215b37fb620/Unknown-6.jpg Newsletter - The Original Blueprints for the City Upon a Hill - Make it stand out When the original author of the “city upon a hill” used it to describe our future nation, he didn’t mean what we think he did. (Image generated by openai.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/21a2fe36-9e1b-4436-bb92-716b162223d0/winthrop.jpg Newsletter - The Original Blueprints for the City Upon a Hill - Make it stand out John Winthrop was a devout Puritan. He founded and eventually served as Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4afad4fe-8ee7-4bd2-b280-5b739376c6d1/MV5BZDMwYzY5NDEtYWRiMS00Yjc5LTk4ZTYtYWQ1NjY1NWViNDJlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjgzOTQ0MzM%40._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg Newsletter - The Original Blueprints for the City Upon a Hill - Make it stand out Cover art for the 2011 documentary by Newt Gingrich, a salute to American individualism. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-ai-seven-jobs monthly 0.5 2025-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2b59eb7a-69be-46d5-bc5c-5f7abfb845cc/IMG_9670.jpg Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 2: Seven “T” Jobs for the Future - Make it stand out AI and automation mean a seesaw ride for all of us going forward (I asked deepai.org to create this image) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f09eda73-181a-45f5-894d-bce3e74066f6/Unknown-2.jpg Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 2: Seven “T” Jobs for the Future - Make it stand out AI can create images of skilled tradespeople, but it can’t replace them yet (I asked deepai.org to create this image) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b1445488-2975-455c-9501-a374b6155c5b/Screen+Shot+2025-06-27+at+1.30.38+PM.png Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 2: Seven “T” Jobs for the Future - Make it stand out The construction sector continues to be very slow in adopting automation and AI (graphic from Associated Building Contractors). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/66646a41-b6ca-4b62-a005-c3b89a762074/Screen+Shot+2025-06-25+at+10.17.09+AM.png Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 2: Seven “T” Jobs for the Future - Make it stand out Chart from DICE on jobs requiring AI or Machine Learning skills: Since this chart came out, the numbers have continued to climb. As of May 2025, the percentage is 36%. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2f1d057f-c392-4c48-b48f-b6eeb7ee961a/Unknown-5.jpg Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 2: Seven “T” Jobs for the Future - Make it stand out AI will continue to get better at generating on-demand art and “creative” products, but we are still going to want humans involved (I asked deepai.org to create this image) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-sammies monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c8ca90df-62d7-47e0-8ade-a286b79e4885/IMG_9639.jpg Newsletter - What If Our Heroes Worked for… the Government? - Make it stand out Cynical about government? Try the Sammies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/dec7e121-ed7b-41b8-bc03-97a9d46badc2/IMG_9648.jpg Newsletter - What If Our Heroes Worked for… the Government? - Make it stand out Kyle Knipper with his mentor (left) and proud parents (right) after the ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/355b4256-9e02-4c8c-a7a8-5d8a12ba00c5/Screen+Shot+2025-06-21+at+8.22.41+AM.png Newsletter - What If Our Heroes Worked for… the Government? - Make it stand out The US currently imports 80% of its rare earth minerals. The work of Mary Anne Alvin at the Department of Energy could help discover those minerals among coal waste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9c34fe17-6dff-489d-b2d8-6a208711c7d9/IMG_9647.jpg Newsletter - What If Our Heroes Worked for… the Government? - Make it stand out The Sammie celebrate public service. But they are swimming upstream against a sea of electrons sending a different message. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-ai-entrylevel monthly 0.5 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/55389c2d-4344-4dc0-abbb-0cbaeab87ba5/SyGjfA11Xeg_0_0_2001_1126_0_x-large.jpg Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 1: The (Job) Sky Is Falling. No, Seriously - Make it stand out Amodei doesn’t plan to stop making AI; he does want more policymakers to begin planning for its implications.(Photo Benjamin Girette, Bloomberg) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8c2eb0cc-4761-4c64-addd-277cbf6439a2/Screen+Shot+2025-06-11+at+4.48.59+PM.png Newsletter - AI and Jobs Part 1: The (Job) Sky Is Falling. 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Because it matters — to us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/16cb7bed-7f4a-4103-8107-dad22c18afed/Watermarked+1974-1986.jpg Newsletter - A Capella at Its Most ahh… Compelling - Make it stand out I got to sing with most of these guys in college — Zumbyes reuners from the classes of ‘74-’86. The rest I wished I could have (Photo Andrew Sloat). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2fa817f9-1c98-4b03-8827-be18b1e55f28/tempImageW9aR2k.jpg Newsletter - A Capella at Its Most ahh… Compelling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ea340931-188b-4ef9-8739-45710bd109ff/52534664560_3f01c9bf7e_o.JPG Newsletter - A Capella at Its Most ahh… Compelling - Make it stand out The latest Zumbye group looks little like the original group. But they share something important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/362b6d8d-7aa9-4882-a6c1-f12cd4fb5da0/tempImagecEMeUp.jpg Newsletter - A Capella at Its Most ahh… Compelling - Make it stand out The Saturday evening concert was a trip through Zum time. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-wtf-wfh-fl64n monthly 0.5 2025-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/98aa89e3-17b2-46ea-afb0-4066ebf6a295/Screen+Shot+2025-02-18+at+10.32.03+AM.png Newsletter - WTF Happened to WFH? - Make it stand out What a difference a year makes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3c1f9a62-3c20-4600-a797-5b96673adb90/66_nutley_wb_ddi-1.jpg Newsletter - WTF Happened to WFH? - Make it stand out Washington DC’s traffic, always bad, got worse this month. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/fd02ce6c-722f-4570-9ae0-64084f1f7e4c/black-semi-orbit-cubicle-1080x608.jpg Newsletter - WTF Happened to WFH? - Make it stand out Companies implementing return-to-work policies may need to resupply. I found 6-person office cube sets on sale for $14,950 this week. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-finding-new-path monthly 0.5 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/90c7bce8-f556-4c19-9055-cdfa3a2a2e95/ff_49_istock-492601952_1000.jpg Newsletter - Finding the Road Next Traveled By - Make it stand out The idea of a fork in the road implies there are only two choices… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/fdacef46-4db8-4217-ab5b-14925c410459/moral+ambition.jpeg Newsletter - Finding the Road Next Traveled By - Make it stand out This book is inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a5270b9d-e529-4ed7-8e26-66c42725b891/Screen+Shot+2025-05-24+at+3.22.24+PM.png Newsletter - Finding the Road Next Traveled By - Make it stand out Harvard graduates class of 2020. Of course people can choose where they want to work, but how awesome would it be if more of them — and us — worked on the world’s biggest problems? (Image from Harvard Crimson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d5bdd9e2-85e0-4451-a707-d6bbf822460c/fruit+of+spirit.jpeg Newsletter - Finding the Road Next Traveled By - Make it stand out We don’t have to eat from the tree the algorithms push us to. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/meck-dec-anniversary monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d31007e8-d393-4f83-9127-9be12136e084/mecklenburg_declaration-300x373.jpg Newsletter - NC: First in Freedom… and Last to Correct Mistakes - Make it stand out One of several attempts to recreate the lost text of the supposed declaration. All came 44 or more years after 1775. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f5aaf1aa-8b6c-4a8c-ab1b-1f9a1d54ae24/Great_Seal_color.jpg Newsletter - NC: First in Freedom… and Last to Correct Mistakes - Make it stand out I wonder if the women are rolling their eyes about the date above their heads? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8b7246c6-ce6c-48d0-b551-a8f15f2728f5/IMG_9309.jpg Newsletter - NC: First in Freedom… and Last to Correct Mistakes - Make it stand out Only one of these dates on the license plate the state sent me has anything to do with freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2036e3fd-833c-4c0d-8303-2e18e3e212a6/Mec_dec_flag_date+%281%29.jpg Newsletter - NC: First in Freedom… and Last to Correct Mistakes - Make it stand out Let’s mark the end of an error — by removing the top date from our flag (photo from Wikipedia Commons). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-tennis-doubles monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c0833b1d-3990-4494-8489-eaf531eb96b3/IMG_9273.jpg Newsletter - All I Really Need to Know I Learned… Playing Doubles - Make it stand out My tennis relationship with my father flipped as we got older. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2682cf1b-a3c1-4a62-af9d-9c97a997f6ac/IMG_9275.jpg Newsletter - All I Really Need to Know I Learned… Playing Doubles - Make it stand out When you’re playing with strangers, one of the big things is just avoiding running into each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d8c39439-b936-4be5-ae37-b9b0e6dbbb18/187117.jpg Newsletter - All I Really Need to Know I Learned… Playing Doubles - Make it stand out There’s a lot to learn about tennis and life in this memoir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/895ffb8b-39d6-46cf-9e73-941fe459dcda/IMG_9276.jpg Newsletter - All I Really Need to Know I Learned… Playing Doubles - Make it stand out The closest thing I’ve had to a tennis soulmate was this guy. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-abundance-vs-scarcity monthly 0.5 2025-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/769122f2-d7a9-44a6-90b8-1c433ee4f655/Musical_chairs_Lawn_Jam_Our_Community_Place_Harrisonburg_VA_June_2008+%281%29.jpg Newsletter - Abundant America: Part 2: Pivoting from Scarcity to Abundance, Fear to Hope - Make it stand out Musical chairs games have clear winners and losers. Life? Not necessarily. Photo by Artaxerxes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/778efc49-1295-4acd-a4f6-ef73cf6aace4/images-20.jpeg Newsletter - Abundant America: Part 2: Pivoting from Scarcity to Abundance, Fear to Hope - Make it stand out Oil is scarce. And we’re not making any more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/54ecfad4-20dd-40bf-958d-89a186466093/images-19.jpeg Newsletter - Abundant America: Part 2: Pivoting from Scarcity to Abundance, Fear to Hope - Make it stand out Solar energy is abundant, and gets renewed every day. What will it take to make it more affordable? