Category Archives: General Musings

Just a general post, of no specific import, and which I will use from time to time to make quick comments.

Electronic versus Paper Notebooks: The Tyranny of OR, versus the Genius of AND

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

[Originally published in 2014] I am struggling to learn how to use Microsoft’s OneNote™ product more effectively. I have used it for years (it was our dog food at the company for a while, several years ago) but I am … Continue reading →

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Teaching Parsimony

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

Trying to Teach Parsimony in Writing – Not so Easy.  I am blessed now to be teaching a class here at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. I say “blessed” because teaching is what I love to do, and when … Continue reading →

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UPPER and lower Case – Some Trivia

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

Something fun for a change: Did you know that the terms UPPERCASE and lowercase literally have their roots in the shelves used by typesetters? Yep, they do! Read on … Although the origins of many words are rather odd and … Continue reading →

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Sir Ethan Hawke and His 20 Rules

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

One of my favorite actors is Ethan Hawke, principally for the acting he did in Dead Poet’s Society, but also for the work he’s done behind the camera in the little seen and even lesser recognized film, Before Sunrise. This … Continue reading →

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And so we beat on

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

“And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – The Great Gatsby. Since high school (Denise?), I have struggled with the meaning of this final line from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Character Are You?

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

There is nothing new under the sun. Take, for example, this listing of character types composed some 2500 years ago. The DSM and any number of psycho-babblers cannot even begin to conceive of the competition that lies within these wise … Continue reading →

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What Every CEO Loses Sleep Over

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

To be sure, a CEO is a special kind of animal. It takes a special combination of innate drive, incredible guts, business intelligence and savvy, and emotional intelligence. Of course, most CEOs will also come with specialized knowledge in either … Continue reading →

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TenThings TooDue When Feeling Down and Insecure

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

A recent trip into and out of Los Angeles left me about as down and blue as I have ever been (and believe me, I can get pretty down and blue). The trip was almost doomed from the beginning: The … Continue reading →

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Erikson’s Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development – a RussoReview

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

This very long post will concern itself with a review of the work of Erik Erikson and his Stages of Psychosocial Development. I want to have this up on the Blog for future reference. I will begin by reviewing the … Continue reading →

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Trans-National-Professional-Stan: Extreme Liberalism as a Mental Disorder

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

The elites of my world – the transnationalprofessionals – are apoplectic at Brexit and the slight victory the other day of British nationals over the internationalists.  Ms. McArdle in her article from Bloomberg, reproduced below, could not have said it … Continue reading →

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