The Untold Story Of The Gordian Knot
The year: 334 B.C. The place: The ancient Phrygian city of Gordium The tale you are about to read is …
Author Archives: Bill
Too Much Of A Good Thing
I recently did a stupid thing at work. I overindulged. It nearly made me ill, but fortunately I did not …
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Work
Anyone who goes to law school is going to learn a lot of things that seem counterintuitive or even wrong. …
Michelangelo vs. Edison
Sometimes when I am inventing the light bulb, I find myself wishing I were painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Michelangelo …
Day One
Happy New Year, everyone! Unless you’re in Cwn Gwaun, a village in Wales that still celebrates according the Julian calendar …
Better To Give, Then To Receive
What is on your career Christmas list this year? A job, a different job, a better job? More responsibility, more …
Party Animals
This is me, before I became a lawyer and a teacher. You can see that, even at the age of …
Real Imaginary Career Heroes
I heard on the radio recently [that is, back in June of 2012, when this post first appeared] that Aaron Sorkin, currently …
Take Your Chances
If you are reading this, you are one of the luckiest people who ever lived. Maybe you don’t feel that …
Father Time
Like many people, I am constantly wrestling with my relationship with Time. I like to think that I am better …
