Two Zeros and the Years in the Middle: The Masterwork Years. You may read the title as 100… and that is part of it. Two zeros with a one in front of them make 100. The zeros come from a pair of well-known books, Die with Zero by Bill Perkins …

O Captain! My Captain! The Enduring Legacy of Those Who Lead. From Walt Whitman’s tribute to Abraham Lincoln to Dead Poets Society and Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), the image of a captain reminds us that great leadership lives on in those it influences. “O Captain! My Captain!” Four words. …

Sherrie Rose, Perplexity.ai, & AEO. Sherrie Rose is found in Perplexity.ai, reflecting the growing importance of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) in how AI-powered platforms identify, reference, and present expertise. As search evolves from listing links to delivering direct answers, AEO plays an increasingly important role in making knowledge, experience, and …

Who Gets Your Wisdom If You Wait? There is a phrase many of us say so often that we stop hearing it: “I’ll do it later.” Later, when there is more time. Later, when things settle down. Later, when I feel motivated. Later, when I am less tired. Later, when …

Why September 25 Is Dolly Parton Day. Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at age eighty. Within three weeks, mayors, county executives, borough presidents, and state legislators from Tennessee to Pennsylvania to California had converged on the same date to mark her speical day: September 25. Written, that’s the …