So I'm sitting at a rec center in downtown Los Angeles (Skid Row) and the dudes are playing some tunes by Dr. Dre and then Eminem. Obviously I'm familiar with both of them and Dre made his usual heavy-handed words stick with his characteristically slow pace while Eminem kept with the pace of the music then suddenly exploded with a burst of rapid-fire licks, the kind that made the world turn and look in his direction. And I'm thinking, Who is the best rapper? In terms of linguistics, poetic mastery, syntax, vocabulary, metaphors,…

Worry ME? It’s a fact--worry can cause you to prepare for things that complacent people don’t.But there’s a catch. Those who are not inclined to worry shouldn’t take up the practice without knowing a few things first. Huh? I know you’re confused now and this topic is a little more sophisticated then meets the eye. You were assuming a simple post about the benefits of worry over complacency. It’s not. Nor is the subject so black and white. They are actually two different styles of preparation that are owned by two distinct personality…

 It’s a fact--worry can cause you to prepare for things that complacent people don’t.But there’s a catch.Those who are not inclined to worry shouldn’t take up the practice without knowing a few things first.Huh?I know you’re confused now and this topic is a little more sophisticated then meets the eye. You were assuming a simple post about the benefits of worry over complacency. It’s not. Nor is the subject so black and white.They are actually two different styles of preparation that are owned by two distinct personality types. And if they trade with…

#BetterThanYouRemember Oh, you know the story by now, don't you?About 23 years ago when I was first tricked into an illegal government project, Operation Birddog, I had to spend an inordinate amount of time studying pop media. I didn't know why but I did learn something from My studies which were culled or pulled from all newspapers from the WSJ to the USAToday to the L.A. Times to Barron's and from movie studios from Dreamworks to Warner to Lionsgate and from television studios from NBC to ABC from cable fron TNT to HBO…