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-abundance-autocracy-bureaucracy monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/40456174-170e-4f89-9ed4-9b2b0e47a729/IMG_0503.JPG Newsletter - Abundant America: Part 1: A Path Between Autocracy and Bureaucracy - Make it stand out This photo does not do justice to the terror of my trip. Shrink the road, add scooters, livestock, and small children and it’s more accurate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c2fe613b-1aef-4c57-b76b-a5109dfd8a20/Homemade-Everything-Bagels-1-Photo-Cookie-Dough-and-Oven-Mitt.jpg Newsletter - Abundant America: Part 1: A Path Between Autocracy and Bureaucracy - Make it stand out Sometimes a plain bagel is enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/513b01b0-45e3-4bfe-a0e4-5abf081c9cb6/images-18.jpeg Newsletter - Abundant America: Part 1: A Path Between Autocracy and Bureaucracy - Make it stand out Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called his approach to rebuilding this bridge a “getting stuff done” strategy. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-t3pmo monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2e33430e-f737-41f2-ae52-0c8d59f2019f/1684757989972.jpeg Newsletter - The Joy of T3PMO - Make it stand out T3PMO can turn job search upside down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f2483a99-ba7c-4fa3-8bf7-08021da5b22d/Venn_diagram_gr_la_ru.svg.png Newsletter - The Joy of T3PMO - Make it stand out In the 1880’s, John Venn created this chart to show that there can be a sweet spot of overlap between three different sets of information — the “Venn diagram.” For T3PMO, the ideal job is one that is useful (however you define useful), you are interested in, and has a discrete, accomplishable end. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-revenuers-regulators monthly 0.5 2025-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cede40ef-caf9-46ee-96a3-6195b67f3cdd/honorhealth-general-surgery-residency-program.jpeg Newsletter - The Challenge of the Washington Chain Saw Massacre (Part 2) - Make it stand out Chain saws are really effective on trees. When dealing with people — or organizations that serve people — scalpels make more sense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bfde3c59-71b2-4198-99b7-cee9cb0f8349/Koopman.jpeg Newsletter - The Challenge of the Washington Chain Saw Massacre (Part 2) - Make it stand out Which part of Jarod Koopman’s work at the IRS do you want to get rid of? (Photo IRS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/75c2ec2e-f520-4c8b-a336-0842fa011f9b/Chris+Mark.jpeg Newsletter - The Challenge of the Washington Chain Saw Massacre (Part 2) - Make it stand out Chris Mark’s work led to the first year ever in the US with no coal miner deaths from mine collapse (photo Washington Post). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-federal-job-cuts monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/28a43eef-8544-42fa-bdbc-f7b88931558c/p0ksph81.jpg Newsletter - The Challenge of the Washington Chain Saw Massacre (Part 1) - Make it stand out Chainsaws are not subtle instruments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4bed185b-516b-4597-9f35-39b4a13b5452/Screen+Shot+2025-03-28+at+11.30.14+AM.png Newsletter - The Challenge of the Washington Chain Saw Massacre (Part 1) - Make it stand out Federal government agencies are less unpopular than you may think (Graphic from Pew Research Center) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-population-bust monthly 0.5 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c6eb6806-6f5b-4802-9489-f18e17763c95/51ooiYMmUtL._SL350_.jpg Newsletter - The Big Babybearing Bribery Blunder - Make it stand out The scare tactics in this 1968 book worked. Maybe too well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/5d49d848-6f5c-4f36-9077-8c28bb652371/south+korean.jpeg Newsletter - The Big Babybearing Bribery Blunder - Make it stand out Over a 35 year period, more than 3800 South Korean schools closed due to declining birthrates. This one was adapted to become an art gallery. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-government0invest-rural monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/7eb265dd-4aa2-47ca-9887-8a6d7af099d2/Screen+Shot+2025-03-13+at+8.24.40+AM.png Newsletter - A Rural Case for Government - Make it stand out A nice map from Axios based on the new US Census data. 90% of metro areas in the US grew over the past 5 years, with higher rates of both domestic and international immigrants. People are still moving to cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/7ce74361-6de1-4c0d-a06d-94e34ab2d0f1/will20widmer-allen20county-iola-ks-20170801-012.jpeg Newsletter - A Rural Case for Government - Make it stand out The road ahead for rural America isn’t clear, but it almost certainly will require an active role for government. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-christian-us monthly 0.5 2025-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/df6b1bc1-39f3-4091-95e1-bd41b23d0ca6/Worship.jpg Newsletter - The Fall and Rise of US Christianity - Make it stand out A few more young people, and more young men in particular, are saying yes to Christianity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1d65e575-0bc4-4798-96b8-7d150c7e9901/voting.jpg Newsletter - The Fall and Rise of US Christianity - Make it stand out The link between politics and faith is getting closer. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-college-less-unaffordable monthly 0.5 2025-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/03947483-e548-4447-9f58-ea84202647ea/sunrise+college.jpg Newsletter - US College Is Getting Less Unaffordable (but don’t tell anybody!) - Make it stand out Are ever-rising college costs slowly sunsetting? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ac6cf068-ef86-40b2-a395-7ba0f5a823b5/scale.jpeg Newsletter - US College Is Getting Less Unaffordable (but don’t tell anybody!) - Make it stand out The balance in affordability is tipping toward students. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-bucket-list monthly 0.5 2025-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ad2c8d6e-6494-439a-86dc-bdc32b07de79/B3.UNC-Duke-column1-e1623259315504-678x381.jpg Newsletter - The Joy of Bucketing - Make it stand out True fans will never forget the blood that came from this play in 2007. Gerald Henderson broke Tyler Hansbrough’s nose. Hansbrough “hated” him for 10 years; more recently they’ve done a podcast together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b26fb543-860c-4c1e-a3c0-ad770c7839bc/IMG_8869.jpg Newsletter - The Joy of Bucketing - Make it stand out Mixed couples were a rarity in the game’s crowd. It was 99.9% Duke fans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0af62202-ffd3-41da-907f-da8ff072f963/Untitled+25_2.jpg Newsletter - The Joy of Bucketing - Make it stand out Your first glimpse of Petra comes as you emerge from “the eye of the needle” (Photo Dan Ojserkis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8dd3030a-b5eb-470c-8064-535b8a92cebc/norway_fjords_wallpaper_0040_stegastein_aurlandsfjord-768x480.jpg Newsletter - The Joy of Bucketing - Make it stand out A trip through Norwegian fjords will stay with me for the rest of my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/827a0696-d14e-4554-971c-c92da8d14a16/tempImageOCU6ct.jpg Newsletter - The Joy of Bucketing - Make it stand out Opposing players miss 34% of shots when Duke students do “the fish.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/16219619-94ea-4f2e-9e0d-ba6410a70828/IMG_8897.jpg Newsletter - The Joy of Bucketing - Make it stand out This is not a place you want to play if you are wearing light blue. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/said-lose-friends monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bf9dc05a-d6ce-400d-9a7e-5045c86f9521/Untitled+39_2.jpg Newsletter - How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Make it stand out Our group performing at the 6th century Aya Irini in Istanbul, 1979. Turkish-American relationships were rocky, but the concert was a sell out (photo Dan Ojserkis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1a4e829e-70a7-4b02-9c8f-1a497c785f19/images-3.png Newsletter - How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Make it stand out The United States’ primary foreign aid agency is under fire for being political — that’s sort of its job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2d148d0d-2e28-4785-80ae-dc916c6ca686/Untitled+1_6.jpg Newsletter - How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Make it stand out Informal jam session in Carthage, Tunisia, 1979. Was this “democracy building”? If so, was that a bad thing? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cad03369-b0d9-4ef5-ac02-8239fa1bdbb2/2024-01-28T222938Z_1560774941_RC2AR5AK21LS_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-JORDAN-1200x675.jpg Newsletter - How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Make it stand out About 3000 US troops are stationed across Jordan, including 350 at this strategically-located base on the Jordan-Syria border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b561bbd7-f2f6-4049-b776-70362eed1615/9781508241881-us.jpg Newsletter - How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Make it stand out Dale Carnegie’s classic 1936 book on “how to win friends and influence people” came down to one recommendation: respect them. It’s still a good idea. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-super-bowl-59-quiz monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f10f31e5-e368-492e-9f6c-01a4a87b5b40/IMG_8853.jpg Newsletter - XVI Questions for SB LIX - Make it stand out Get ready to be shocked when you hear how much will be bet on this year’s Super Bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b0cf5837-b6c3-446f-95dd-ca1cfa09bb91/Kendrick.jpeg Newsletter - XVI Questions for SB LIX - Make it stand out Kendrick would no more ask Drake to appear with him at halftime than Donald would name Kamala Secretary of State. But you can still bet on it. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-lines monthly 0.5 2025-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d17cd063-ccea-4ae6-95b3-36cb6a7aa814/ants-chalk.jpg Newsletter - The Lines That Bind Us - Make it stand out If you draw lines in Chinese chalk or cinammon, ants won’t cross them — it messes up their sense of smell. As humans, we don’t have that excuse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c02b0960-a910-4ced-ae79-3add74201720/japanese.jpeg Newsletter - The Lines That Bind Us - Make it stand out Americans are respectful of lines; Japanese are reverential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2b2135a2-dbdf-4e8c-9aeb-b73f65774884/images-16.jpeg Newsletter - The Lines That Bind Us - Make it stand out Some of the lines in our lives are real; others we make up. