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  • Conceptual Art Goes Bananas

    In this post, I offer my thoughts on Sotheby’s selling a banana duct taped to a wall for $6.2 million – all in the name of conceptual art. Don’t know what to do with that extra $6.2 million you have stuffed in your mattress? It wasn’t a problem for cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who paid…

  • Delta Airlines Needs Common Sense Lessons

    In this post, I offer my thoughts on Delta Airlines removing a U.S. Marine Veteran from a flight for wearing a suicide prevention t-shirt. (Edition 1:12) We have all seen offensive language printed on clothing, including curse words, vulgarities, hate crimes, and the like. That is one of the reasons why many schools and businesses…

  • Frances Tiafoe: “I’ll be better for y’all.”

    In this post, I offer my thoughts on tennis professional Frances Tiafoe’s apology following tirade against umpire. (Edition 1:11) With more than 40 years of experience in public relations, issues and crisis management, I have to at least appreciate American tennis professional Frances Tiafoe for doing what he could recently to make lemonade out of…

  • Much more than the ‘Comet of the Century’

    In this post, I offer my thoughts on the Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas – the 80,000 year comet – visible in October. (Edition 1:10) Something incredible is happening this month – the appearance of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas – being hyped as the Comet of the Century. If you don’t happen to see it this time around, don’t worry,…

  • The Necessary Art of Cursive Writing…

    In this post, I take a look at how cursive writing helps ourchildren become better students and benefits everyone. (Edition 1:9) http://www.wordsmarts.com/why-stop-using-cursive/ http://www.davidajolley.com

  • I’m With You, Pharrell …

    In this post, I congratulate Pharrell Williams for telling othercelebrities to keep their political preferences to themselves. (Edition 1:8) Singer, songwriter, producer, and nonprofit founder Pharrell Williams recently said something publicly that I’ve been thinking for a long time. When it comes to celebrities making political endorsements, Williams basically told them to keep their big…

Table of Contents – All Blog Posts To-Date

1/12/26 – Yogi Berra: “I really didn’t say everything I said.” Maybe so, but let’s appreciate the wisdom anyway.
1/1/26 – Happy 2026 – Let’s strive to make it the Year of Positive Thought and Imagination
12/24/25 – The Duke and Memories of a Perfect Christmas
12/9/25 – 45 Years Later: John Lennon…Watching the Wheels Go ‘Round and ‘Round
12/4/25 – Teen Generation Raising the Bar for News Media?
11/26/25 – Bohemian Rhapsody Turns 50-Years-Old
11/21/25 – Words of Wisdom from Ralph Waldo Emerson
11/6/25 – Be SMART when you ask for help…and also when helping others
10/23/25 – The wisdom of George Dawson – It’s never too late to learn something new or do something different
10/8/25 – The Many Lessons from Tom Petty
9/24/25 – Respectful Communication: Mastering the Power of Words through what we say and what we hear
9/14/25 – “When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.”
9/4/25 – Lee Corso, Cliff Drysdale, and other voices of our lives
8/26/25 – Remember when we were told to keep our opinions to ourselves?
8/3/25 – US Open Dating Game: Promotion for Promotion’s Sake
7/29/25 – Observations & Thoughts from Induction Day in Cooperstown
7/16/25 – Young Guns Moving Men’s Tennis into the next generation of greatness Know the Power of Good Public Relations
7/9/25 – Following The DTSSTY Principle
7/3/25 – Taking Responsibility & Apologizing…What a Concept
5/30/25 – Let’s make every day, National Creativity Day
5/13/25 – MLB must recognize gambling as an addiction and treat it the same as other addictions
4/23/25 – Everyone should celebrate World Book Day
4/11/25 – Record Store Day reminds me of the 1970s and the Gallery of Sound
3/22/25 – World Poetry Day promotes creative expression and bringing people together
3/3/25 – Remembering James Harrison, blood plasma donor extraordinaire
2/25/25 – Will the Eagles miss ‘super’ opportunity by declining invitation to the White House?
2/3/25 – Quick thinking while in the spotlight
1/11/25 – Remember the past so we don’t repeat it
1/4/25 – Bob Dylan movie rekindles interest in his words
12/14/25 – UPenn’s communication falls short in time of crisis
11/22/24 – Conceptual Art Goes Bananas
10/20/24 – Delta Airlines Needs Common Sense Lessons
10/9/24 – Frances Tiafoe: “I’ll be better for y’all.”
10/4/24 – Much more than the ‘Comet of the Century’
9/18/24 – The Necessary Art of Cursive Writing…
9/18/24 – I’m With You, Pharrell …
8/29/24 – Wayne Dyer to the Rescue…
8/23/24 – Shout Out to Mollie & Georgie for Dog Month
8/23/24 – And You Thought the School Bus is Dangerous…
8/23/24 – Start Your Day Off Right…

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