As is my habit, I occasionally “google” my name (with XONITEK, so that I don’t get the Joseph Paris that is into hair) to see what might be out there. I get the expected links to the various articles I have written or events in which I have taken part, but occasionally I get surprised….
I grew-up in Binghamton, New York ā actually a āsuburbā of Binghamton, New Yorkcalled West Corners. West Corners was a nice little community and, as a child, seemed more akin to āGreen Acresā and āThe Waltonsā than the nearby birthplace of such industrial stalwarts as Endicott-Johnson Shoes (remember āFather and Son Shoes”?), Link Simulation (the founding father of modern simulation) and that industrial giant, International Business Machines (IBM).
I remember the summers with great fondness. I used to wake-up early in the morning and head to āthe crickā ā also known as Nanticoke Creek ā with fishing rod in hand and old shoes (or at least soon-to-be old shoes). We used to fish all day long, catching minnows and crawdads by hand for bait. When we got bored, we swam. And when we got hungry, we started a campfire and cooked-up the fish and crawdads we had caught. Sometimes, and when in season, we would pick ears of corn and throw them on the fire ā husk and all. There is no better way to eat corn then roasted in their husks on an open fire
I have refrained from discussing Healthcare in my articles because the topic is so politically polarized.Ā Ā If I say that I am āforā healthcare reform, I am labeled a āsocialistā (or worse) who is against free-markets ā and if I say that I am against healthcare reform, then I am a heartless free-market capitalist. I wonder,…
Happy Holidays As we come to the end of another year, we find ourselves reflective of the yearās hard fought battles won and lost, of loves arrived and departed, andĀ ofĀ business successes and disappointments. With rebuilding spirit, we lookĀ with great anticipation to what lay before us in the comingĀ year. And, most importantly, we lookĀ to connect over…
What a difference a year makesā¦ Looking back atĀ my last yearās Holiday articleĀ called 2008Ā āThe year of quicksandāĀ I made several references to the rip-saw in the economy and the plummet of almost every known economic indicator. Some pundits were even speaking of an āeconomic Armageddonā. Everything is still not back to the ābeforeā ā with the…
It seems that every day brings with it a new way to pass information ā some to varying degrees of want. With a constant stream of data and touch-points, when does it all become a blended and deafening cacophony of ānoiseā?Ā Ā How can one āsquelchā out the static and focus on that which is truly important?Ā Ā How…