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-cheating monthly 0.5 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/77baba5b-1e9a-4d3d-a5c6-2cfa9cc35b14/tennisball-line.jpg Newsletter - Finding the Line on Cheating - Make it stand out Professional tennis took line calls out of the hands of humans, but in amateur tennis calls are on the honor system. They provide a litmus test for all of us. How much does it mean to us to win? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a01bf460-e0c7-4dc8-92a8-3c120f254d6a/images-15.jpeg Newsletter - Finding the Line on Cheating - Make it stand out “Bag-gate” rocked the cornhole world in 2022. Is nothing sacred? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-online-sports-gambling monthly 0.5 2025-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3775307f-f345-4210-b453-d0cb0934b657/images-13.jpeg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building - Make it stand out The NCAA was shocked — SHOCKED - to find 2/3 of students gambling on campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9cbe30a8-d5e2-4bcc-bb3f-ff48b82f7a39/istockphoto-1452908983-612x612.jpg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building - Make it stand out Everybody young person needs a casino in their pocket, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d5ec0de1-03d3-4af8-92eb-52ce3d57da17/images-14.jpeg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building - Make it stand out How about this as a new tag line for sports gambling companies?: “Only Losers in the Building” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/65aa37ba-6ed8-42e5-9bb8-76402d20d4fc/sports-betting-banner-image.jpg Newsletter - Only Losers in the Building - Make it stand out What if having these apps on your phone was no longer a source of pride? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-politics-of-sacrifice monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0ffea50d-f0ff-4e7a-b619-f4514498f987/images-12.jpeg Newsletter - The (Bad) Politics of Sacrifice - Make it stand out President Carter lived a life committed to self-sacrifice. He figured we were the same. Uh, no. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a51138bb-4a75-4ed6-acc2-6f0eccbe4e88/95e7d963-79dc-46f5-9388-4a128a086b2a.jpeg Newsletter - The (Bad) Politics of Sacrifice - Make it stand out Be honest. Given a choice, would you rather turn down your thermostat or head down to Disney World? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/35c61ff8-593c-44d9-90ac-f5296c628202/AP23216569574685+Cropped.jpeg Newsletter - The (Bad) Politics of Sacrifice - Make it stand out This week Vivek Ramaswamy called for sacrifice to improve US employment. It went over about as well as you would expect. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-giving-around-world-n8tl9 monthly 0.5 2024-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2960fd28-4066-48c4-962a-63a7a1421a33/images-10.jpeg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 3: The Holiday Blues - Make it stand out Depression has a documented link to lack of sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1b6459ad-ea39-49f4-a26d-7782dc04d157/90-3.jpeg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 3: The Holiday Blues - Make it stand out Alexei Navalny’s posthumous memoir from prison excoriates the current Russian regime, and offers some inspirational words for those facing difficult times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/663eb791-9d10-42ff-9636-654b58c05543/shutterstock_519736576.jpg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 3: The Holiday Blues - Make it stand out A goal for the New Year: learn to face down my biggest worries and believe what I say I believe in. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-giving-around-world monthly 0.5 2024-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f9b6bb8a-1b65-4ac8-98d7-5e8ea983ac4c/Van+Gogh+good+samaritan.jpg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 2: Giving Around the World - Make it stand out The Good Samaritan helped a stranger. Which nation has the greatest number of Good Samaritans? (Image from Van Gogh’s “Good Samaritan,” 1890) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d2948b23-3658-4788-a21b-a1f14523a9d8/zakat.jpeg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 2: Giving Around the World - Make it stand out Giving to charity, or zakat, is one of the five pillars of Islam, but nowhere is it more emphasized than in Indonesia. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-giving-money monthly 0.5 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ea954c8e-244c-4087-a461-322907085371/Malaria.jpg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 1: For Giving Money - Make it stand out After careful analysis most of GiveWell’s top recommendations for charitable giving are in charities serving developing nations, like Burkina Faso (Photo: Malaria Consortium/Sophie Garcia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9e9157be-6da0-4ef8-b3c2-0150593ac60f/Donations.jpg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 1: For Giving Money - Make it stand out What percent of each $100 do we give to charity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c07b6ec3-4b25-43c6-8323-045368eb29ac/Penny.jpeg Newsletter - ‘Tis the Season Part 1: For Giving Money - Make it stand out Seriously? 40 cents? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-return-to-office-chess-game monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b5f4e82b-cbf5-46b3-9fca-a02b06c095f8/human-chess.jpg Newsletter - Coffee Badging, Polywork, and the Green Status Effect: The New Language of Return to Office - Make it stand out The fight over return to office may look like a game of chess, but the consequences are real (image from chesspower.co.nz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/68eb54dd-e444-45c6-b3dc-10ca98ef1fa7/coffee-break-660x371.jpg Newsletter - Coffee Badging, Polywork, and the Green Status Effect: The New Language of Return to Office - Make it stand out “Hey here I am, at the office, drinking my coffee. Good to see you guys. I’m just going to step out for a minute. You can reach my on Teams…” https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-gratitude monthly 0.5 2024-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f520b080-111b-40f5-b615-3290071f7026/IMG_8603.jpg Newsletter - If Tomorrow Never Comes, Show Gratitude Today - Make it stand out This year, take the time to think before you thank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2be804cf-029c-46b4-8b33-3ed6b387cde5/Marshall-500x500-1.png Newsletter - If Tomorrow Never Comes, Show Gratitude Today - Make it stand out Marshall Brain was a man (and beard) in full , who always had time for me and my ideas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/aa0eff52-28d4-4c83-b16d-e5d6dffbb550/tim-kent-headshot-1.jpg Newsletter - If Tomorrow Never Comes, Show Gratitude Today - Make it stand out Tim Kent told it like I wanted to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c5d24057-3b6b-47e4-b8cd-a648c713b14c/CP0051629-1_20241127.jpgx.jpeg Newsletter - If Tomorrow Never Comes, Show Gratitude Today - Make it stand out Brenda Hutchins radiated goodness and made me want to be a better person. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-pepper-picking-policy monthly 0.5 2024-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9e628e1f-bbcf-49ae-8592-eb0aeaedecd2/Screen+Shot+2024-11-19+at+11.51.31+AM.png Newsletter - Pepper Picking Policy Pushes Prices - Make it stand out Some 70% of US farm workers are foreign-born; 40% (blue bar) are unauthorized migrants (Chart from Baker Institute). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4d23abf8-9fd8-42ea-bd19-6fbc37edcf27/lincoln-food-and-farmworkers.jpg Newsletter - Pepper Picking Policy Pushes Prices - Make it stand out Picking peppers — and nuts and berries — is still labor intensive. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-civic-engagement monthly 0.5 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4513979b-234b-4dd1-a8f9-e0b705c41b3d/yawning-cat.jpg Newsletter - The Yawn of Democracy - Make it stand out If you think too many people care too much about big political issues, the data shows you’re wrong: not nearly enough people care at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/be2bd458-3fcb-4e18-9ec1-ce2922622862/download+%282%29.jpeg Newsletter - The Yawn of Democracy - Make it stand out Franklin’s warning was right on the money. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-misheard-lyrics monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f9d93e2f-7ecb-41fa-a055-82ddd8ab63b9/IMG_8250.jpg Newsletter - How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons - Make it stand out I felt seen by the Young Rascals… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9a4302a2-b60f-402f-b494-7d77da1d271a/9780671501280.IN.0.l.jpg Newsletter - How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons - Make it stand out This book debunks more than two hundred promising, but incorrect, song lyrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/d7a7b5a3-ddb1-46ca-a019-a0ee080cbac1/imu-20230912174618695.jpg Newsletter - How I Learned to Stop Grooving on Sunday Afternoons - Make it stand out You don't have to groove on Sunday afternoons; you can also watch football. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/teaching-critical-thinking-csw6f monthly 0.5 2025-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2c9399f3-2436-44e4-a6a0-cd01ee85e4c4/download.jpeg Newsletter - The Decisive Demographic - Make it stand out The gap in voting preference between young men and women is bigger than it has ever been. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cc972bde-01cf-4eba-ba8a-186a700bf633/Image+11-1-24+at+2.57+PM.jpg Newsletter - The Decisive Demographic - Make it stand out Young men and women generally agree on the biggest issues, but policy doesn’t appear to be what is causing their voting divide. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/teaching-critical-thinking monthly 0.5 2024-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ce499196-8a25-4f6b-a4be-74f55772b3fb/IMG_8381.jpg Newsletter - Building a More Perfect Union (One Class at a Time) - Make it stand out In Caleb Husmann’s class, he frequently argues multiple sides of the same issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/990a4e4c-78df-430e-8d36-4c9300e588b7/IMG_8420.jpg Newsletter - Building a More Perfect Union (One Class at a Time) - Make it stand out Beth Kusko tries to ensure people in her class with different political perspectives learn to work together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/8b903fbe-e13e-41fc-9412-4f6e400dcc0b/13CB2110-A1E7-455B-885A-B92665E9CABE.jpeg Newsletter - Building a More Perfect Union (One Class at a Time) - Make it stand out Surveys at 8 UNC ssystem schools find most students emerge with no change in their political orientation. Most stay the same; a few get more liberal; not quite as many get more conservative. College may not fundamentally change their orientation, but it can at least teach them to think critically (Source Ryan, et. al 2022). