To recap, here is my top 10 list of emergent, essential to existential things I care about, and hope in some small way -- through 350-plus Humble Sky essays published every Tuesday morning for the past six years -- to…
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It never ceases to amaze me how often a handful of painful decades-old childhood memories come to mind. And the bully wallop they still possess. Being a short, four-eyed Jew were my vulnerabilities. Without a doubt, others endured much worse,…
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The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is an immediate and dire socio-economic nightmare. But … it could also be a dream come true for socially conscious, public-relations savvy businesses and industries. Selfish, thoughtless, right? Unless you consider public relations in the traditional…
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One night I awoke with a particularly random thought in my head. Halfheartedly, I reached for a notepad by my bedside, and scribbled “Recycle Rex.” To my surprise, the next morning the note actually made sense. Which led me to…
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Who knows why seemingly insignificant (at least in the moment) sensory experiences become associative triggers for the rest of our life? Why does a specific smell, sound, vision, taste or emotion immediately take us back to another place and time?…
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How can a brand of popular footwear authentically represent healthy longevity? Answer, when it’s a pair of traditional/trendy “Made in England Dr. Martens AirWair with a Vibram soul.” With a quarter century of experience walking on this earth (see example…
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by Stuart Greenbaum There’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong It’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound Everybody looks what’s going down. -- Stephen Stills (“For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield) Everyone is aging; some…
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If only, when people hear Joe South sing “Walk a mile in my shoes,” his poetic and encouraging metaphor for empathy would move all who “abuse, criticize and accuse.” And, if only, older adults were among the highest regarded beneficiaries…
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By Cheryl Brown and Stuart Greenbaum Does Hollywood lead or follow when it comes to important social causes? Judging by recent concerns -- of equality, equity and diversity -- it mostly follows. The bottom line, that is: the money, the…
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“Lifestyle” and “self-help” books are a mixed bag. The best deserve to be read cover-to-cover. Alternately, for others the cover flap tells readers all they need to know (or not) about what’s inside. Then there’s the books that warrant consideration…
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