Might this explain what’s beginning to seem like an epidemic of political machinations, spreading like some nasty virus…
Author: Harvey Radin
Harvey Radin is former senior vice president in charge of corporate communications and media relations, Bank of America Western Region. He makes his home in Redwood City, CA.
HMPRESENTLY: Magical Self-Organized Childhood Moments
We were producing and directing dramas, and comedies, and adventures, sharing ideas and concepts, sometimes rehearsing roles we might play…
HMPRESENTLY: Thinking About ‘TOOT’
Could something like TOOT suggest various politicians’ thinking, on any number of things?
HMPRESENTLY: Democracy, Itself… That Whole Ball of Wax
Ironic, isn’t it, this retribution thing, with Democratic politicians, back in the past, and currently, with Republican politicians?
HMPRESENTLY: Lots of A.I. and Some Compassion, Too
There was in the aftermath of one of the tornadoes that struck a number of states recently, including Mississippi, some news about a small town…
HMPRESENTLY: That ‘Effing’ Word…
Fantasies can be really enticing, except when realities come barging in…
HMPRESENTLY: Oldish but Goodish
I was behind the wheel of our aging, but delightfully functional vehicle. There’s something about old stuff that my crusty, old inner self truly appreciates…
HMPRESENTLY: Suddenly Cyclonic
We’d never felt the force of nature, quite like that bomb cyclone… it just kept going, whipping big trees all around, and dumping torrential rain…
HMPRESENTLY: Halting Procreation?
I’ve had this thing about metrics, which, in business, supposedly serve as an indication, or a measurement, of performance…
HMPRESENTLY: Big Storms, an Awning, and a Bank
A regional bank, out our way, was getting pounded, but not from bad weather. Unrelenting media coverage of problems at Silicon Valley Bank…
HMPRESENTLY: Lots Happening
Call me crusty and cynical, but all these deals… one after another…
HMPRESENTLY: White Noise
Can you imagine, in some prison, one inmate asking another… “What are you in for?”
HMPRESENTLY: Tap Water Making Us Gay?
And not only that, the female hormones in chickens were being blamed for male baldness…
HMPRESENTLY: ‘Scrubbing’ a Religion’s Public Image
Scrubbing isn’t cheap. From what I’ve been reading, some big Christian donors are putting up a hundred million dollars…
HMPRESENTLY: Straight Talk About ‘Fudging’
Back when I was in school, students sometimes fudged essays and term papers, by inserting fancy, impressive-sounding words, full of gravitas, in their written work…
HMPRESENTLY: Machismo? Is That It?
So, $95 million, or more… for a missile that was supposed to demonstrate Russia’s military muscle, seemed to be a big flop…
HMPRESENTLY: Alright, Alright, Alright… Warmest Vibes
I’m so freaking cautious, much of the time, signing off on emails, for example, a traditional age-old way, often writing ‘All the best’ or ‘All best’… All best, Harvey Emails I’m receiving, often, are signed-off with ‘Regards’ or ‘Kind regards’, ‘Best regards’, or just ‘Best’… Regards, Joe Jones But, leave it to the younger generation READ MORE
HMPRESENTLY: Put Them Together and What Have You Got?
We’re thinking something spiritual… maybe someone’s trying to reach us?