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-mangroves-costa-rica monthly 0.5 2024-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9ffe6940-1bb2-426e-bac2-de46e88955c6/IMG_8035.jpg Newsletter - One Big Thing to Learn from… Costa Rica - Make it stand out Costa Rica's mangroves filter toxins, connect salt and fresh water, nurture vulnerable animals, protect the country from tsunamis and pollution. They also make a pretty good metaphor for our times. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-government-disasters monthly 0.5 2024-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6a93bf10-3358-440f-8f8a-47347db8266c/860x394.jpg Newsletter - Don’t Make Disasters More Disastrous — Cut Government Some Slack - Make it stand out A FEMA worker conducts search and rescue near Swannanoah, NC. (Photo Mario Tama, Getty Images) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/74750947-aeb6-489c-82a1-2c16f6d5b40b/IMG_8431.PNG Newsletter - Don’t Make Disasters More Disastrous — Cut Government Some Slack - Make it stand out Volunteers from NC State collect relief supplies for Western North Carolina (Photo UNC System) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b64e98e4-3295-4114-8a58-6ad9e0f8fc5b/IMG_8456.PNG Newsletter - Don’t Make Disasters More Disastrous — Cut Government Some Slack - Make it stand out The scope of the disaster means recovery will require people able to commit not days or weeks but months of years. Government workers can do that (Photos uncredited, Facebook). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-brothers-keeper monthly 0.5 2024-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cc065953-e122-49ae-98b9-2c4e25bd722a/image005.jpg Newsletter - My Brother’s Keeper - Make it stand out For a moment, in disaster, we become brothers and sisters again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/074b9e02-d4ec-4510-9b18-ba2284927889/IMG_8413.PNG Newsletter - My Brother’s Keeper - Make it stand out Citizens gather for an old-school town meeting in Black Mountain, NC (photo New York Times). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/601e2e5c-c41a-435b-a043-9062a19d37e6/IMG_8426.PNG Newsletter - My Brother’s Keeper - Make it stand out We are at our best during disasters. But how can we sustain that in everyday life? (Photo USA Today) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-piercy-people monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4d5f8324-9e41-4d0b-9d1b-d2bbc08d2a10/IMG_8401.jpg Newsletter - To Be of Use, Be a ‘Piercy Person’ - Make it stand out Covering and following disasters is addictive, important, and exhausting. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-looking-down monthly 0.5 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/36e554c3-e0d5-4571-8d40-56e889179bb8/IMG_3717.jpg Newsletter - Looking Down - Make it stand out Looking down is humbling. And REALLY boring. But I can still look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c10638e3-1c1d-4e62-8fa7-5ebaf6e47eb6/IMG_8332.PNG Newsletter - Looking Down - Make it stand out Left untreated, a retinal detachment moves across the eye like a lunar eclipse (Image from space.com) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-nil-high-school monthly 0.5 2025-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/de42beff-422e-425c-bba4-d1643a6209dd/Black+book.jpeg Newsletter - The NIL Hypothesis: FOMO Means Mo’ Money - Make it stand out The "Black Book" promises to demystify what athletes are getting paid, but won't stop the bidding war. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/71814c91-4c7e-4b51-b1c9-6c371c05b549/Screen+Shot+2024-09-10+at+3.58.33+PM.png Newsletter - The NIL Hypothesis: FOMO Means Mo’ Money - Make it stand out Some of the $20 million colleges might use to pay athletes would go to non-revenue sports like these, and some might pay women more than men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9c82d57d-f6aa-4bdf-a45a-224f4704d2f3/pop-warner-sportsmanship-manatee-wildcats-credit-todd-sellitto-august-19-2018-2.jpg Newsletter - The NIL Hypothesis: FOMO Means Mo’ Money - Make it stand out Maybe athletes at any age should have a chance to get a hand out and a hand up: how young is too young for someone to get NIL money? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-child-scare-employers monthly 0.5 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/badec469-1eae-4385-9c48-e7858eb75a4e/mum-toddler-embracing-why-kids-cry-day-care-aptamil.jpg Newsletter - Child Care Scare: How Employers Can Help - Make it stand out 60% of parents cite concerns about child care as a reason for leaving their jobs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/45f60f05-b923-4e33-8619-af4c9e14b6b1/NCECF_FFNC-Certification-Badges_Established2023-DIGITAL-300x300.png Newsletter - Child Care Scare: How Employers Can Help - Make it stand out Close to 100 employers in North Carolina have achieved the Family Forward NC designation (and get to display it on their website). More than half are in the Guilford County area. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-cost-of-college-athletics monthly 0.5 2025-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b5f5ab14-d985-4ef4-8570-89476aa1ed71/sanderscu.jpeg Newsletter - Like That Catch? Click Here and Pay Me! - Make it stand out "Coach Prime" has brought new excitement to Colorado football... and unprecedented turnover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b8cdee0f-5c78-448f-9137-5cb2d5f62488/IMG_8258.jpg Newsletter - Like That Catch? Click Here and Pay Me! - Make it stand out The figures are only estimates, but here's a shopping guide for football recruits at every level. (chart from a survey by 247 Sports) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cb9c4db3-fb6f-419b-b850-449de7f7842b/IMG_8257.jpg Newsletter - Like That Catch? Click Here and Pay Me! - Make it stand out What would you pay for a good play? Click there. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-scorched-earth-reseed monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/abbff83b-c9ad-40a6-b112-28ef12c32816/service-pnp-ppmsca-56700-56753r.jpg Newsletter - Restoring American Hope: Scorched Earth or Reseeding? - Make it stand out In a time of deep turmoil in 1968, candidate Richard Nixon found a winning message for the presidency (photo Warren Leffler, through Library of Congress). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/36c403a3-0837-41b2-88c3-388a1e9ecfa7/IMG_8245.jpg Newsletter - Restoring American Hope: Scorched Earth or Reseeding? - Make it stand out This year's Democratic convention was a flag, freedom and football forward event, with echoes of the 1968 Republican convention. It's not clear the majority will choose that "conservative" message or the more radical change ideas Republicans are offering (screenshot from ABC news coverage). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-late-midlife-crisis monthly 0.5 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e1c06e9e-04b8-4101-894c-d6ba859d6905/IMG_8205.jpg Newsletter - Going Out of Your Mind - Make it stand out Even in hour four of his first match, Kukushkin still had a 36-year-old bounce in his step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6ab02398-9877-4da4-832f-50f9e3266b7c/IMG_8174.PNG Newsletter - Going Out of Your Mind - Make it stand out Playing tennis at age 64 is even harder than at 36 (photo Adrian Etheridge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3a4d2958-b19a-4d62-a255-63431d860f64/goldball.jpg Newsletter - Going Out of Your Mind - Make it stand out The best of the best seniors get...a ball made of actual gold (it is only slightly larger than this). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1ab007e3-739a-4188-8078-9e9909bd7848/IMG_8231.jpg Newsletter - Going Out of Your Mind - Make it stand out After a heroic comeback win on Monday and a grueling upset win on Wednesday, Thursday was bleaker for Mikhail. He lost 6-1, 6-3 to 24-year-old Mattia Bellucci of Italy. But he covered expenses and kept the dream alive. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-olympics-rest-of-world monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4eb4f6cf-7840-44cf-9aba-50f8e171ec64/IMG_7987.jpg Newsletter - The Olympics the Rest of the World Sees - Make it stand out Costa Rican TV Olympic coverage looked like this: commentary from a studio in San Jose, but no control over which events were shown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b0b51cdf-5939-467c-b350-934878e9915f/hennessy-olympics-paris-1.jpg Newsletter - The Olympics the Rest of the World Sees - Make it stand out Brisa Hennessy came closest for Costa Rica this year — but finished fourth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2c899970-9f15-4022-ba70-5fee78640a0e/images-9.jpeg Newsletter - The Olympics the Rest of the World Sees - Make it stand out Bolivia’s Hector Baribay could be the one to break his country’s medal drought. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-is-and-autonomy monthly 0.5 2024-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1cb7bdfd-cebc-4a5c-95bc-9abcf63f369c/av_autonomous_commitment.jpg Newsletter - Maybe You Can Drive My Car… But What Else? - Make it stand out GM’s self-driving experiment continues; Tesla has scheduled its latest update on the long-rumored “robo-taxi” for 8/8/24. I’m intrigued. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a0ee1052-f9be-4687-b49a-198b599f12e5/the-role-of-ai-in-recruitment.jpg Newsletter - Maybe You Can Drive My Car… But What Else? - Make it stand out One study found that HR managers are willing to pick AI-selected job candidates over their own. (Image from Oorwin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/80ff8b4c-a086-41cc-9f77-a22df02e9963/Martlet-tactical-drones-artillery-correction.jpg Newsletter - Maybe You Can Drive My Car… But What Else? - Make it stand out Russia and Ukraine have both made extensive use of drones in their war. Does an unmanned aerial vehicle feel pain when it kills? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-join-or-die monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/749a46fb-cc4d-48f0-8c86-757d71c4a377/timeline_mcgoverndole-e1470934079755.jpg Newsletter - Make America Join Again - Make it stand out Sen. Bob Dole (left) and Sen. George McGovern disagreed on almost everything politically, but because of a shared experience, they found a few things they could work together on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/da0c72c0-015e-4e7b-895d-39fd3194629c/A4291B8F-E0E2-4DD4-AE92-849C9C978A24.jpeg Newsletter - Make America Join Again - Make it stand out Putnam (center) has been arguing for 25 years that we learn something by joining clubs with people from different backgrounds. These days we are doing too much “Bowling Alone.” (photo Willis Misch) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/97c727af-4a35-4cca-aae6-013ad409899e/Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die.jpg Newsletter - Make America Join Again - Make it stand out The original “join or die” cartoon called Americans to unity in 1754. It’s not bad advice today either. