Category: Team

Me and the Mob

Mobs of people intrigue me because I don’t think they’re comprised of angry people, by-and-large. Mobs of people are comprised of ordinary folks with one common proclivity, thirst for power. It takes a lot of gumption to resist joining any mob. The mob has everything you want – built in approval sources, seemingly indomitable momentum …

THE LOST DISCIPLINE OF CAMARADERIE

The Hurt Locker is a good film and it has nothing to do with bandwagon appeal. I’m a war movie glutton because if I had college to do over again, I’d probably go military academy instead. Platoon was probably the first war movie I remember and it inspired me to write two letters directly to …

NEW GROUND ETIQUETTE

It’s indescribably hard to act like you’ve been there before when you haven’t. Last night I watched my Alma Mater, Chapman University’s Men’s basketball team win a playoff game for the first time as a Division III school. In Fact, they’ve struggled for years to make the playoffs because they are an Independent, non-conference institution. …