That July afternoon in Coleman, Texas (population 5,607), was particularly hot – 104 degrees according to the Walgreen’s Rexall’s thermometer. In addition, the wind was blowing fine-grained West Texas topsoil through the house. But the afternoon was still tolerable – even potentially enjoyable. A fan was stirring in the air on the back porch; there […]
Deliver the Whole Message
“The English language is built on polar terms, according to Richard Maybury of Peak Performance Group. What are the midpoints when you try to place a term between good and bad, generous and stingy, polite and rude, success and failure?” In my experience it seems that groups do tend to polarize around any given point of controversy, […]
The Dawn of the Exformation Age
Perhaps the shortest correspondence in history occurred in 1862 when author Victor Hugo left on vacation after submitting his manuscript Les Miserables to his publisher. After some time away and wondering how his book was doing, he sent the following letter to his publisher: “?” His publisher replied in kind with: “!” The context I […]