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-olympic-offseason monthly 0.5 2024-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2cbf8054-2a2e-49a3-9301-6e4c30b8213a/IMG_7700.jpg Newsletter - When You’re Great — and Anonymous - Make it stand out The crowd at the Triangle Aquatic Center was rabid — and hyper-educated about the US Swim Team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9b59a5c0-a080-449f-ac25-52d85857aa6b/IMG_7723.jpg Newsletter - When You’re Great — and Anonymous - Make it stand out If you want an autograph with your Olympic swim hero, be prepared to get up at 4:30 am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b0a43079-7fcc-40ec-ac74-c54c14881aa7/IMG_7712.jpg Newsletter - When You’re Great — and Anonymous - Make it stand out A world-class athlete in motion, in any sport, is a thing of beauty. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-city-upon-hill monthly 0.5 2024-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/21a2fe36-9e1b-4436-bb92-716b162223d0/winthrop.jpg Newsletter - The Original Blueprints for the City Upon a Hill - Make it stand out John Winthrop was a devout Puritan. He founded, and eventually served as Governor, of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4afad4fe-8ee7-4bd2-b280-5b739376c6d1/MV5BZDMwYzY5NDEtYWRiMS00Yjc5LTk4ZTYtYWQ1NjY1NWViNDJlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjgzOTQ0MzM%40._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg Newsletter - The Original Blueprints for the City Upon a Hill - Make it stand out Cover art for the 2011 documentary by Newt Gingrich, a salute to American individualism. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-denmark monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0eed33fa-f82e-4878-ae73-750bcd8b44aa/38e00e9a-b90a-4dde-bef7-b3189aa575e2.jpg Newsletter - One Big Thing to Learn from… Denmark - Make it stand out Strollers outside Copenhagen store (photo Anna Sol) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a529ce79-f8c3-4de3-b326-8a27fce2d6dc/Screen+Shot+2024-06-24+at+11.19.30+AM.png Newsletter - One Big Thing to Learn from… Denmark - Make it stand out Denmark is the only country above 70% in trust (y-axis) and also ranks near the top in per capita income (x-axis). There is a close relationship between trust and per capita GDP. (chart from Our World in Data). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4a568ae9-80de-4f59-a5fa-eeda35db7ad0/dsc02302.jpg Newsletter - One Big Thing to Learn from… Denmark - Make it stand out Danish “honor system” roadside stands save money on staffing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/55d385ad-085a-4cad-b249-4f11234162c8/64154042-9782-4C26-91A4-D4CCA8380BC5.jpeg Newsletter - One Big Thing to Learn from… Denmark - Make it stand out Trust can be destroyed over time; Denmark proves it can also be built. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-not-building-brand monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3370e113-88c6-4d1d-968f-b3117249cd99/Varmint-Hunter-Magazine-Acquired-1.jpg Newsletter - How Not to Build a Brand - Make it stand out For a while, Varmint Hunter had a business model that worked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1719001898084-1A1SMQBFTTLKKZDJD119/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - How Not to Build a Brand - Make it stand out Always a winner: argue that up is down. (Photo Rob Wicks, Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/150533a0-9a8c-4f51-b56c-d2afaf29c486/IMG_7192.jpg Newsletter - How Not to Build a Brand - Make it stand out From my recent trip to Scotland. The older I get, the harder it is to be 100% sure of the path forward. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-lessons-from-war monthly 0.5 2024-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bb1dc194-0484-41a0-9633-873e75ad829d/36DATOKQONFBDNBTA33QYVDHFM.jpg Newsletter - D-Day, Dad’s Day and a Message to a Complaining Nation - Make it stand out The survivors of World War II were forever shaped by the experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4f9f5cac-800d-4b0a-9651-dbd2fcf2d9be/IMG_7467.jpg Newsletter - D-Day, Dad’s Day and a Message to a Complaining Nation - Make it stand out The letter and (clockwise left to right) a quiet moment with friends on New Guinea; in uniform with brother Charles prior to deployment; military ID. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/76ca85d3-cf1a-44e5-97af-086439b4e62a/IMG_7465.jpg Newsletter - D-Day, Dad’s Day and a Message to a Complaining Nation - Make it stand out What really matters. 1944 edition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a8133466-c45d-4683-839f-2741224cf561/IMG_7463.jpg Newsletter - D-Day, Dad’s Day and a Message to a Complaining Nation - Make it stand out Some items in the foot locker: photos from home, plans for base construction in post-war Japan, a mess kit, inspirational words…. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/stcuthbert-walking monthly 0.5 2024-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9fc50ca0-d3e7-498b-95c7-a620d5332d7b/tempImageLpANkD.jpg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out This part of the staircase looked so innocent…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/617e331f-a276-4285-b373-e181564c17ab/IMG_6900.jpg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out Oz… with gorse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f5216797-7ae6-4cc5-a1c7-2ac8255f9400/IMG_7188.jpg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out The Weetwood Bridge has a sign labeling it “weak” — but heck, it’s been around since 1513. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f63b30f2-dd6b-46e5-a534-20805ddb3db9/IMG_7159.jpg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/85d685d5-0611-44ab-b188-3ca4627e8a73/IMG_7102.jpg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out A long walk gives countrysides the edge over castles… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9f35baf4-0128-4454-a84b-776a0407d029/IMG_7341.jpg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out You can’t see details at 60 miles per hour… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1717764825297-IDIBPEHC2KLFI9UDLGC2/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out Every culture makes different assumptions about what it normal. Why do we assume ours are correct? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/fa587266-c682-4f2b-b75c-2fc994b0c121/IMG_7250.jpg Newsletter - Three Reasons to Go Two Miles an Hour - Make it stand out The “pilgrim’s path” to the Holy Island marks the end of St. Cuthbert’s Way. It’s a three-mile, unforgettable barefoot walk across a tidal basin. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-relentless-reinvention monthly 0.5 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9fd73614-7c55-448f-b8c5-5631f7d47f48/1686160814795.jpeg Newsletter - What Can We Do to Be More Interesting Than an Algorithm? - Make it stand out It’s hard to know how to prepare for a new world if you don’t know where the goalposts are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6c7e82f0-3249-46bc-b8aa-f06aa76e4284/1322337746_b504365daffc.jpg Newsletter - What Can We Do to Be More Interesting Than an Algorithm? - Make it stand out How can we avoid becoming the passive tech-addled sloths depicted in “Wall-E”? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6f1e16a1-d95d-4c54-835c-ec2c81dbc0c2/Screen+Shot+2024-05-18+at+10.55.56+AM.png Newsletter - What Can We Do to Be More Interesting Than an Algorithm? - Make it stand out The speed with which we adopt technologies means we do many things more efficiently… and have to change jobs more often.(image from Visualcapitalist.com) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-ai-music monthly 0.5 2024-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/dc7de18f-d030-4861-abbc-bf43a571836c/1*35H9_4kEa6bQrKo1m9smBg.png Newsletter - The Way the (Real) Music Dies - Make it stand out …And on keyboards (and vocals, drums, and guitar), AI! (image from Predict) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1dec8f45-1a87-4dab-8010-95b5b5fc9c5f/Hal_Blaine_in_1995.jpg Newsletter - The Way the (Real) Music Dies - Make it stand out An endangered species? The studio musician… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0d58de01-4e55-42cd-aa9f-4259e51f0fa3/IMG_6725.jpg Newsletter - The Way the (Real) Music Dies - Make it stand out Suno gives you two versions of a full song, lyrics and original song art… in about 8 seconds (screenshot from the website) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-swift-editor monthly 0.5 2024-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b298f2a7-3e1e-4d30-9742-3b7b08be6d4a/IMG_6689.jpg Newsletter - Everybody Needs a Good Editor (Right?) - Make it stand out Emperor Joseph II suggested edits to Mozart in Amadeus. Mozart, like all of us, LOVED the idea (apologies for quality; it’s a screenshot; I couldn’t find a still of the scene). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a953e271-4b4e-486e-abf3-9b7e5f3ae320/IMG_6685.jpg Newsletter - Everybody Needs a Good Editor (Right?) - Make it stand out We all have options in our lives. But you do have to make some choices. Don’t you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ddaf4aa2-7507-430f-80ea-d76fbf9f2ef8/IMG_6684.jpg Newsletter - Everybody Needs a Good Editor (Right?) - Make it stand out Mies was talking about architecture, but the same advice applies to writing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/005b8370-1291-493a-ba14-9af9e611f234/IMG_6682.jpg Newsletter - Everybody Needs a Good Editor (Right?) - Make it stand out The numbers on Taylor Swift’s album sales are breathtaking. Editor schmeditor. (chart by Chartmasters) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-bob-graham-worst-best monthly 0.5 2024-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/72b3957a-0585-4dc2-b689-107651969090/90.jpeg Newsletter - America’s Worst Best Presidential Candidate - Make it stand out Bob Graham put in a full eight hours during each of his career 400 “workdays.” (Photo Peter Cosgrove, AP) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/7a301357-31cf-4949-8d77-22d45f425588/1910148.jpeg Newsletter - America’s Worst Best Presidential Candidate - Make it stand out Sen. Bob Graham (right) had the shortest political campaign of any of the 2004 Democratic candidates. But that doesn’t mean it was the worst. (Photo Lynn Spillers, Getty Images) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-zone-of-interest monthly 0.5 2024-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1691437312750-GMLB6UY3RRYQRWQLQSWN/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Flashback: Responding to Injustice: What Would We Have Done? - Make it stand out What does it take to go in a different direction than the crowd? Under what circumstances would you? (Photo from Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/64adb32b-4bed-4c68-8743-a2010545ee84/2000_65f98a88e7d75.jpg.jpg Newsletter - Flashback: Responding to Injustice: What Would We Have Done? - Make it stand out Calpurnia confronts Atticus about his claim times are changing: “You sure about that?” https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-fandom monthly 0.5 2024-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e0e31a30-ee18-4a27-a6ce-0ae3a1b5de65/6b4d6f15fc5889f5b1aa2d19789ccbf3.jpeg Newsletter - Fandom - Make it stand out NC State Coach Norm Sloan can’t look as attendants try to help a fallen David Thompson, March 17, 1974. