Author Archives: jameshpyle

  April 4, 2016 No one needs reminding that the world, especially beyond America’s borders, is a chaotic mess:  ISIS, illegal immigration, potential disappearance of EEC, NATO threatened, sovereign nation bank corruption, etc. Most candidates for president, with one voluble … Continue reading →

Last night during dinner my wife’s newest BFF announced she was planning to vote for Trump and asked if I was also. I responded: “I don’t know.” And I truly don’t. Not because I’m confused or need more facts or … Continue reading →

Today’s world is being transformed by an unelected, unauthorized, supreme presence. All change is inherently disconcerting : this one appears alarming. Once castes and societal classes around the world were held in check by monarchs, dictators or tribal chiefs; but … Continue reading →

Today’s  New York Times’ featured business article is a tale of two brothers working at the same company (AT&T) each with a differing view about its potential for change:  Kevin Stephenson (57) is a field supervisor in Oklahoma; his brother … Continue reading →

With Apologies to:  Sir Walter Scott   Breathes there the banker, with soul so dead, Who ne’er to himself hath said, What have I done to my native land? Whose heart hath ne’er within him turn’d, At the sight of … Continue reading →

I’m fascinated by these new Artificial Intelligence cars.  You know… like the Tesla and Google buggy.  Just get in, tell it where you want to go, and – Bob’s your uncle – you’re off. It’s no longer pie-in- the- sky. … Continue reading →

We writers love metaphors and similes. They allow us to paint word pictures which can clarify an otherwise difficult concept. So I hope you’ll bear with me when I postulate that political candidates are like airplane pilots. Permit me to … Continue reading →

When I was in college the good folks at Penn State would annually collect food and money to help feed the homeless. My British roommate at the time was a cynic. His comment during the effort in our senior year … Continue reading →

Good news!  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, a division of the Department of the Interior, has placed the African lion on its endangered species list. What’s that, you ask?  We have African lions running around unprotected in this country? … Continue reading →

My friend Donald is preoccupied with Iowa and NH these days and has asked my help in selecting his cabinet so he can play golf immediately after January’s inauguration.  Here goes… First: There are too many cabinet officers. We need … Continue reading →