Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman As a child, I recall watching the Apollo landings on television. From then forward, my passion was space. As…

Many organizations celebrate diversity and sabotage inclusion We often hear about “diversity and inclusion” these days. The two words are connected like peanut butter and jelly. However, the emphasis is usually on the D. …

This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest, our solipsistic zoom-lens on life, and relate to the world and each other with more integrity, more curiosity, more wholeheartedness. Brian Pickings So many Stories! I have only been writing on Medium for a few months, but…

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. Mark Twain The 21st century is filled with technological wonders that people 100 years ago would have…

Can Science Explain Everything? I recently came across an article in Scientific American Entitled, “The Delusion of Scientific Omniscience”. In this well written and thoughtful article, John Horgan reminisces about the period of the late 20th century when science seemed on course to explaining literally everything about our universe —…

Managing integration projects is tough. When you depend on others to provide you with key information or deliverables, it feels as if you are at their mercy. If you don’t get along with people you depend on, it makes things worse. Without other team members meeting their obligations to you…

I am getting in the habit of writing things I need to read. The bad news is that I have not necessarily field tested everything. On the other hand, I have tried all the stuff that didn’t work. …

The news is full of stories about new rockets and missions. While most people get excited by space projects, they are a little sketchy on the details. …

Occasionally I run across a family that fairly radiates glory and success. They happily share that their oldest is a patent lawyer, and their youngest is an obstetrician. I find these conversations uncomfortable because, while I don’t begrudge them their happiness, it seems as if these parents are proud of…