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/6286c20b-13dc-475b-8e0f-a70440f88a7c/1b00cb42e7a789f00fd2322eaa6cd946.jpeg Newsletter - Fandom - Make it stand out And then he was back! David Thompson returned from the hospital to see his team beat Pittsburgh, then led the team to the NCAA Championship two weeks later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/091370b0-333c-44a1-94f7-d74e63a4a08f/IMG_6573.jpg Newsletter - Fandom - Make it stand out I counted 83 people in line at the “NC State Store” buying merch the day before Final Four weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a0f14b8f-9d7e-4815-b5d3-0be4faf7eb33/IMG_6576.jpg Newsletter - Fandom - Make it stand out This Wolfpack watch party at a bar across from campus spilled over into a nearby street. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-people-fishing-success monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9fb25701-1501-45e8-b08a-419f39fff6ce/6100322866264.image.jpg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 3: Buying the Fish - Make it stand out Stan Kraphak and his wife Morgan Creekmore moved to Tulsa from Denver in 2019, when they were among the 3% of applicants accepted by the Tulsa Remote program. They purchased their home with the help of the $10,000 bonus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/816d3542-4827-429f-a3a3-3753a2136a92/196399-Southeast-Alaska-Inside-Passage.jpg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 3: Buying the Fish - Make it stand out Ketchikan, Alaska promotes outdoor activities and bills itself as “the salmon capital of the world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1711644996064-R9W9TNI6FBIE9AD89SS8/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 3: Buying the Fish - Make it stand out What’s the best path forward for struggling towns? They’re making their best guess. (Photo Jens Lelie for Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b37bade8-8b24-47bd-8197-fe0f9e2b6895/gettyimages-505081487-1-64916c7245f69.jpg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 3: Buying the Fish - Make it stand out Ireland’s “Our Living Islands” policy pays young people up to $86,000 US to move to remote Irish islands. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-what-is-country monthly 0.5 2024-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ebbda937-d86c-4dcc-be6b-df02af969394/2000x2000.jpg Newsletter - Beyoncé and the Question: What is “Country” Music? - Make it stand out Beyoncé’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” dropped March 29, 2024. It sure sounds country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b1c5c64b-da02-4234-8d20-f5e8327d613a/https---images.genius.com-a55748995a51e42733325cdce6161bab.600x600x1.jpg Newsletter - Beyoncé and the Question: What is “Country” Music? - Make it stand out Jimmie Rodgers was good on “Blue Yodel #9,” but so were Lil Hardin Armstrong and Louis Armstrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/00e0cde8-0b6b-475a-bb45-042bdd69f081/EpEE6hrXMAERM6k.jpg-large.jpeg Newsletter - Beyoncé and the Question: What is “Country” Music? - Make it stand out RCA kept Charley Pride’s race secret until his third single became a hit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/79c063fc-8f30-4cde-b45c-b1e172df6b6e/images-8.jpeg Newsletter - Beyoncé and the Question: What is “Country” Music? - Make it stand out Rhiannon Giddens plays on Beyonce’s new album, but has never gotten the “country” career her talent deserves. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-rural-landing-residents monthly 0.5 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/13cb0fec-ddf9-4d30-99ad-d9ee1b4ee7b3/71YsnbQbjuL._AC_SL1500_.jpg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 2: Landing the Fish - Make it stand out There’s now a cottage industry of these kinds of bumper stickers. And here I thought it was just my hometown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/01a6500f-223a-4f70-9ea7-117c9c817f01/Phelps_Mill_feature_header.jpg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 2: Landing the Fish - Make it stand out Phelps Mill in Otter Tail County, Minnesota is lovely to visit, but Erik Osberg wants more than visitors (Photo Otter Tail County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/77fc7969-7f1a-44b6-bf18-33cef6990179/before-after-opener.jpg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 2: Landing the Fish - Make it stand out Edenton NC’s “Mill Village” homes were modest, vacant and affordable. With a little renovation, they became attractive. (Photo Preservation NC) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-rural-remote-jobs monthly 0.5 2024-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/0ebbb1d9-416e-4ebe-931b-f29f9dfc7c29/images-7.jpeg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 1: Casting a Line - Make it stand out The new play for rural communities may be “fishing” for people, not companies. And the pandemic is showing them how. (Photo from Take Me Fishing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/62fa882c-f1a8-4dbd-ab9d-b12d82480e40/Screen+Shot+2024-03-14+at+9.50.08+AM.png Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 1: Casting a Line - Make it stand out If more Americans want to live rural why don’t they? It’s mostly a jobs problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1710426442971-MCBULXHX3Q0UIPTC6A58/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 1: Casting a Line - Make it stand out If you can work from anywhere, why wouldn’t you live where you want to live? (Photo Nathan Dumlao, Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/fa04188e-15ec-43b2-8a8c-65d93caaa327/a2366012179_16.jpg Newsletter - Fishing to Catch People Part 1: Casting a Line - Make it stand out The musical highlights some of the joys of living in a small community. Post-pandemic, those joys are available to more people. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-accepting-change monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1709998405438-2IO7PXF6QZ2DVCW353C3/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - The Three R’s of Recovery - Make it stand out What do we do when the factory leaves town, the relationship ends, the job goes away? There’s a pattern we follow. (Photo by Thomas Becher, Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1709999072017-NF7OL1MRHCMD30FFKYBY/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - The Three R’s of Recovery - Make it stand out Change is confusing - and full of possibilities. (Photo Alan Rodriguez, Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-corporations-arent-people monthly 0.5 2024-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/cb847ca7-5128-443f-aa6d-558149993af6/72be4d2fa41f0552ea12aecb2f2a1ad9.jpg Newsletter - Doing Well By Doing Good - Make it stand out Y’all know corporations aren’t actually people, right? (Photo Archey.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/5570c0a5-93a1-4064-82fc-919637077265/getty_179116194_9708149704500203_57722.jpg Newsletter - Doing Well By Doing Good - Make it stand out Studies find that going green, supporting some social causes and good governance can all help a company’s bottom line. (Getty Images) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-increase-savings monthly 0.5 2024-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a331111d-75e7-4d0e-a490-1cbde46607eb/common-leaky-roof-reasons.jpg Newsletter - Whatever Happened to Saving for a Rainy Day? - Make it stand out My leak wasn’t this bad, and my recovery will be easier (photo from Divided Sky Roofing and Solar). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/62e38d39-c613-4d75-8514-631fce8758a0/Screen+Shot+2024-02-23+at+5.10.54+PM.png Newsletter - Whatever Happened to Saving for a Rainy Day? - Make it stand out Americans are highly skilled at charging things to credit cards. Paying them off? Not so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9195f149-ba8e-47bc-83f3-66fa549b743c/tempImage9oND6g.jpg Newsletter - Whatever Happened to Saving for a Rainy Day? - Make it stand out Mary Esposito (left) and Tiffany Grant (center), talk with Michelle Singletary (right) at the February 12 Emerging Issues Forum. Who do you trust for your financial advice? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-affordable-housing-solutions monthly 0.5 2024-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a93df86f-8fd3-417b-ab41-277746e26f16/istockphoto-1146964196-612x612.jpg Newsletter - Affordable Housing Part 4: Location, Vocation and Motivation - Make it stand out The path forward on the affordable housing crisis is a challenge, but there are a few things we’ve gotta get started on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1707233052672-81AKTGKYWXVQ4ZUVOC3M/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Affordable Housing Part 4: Location, Vocation and Motivation - Make it stand out You can’t build or rehab more affordable housing if nobody’s available to do the work. (photo by cetteup for Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1707233228053-ZB334J9LLNUZHVMKIJ99/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Affordable Housing Part 4: Location, Vocation and Motivation - Make it stand out Zoning regulations kill many potential affordable housing projects (photo Gary Butterfield for Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e6fa187e-0586-4b08-adae-74603e038863/genIsl.0_1.jpg Newsletter - Affordable Housing Part 4: Location, Vocation and Motivation - Make it stand out Lake Mist apartments in Charlotte was the first project of a group there called the “Affordable Housing Fund.” Saving and refurbishing existing rental units, with long-term guarantees of affordability, is a key part of the affordable housing solution. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-non-football-super-bowl-quiz monthly 0.5 2024-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/40577642-116d-4529-a79c-d58046aa56e7/images-4.jpeg Newsletter - The Ultimate Super Bowl Quiz for NonGambling, NonFootball Experts - Make it stand out The amount of this year’s Super Bowl betting will be unprecedented. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1a367eca-4084-4f9d-a6d3-135464aadab1/75.jpeg Newsletter - The Ultimate Super Bowl Quiz for NonGambling, NonFootball Experts - Make it stand out A Tokyo to Vegas logistical nightmare? 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That causes big problems not just for those who need it, but for all of us (Photo by Tierra Mallorca for Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a1c4b868-9e2b-4968-ad29-950f71dcd3cf/istockphoto-637125708-612x612.jpg Newsletter - Affordable Housing Part 1: Do We Really Want More of It? - Make it stand out People across the political spectrum “get” affordable housing.(photo Jacob Wackerhausen for Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-2023-bad-year-not monthly 0.5 2024-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1704382731897-MHOZJWOWY4MK16XKFT8V/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - 2023: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year (Not) - Make it stand out At least some good news is already here (Unsplash photo by Jon Purdy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1704382194708-501F3Q6FH87UQHFHKUTK/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - 2023: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year (Not) - Make it stand out From our earliest days we find it easier to see the negative than the positive (Unsplash photo by Zachary Kadolph) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1704382401963-Z3DIVSWINU40L9T60885/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - 2023: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year (Not) - Make it stand out There are some bright spots as 2024 gets underway… if you look for them.(Unsplash photo by Helena Lopes) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-best-xmas-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1703343451755-EFS4A1UETAM911MXD13T/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Stocking Stuffers - 5 Songs New This Year - Make it stand out 5 new songs to play while you’re stuffing stockings… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/aeebbfaf-2fd5-4b6a-b0da-643c6b27f591/EqHcG19VQAANu9-.jpg-large.jpeg Newsletter - Stocking Stuffers - 5 Songs New This Year - Make it stand out Sabrina Carpenter’s strangely affecting song imagines a grown-up Cindy Lou, who stole her man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/77ccec7e-0a23-4e83-9af2-e9d5d7641d1a/images-3.jpeg Newsletter - Stocking Stuffers - 5 Songs New This Year - Make it stand out What would happen if your vixen vanished like a comet on Christmas? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-nontraditional-xmas monthly 0.5 2023-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ddc0fc68-0fd2-4749-a81b-8a2eaee0ff77/01hg8j2q8ads5svtgbhz.jpg Newsletter - 5 Gems in the Nontraditional Christmas Song Bag of Coal - Make it stand out Reach deep into the bag of coal and you’ll find some gems! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/154fe213-5fc4-49b7-9413-d2c9d8c15615/__opt__aboutcom__coeus__resources__content_migration__simply_recipes__uploads__2005__12__how-to-make-gravy-horiz-a-1600-4846b0222fbe4455903fc9ad93fbd280.jpg Newsletter - 5 Gems in the Nontraditional Christmas Song Bag of Coal - Make it stand out They make gravy at Christmas in Australia apparently— even though it is 100 degrees Fahrenheit…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ce2b7063-9913-4f61-b4fd-e08322cb0be6/1200x1200bf-60-2.jpg Newsletter - 5 Gems in the Nontraditional Christmas Song Bag of Coal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1c1934d6-bc5f-4e0e-aa27-d8faa7bc786f/armstrong-santa-1.jpg.png Newsletter - 5 Gems in the Nontraditional Christmas Song Bag of Coal - Make it stand out Louis sandwiched in two Christmas songs into his session with The Commanders; this one was unexpected gold. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-christmasy-covers monthly 0.5 2023-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/c1942b31-26a5-43cc-a9d0-eec5b38badab/1200x1200bf-60.jpg Newsletter - Hit “Refresh” on Your Christmas Song Standards - Make it stand out Just take the ‘W” Bing! Having the biggest selling single of all time (50 million copies) should be enough — give other folks a chance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/22bc2ec0-6474-4f68-8d04-eb4e358cbf7d/9625a6db44cc997fdd97b45b3043c814678ed244_dd44093e08524c7045224370047a9a54c111ec58_medium_jpg.jpeg Newsletter - Hit “Refresh” on Your Christmas Song Standards - Make it stand out John Coltrane reimagines “My Favorite Things” — a gazillion times in 13 minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/acdd0a27-bb6e-4c8e-bf9c-4f02b99f2dac/Rascal-Flatts-CMA-Country-Christmas.jpg Newsletter - Hit “Refresh” on Your Christmas Song Standards - Make it stand out Rascal Flatts’ version of “I’ll Be Home” will make your day. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-advice monthly 0.5 2023-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1702052623444-AE157J9Q06GZ6V385XXT/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - 5 Guidelines for US “Spirit Month” - Make it stand out How are you celebrating “spirit month?? 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Rehder) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-civility-book monthly 0.5 2023-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1699021845515-CFQGXZ6HMJ1ZEHYO6P97/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - “Fixing” Civility Won’t Start with Politicians — It’s on Us - Make it stand out I may point one finger at politicians for our declining civility, but three fingers point back at me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/86018981-f7eb-404a-8d71-2fe5a1bf4645/Ptahhotep+image.jpeg Newsletter - “Fixing” Civility Won’t Start with Politicians — It’s on Us - Make it stand out Ptahhotep drinking, or maybe dictating his book of maxims. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a1147044-c262-49f7-8957-26821a31367e/esse+quam+videri.png Newsletter - “Fixing” Civility Won’t Start with Politicians — It’s on Us - Make it stand out What would it take for us to be willing to do the work of “esse” instead of just “videri”? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/04e917dd-81e2-451b-9b8c-6e42acea6a9a/beneficence+2.jpeg Newsletter - “Fixing” Civility Won’t Start with Politicians — It’s on Us - Make it stand out True civility goes above and beyond. 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An innovative solution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1698431501487-9K3490NPSQ8MGUFP46OF/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Cafeterias, Bars and Innovation - Make it stand out Even Zoom admits you can’t innovate over Zoom (photo by Chris Montgomery for Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-hybrid-wins monthly 0.5 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1697546792913-9VKPYKPL4BZ22UHY35DC/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Choosing How to Work: The Horse Race That’s No Longer a Horse Race - Make it stand out Hybrid work (blue silks) is dominating in-office work (white silks) in the current race, but remote work (green silks) may beat then both in future competition (Photo by Pietro Mattia, via Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/bb6848cb-29b1-4438-ab27-8b5211f3091d/Screen+Shot+2023-10-17+at+8.52.20+AM.png Newsletter - Choosing How to Work: The Horse Race That’s No Longer a Horse Race - Make it stand out The new work “normal”: 2/3 of Amercians’ work time takes place in an office; 1/3 at home (note this is an average; slightly over half of Americans still work in the office full-time). https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-teaching-civics monthly 0.5 2023-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1695587408985-Y3INCLXW67SAN6UGJ0YQ/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - What Do We “Owe” to Our Country? Part 2: Why Teaching Civics Matters - Make it stand out People might know the first three words of the Constitution, but they’re a little shaky on the rest. (Photo Antony Garland,; Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1695589245032-4SIKKDLD5CJSF802XN4N/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - What Do We “Owe” to Our Country? Part 2: Why Teaching Civics Matters - Make it stand out Imagine a raucous town hall meeting of folks demanding more teaching of civics (Photo by Chuttersnap for Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/attainment-myfuturenc monthly 0.5 2023-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1696608616152-P09FBRG0T7ICP3J9TM2L/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - No Credential Left Behind - Make it stand out A group in North Carolina is finding the path forward through the storm clouds of higher education (Photo by Raychel Banner for Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4134b696-29e3-4ca8-ac41-963e19585567/1589572058827.jpeg Newsletter - No Credential Left Behind - Make it stand out The organization charged with coordinating North Carolina’s attainment efforts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/dcaf2bd3-a533-46e4-872d-dad765d9aa88/heights_iStock_000016733380.jpg Newsletter - No Credential Left Behind - Make it stand out North Carolina’s attainment movement recognizes that not all groups are attaining education at the same level. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-global-work-from-home-rates monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/656a2aee-9e36-4ea2-9fc6-db77f944784f/Screen+Shot+2023-09-29+at+11.31.18+AM.png Newsletter - Back to Work Around the World - Make it stand out Work From Home Research ‘s survey of number of days per week working from home shows huge variation by country and by region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1696010916727-9ALFQFHS8QC7HLBQ4XES/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Back to Work Around the World - Make it stand out South Korean rush hour traffic never dropped off during the pandemic The rate of people working from home is less than 1/3 of the US rate.(Photo from Carl Who, Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-office-space-problem monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1695403565742-U6UMU146ZRFXQRN97S78/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - The Showdown at the Virtual Office Corral - Make it stand out The number of people working fully from home is up in every state post-pandemic. In some metro areas it’s more than 1 of every 4 workers. (Photo: Helena Lopes, Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1695403815351-39UZD3JU5A8BMS1N6WS3/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - The Showdown at the Virtual Office Corral - Make it stand out To bring back workers accustomed to working from home, offices will try to create more of a “living room” experience. (Photo from Austin Distel, Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1695404051828-1G2ZDXLB3W5FTQ3AA0NL/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - The Showdown at the Virtual Office Corral - Make it stand out What happens to office space when only 50% of employees are in the office? We’re about to find out. (Photo from Omar Flores, Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-olympic-sports monthly 0.5 2023-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/094f2421-b0cd-494b-af64-77d4c66e2198/images.jpeg Newsletter - The Highest Stakes for Low-Visibility Sports - Make it stand out B-girl Sunny Choi hopes to be selected for the 2024 US Olympic breakdancing team in Paris; the sport’s international federation is fighting to have the sport in the 2028 Olympics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b202ae5f-de05-4162-943c-750da06173d8/Rope-Climb-strange-olympic-sport.jpg Newsletter - The Highest Stakes for Low-Visibility Sports - Make it stand out Rope-climbing made it into four Olympics; the ropes could be useful if tug-of-war makes it back in 2032. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1ebe4528-5b23-4161-b7d2-265a87730525/02BAD292-DCEE-40D9-907E-AF400627DF87.png Newsletter - The Highest Stakes for Low-Visibility Sports - Make it stand out Korfball is co-ed, and intent on Olympic recognition as a sport in 2032… https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-bill-of-obligations monthly 0.5 2023-09-23 https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-all-stars-among-all-stars monthly 0.5 2023-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3db6eed0-4c38-449c-b048-94efda75ec56/IMG_5826.jpg Newsletter - Being an All-Star Surrounded by All-Stars - Make it stand out Kircheimer and Rybakov at work in Cary NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1693653d-cc97-4cb7-816e-89c5a6f29dbf/IMG_5822.jpg Newsletter - Being an All-Star Surrounded by All-Stars - Make it stand out Strong Kircheimer, 28, from Highland Park, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/fe2200ab-7c2b-426a-8587-14b7d047446b/IMG_5823.jpg Newsletter - Being an All-Star Surrounded by All-Stars - Make it stand out Alex Rybakov from Plainview, NY, age 26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a9b80748-a2ea-487b-834e-0b4723bd328f/IMG_5868.jpg Newsletter - Being an All-Star Surrounded by All-Stars - Make it stand out Viewership of the men’s US Open final topped 28,000 in person; 1.2 million on TV; the numbers for this incredibly exciting match were much lower. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/access-index-diversity monthly 0.5 2023-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1694268048290-NXLH5BVPMNI3YM7V10YZ/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Can More Economic Diversity Save Our Colleges? - Make it stand out Building a college admissions class these days requires creativity… and reframing (Image from Jessica Ruscello, Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/67829fb9-6bb4-4da1-aeeb-7de9732219d3/salem-college-becomes-first-n.c.-school-to-affirm-charter-for-compassion_0.jpg Newsletter - Can More Economic Diversity Save Our Colleges? - Make it stand out Among selective colleges, Salem ranks number two in the country in its percentage of low-income student https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-fantasy-loyalty monthly 0.5 2023-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/05c32cd0-d4ac-4505-94db-96db1da8a6eb/i.jpeg Newsletter - The Challenge of Loyalty in a Disposable World Part II: Fantasy Football and the Transfer Portal - Make it stand out Everyone on my new “team” wears a different jersey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/46d377ce-8178-4b5a-89f7-1fda2ae95f87/IMG_5806.JPG Newsletter - The Challenge of Loyalty in a Disposable World Part II: Fantasy Football and the Transfer Portal - Make it stand out 2023 rankings of companies by reputation — note the volatility of “top movers” (from Visualcapitalist.com — thanks to Marshall Brain II for sharing this graphic) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-conference-loyalty monthly 0.5 2023-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/67b7e622-3a6f-48bc-bbd5-4d855bc954b4/acc-tournament-classroom.jpg Newsletter - The Challenge of Loyalty in a Disposable World Part I: The PGLACC - Make it stand out The ACC Tournament in the classroom — an essential lesson in loyalty (Illustration from Our State Magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1693673620838-J8GSAPNHH2WO3KMSQXX0/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - The Challenge of Loyalty in a Disposable World Part I: The PGLACC - Make it stand out Accurate depiction of the current state of conference loyalty (photo by Hans-Peter Gauster from Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-music-joy monthly 0.5 2023-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1693326608975-3JJVCIAYLY4OY17ZFBFU/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Surprised by Joy - Make it stand out Great music makes me wanna… (photo from Austin Schmid, Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ed04af4e-1b99-48e4-8cbc-ef124a062827/IMG_5786.JPG Newsletter - Surprised by Joy - Make it stand out The funkiest, funnest version of “Stand by Me” lives here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e89008da-5161-4d59-a81a-e75ee9666ea1/IMG_5788.JPG Newsletter - Surprised by Joy - Make it stand out Possibly the most unlikely group to cover a reggae classic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/586a99e0-bced-4828-8674-6f17dbb22a32/IMG_5787.JPG Newsletter - Surprised by Joy - Make it stand out Toure Kinda reimagine “In the Air Tonight” in this recording https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-grass-introversion-joy monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a1c05425-8053-47e4-8b25-fce87d2b2f00/100979661-181507889.jpg.jpg Newsletter - Kicking Grass Part 2: Playing the Game - Make it stand out My unfortunately disgraced “brother,” Bo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/98c948f6-48e4-42b3-b209-d4faad8f9c29/IMG_5720.jpg Newsletter - Kicking Grass Part 2: Playing the Game - Make it stand out The cool kids eventually appear to have accepted me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/a9b7c4b4-410a-489a-8dc1-2e8bd35835f8/IMG_5726.jpg Newsletter - Kicking Grass Part 2: Playing the Game - Make it stand out This guy on the right schooled me, but I was in the moment as it happened. And he was nice about it.. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/princeton-statement-free-speech monthly 0.5 2023-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1692733213193-NI66D7LZ6B7XWTGL6BZQ/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - A Way Forward for Free Speech on Campus? - Make it stand out Do we really have to kill free speech to protect it on college campuses? (photo by Felicia Buitenwerf via Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/b5c74283-e1f1-4800-9ea0-054905a19b2c/shutterstock_568689847.0.jpg.jpg Newsletter - A Way Forward for Free Speech on Campus? - Make it stand out Not so much to ask, but the details are tricky…. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/play-grass-subculture monthly 0.5 2023-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/7ad5be64-d4be-46ce-8bdb-8540a102ba56/Cricket.jpeg Newsletter - Kicking Grass Part 1: The Strange Subculture of Age Group Grass Court Tennis - Make it stand out When cricket was king in the US (Credit: Popperfoto via Getty Images) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/ea1a02cd-669a-41bd-aa9c-3a7ed835611f/IMG_2941.jpg Newsletter - Kicking Grass Part 1: The Strange Subculture of Age Group Grass Court Tennis - Make it stand out “Wiry” players at last year’s tournament. Hate those guys. https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/singles-homerun monthly 0.5 2023-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/f62666ff-e82b-4c7d-b025-ffab888df2ad/4F751F72-5CD6-4956-B154-42C23530C851_4_5005_c.jpeg Newsletter - The Power of Singles Hitters in a Homerun Culture - Make it stand out Singles hitters don’t get much attention— they just win games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/3f2473f2-28e9-4f62-8dc1-76be508e0703/1F1D6B87-ECD7-4223-AA69-9A0122A68581_4_5005_c.jpeg Newsletter - The Power of Singles Hitters in a Homerun Culture - Make it stand out Erskine Bowles (left) worked behind the scenes to ensure success for rural priorities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/e7648b6d-3bf1-4687-957e-1be1e33874db/90.jpg Newsletter - The Power of Singles Hitters in a Homerun Culture - Make it stand out Wisdom from Gregg Popovich (center): put in the work behind the scenes, get over yourself https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-mountaintop-together monthly 0.5 2023-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1691509147854-UIUULTAT1EXF8FY0FUPM/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Responding to Injustice Part 2: What Kind of an Approach Might Work Today? - Make it stand out How can we convince everyone it is easier to get to the mountaintop together, not separately? (photo from Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/92416947-f3da-42c0-b4c9-db5d943e9366/7NITMWPLK5AHHNJFORLBGUSUX4.jpg.jpg Newsletter - Responding to Injustice Part 2: What Kind of an Approach Might Work Today? - Make it stand out Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (center) appears to be finding an argument that a diverse coalition of those left behind can hear (Photo from Philadelphia Inquirer) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-wwihd monthly 0.5 2024-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/1691437312750-GMLB6UY3RRYQRWQLQSWN/image-asset.jpeg Newsletter - Responding to Injustice Part 1: What Would We Have Done? - Make it stand out What does it take to go in a different direction than the crowd? Under what circumstances would you? 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Good Luck. - Make it stand out Building/installing/fixing pay well, require body and brain (Photo via Unsplash) https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/spirit-loneliness-solutions monthly 0.5 2023-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/2a9e420f-d47d-4352-9f3f-d7538b1e0f6d/D1CD1752-77FB-4A53-8A2F-0F323A9871B6.jpeg Newsletter - America’s Epidemic of Loneliness Part 4: What Do We Do About It? - Make it stand out Pepper, a loneliness robot, at work in South End, England (Sky News photo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/4a72b03d-88fe-4c96-8103-b3a7d40bbb95/IMG_5665.JPG Newsletter - America’s Epidemic of Loneliness Part 4: What Do We Do About It? - Make it stand out How do we create more places (and places other than bars) where everybody knows your name? https://www.boneconnector.com/writings/work-talent-passion monthly 0.5 2023-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/adbe4190-2e76-4a8d-a80b-5806384fce04/IMG_5653.jpg Newsletter - Choosing a Career: Talent or Passion? - Make it stand out As Snoopy in a dogfight with the Red Baron, before my career crashed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/9c95b77e-3c6b-494c-bb97-fd00c148238f/IMG_5523.jpg Newsletter - Choosing a Career: Talent or Passion? - Make it stand out Professionals living one part of the dream in Rock and Roll Man… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63bd8eb3b476b67ea3e5211c/153a9e9f-6f00-4463-853c-0e1a2723da8f/camelot.jpg Newsletter - Choosing a Career: Talent or Passion? - Make it stand out Fergie Philippe (right), shown playing his normal role in Camelot as a knight. 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