by John Macdonald | Jan 28, 2024 | The250
This wine tastes nothing like it did when I was at the tasting. What’s the difference? Did the winery pull some sort of fast one on me? Nope. The difference is the story. When at home sipping while making dinner, there’s no story, or at least it’s a... by John Macdonald | Jan 27, 2024 | The250
Have you ever bought a bottle of wine after tasting it at the winery, got it home, and it tasted nothing like you remember it? Maybe even undrinkable. Yes, of course. We all have. What happened? What’s different? Did they bait and switch? Nah. It’s... by John Macdonald | Jan 26, 2024 | The250
If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody’s around to hear it, does it make a noise? Yes, of course it does. At least from a physics point of view, the falling tree produced sound waves regardless of available receptors. But are you asking the question from a... by John Macdonald | Jan 25, 2024 | The250
That’s for the birds. The origin of this phrase is believed to be from the observation that birds tend to peck at animal droppings to find seeds. Something that’s “for the birds” is as insignificant or unimportant as the undigested seeds found... by John Macdonald | Jan 24, 2024 | The250
Everybody has a boss. Even solopreneurs, single folks, and living-off-the-land loners. Every body. Most people answer to many bosses. Looking back over your life, you probably remember the good ones fondly and the sucky ones with disdain. What made the good ones good... by John Macdonald | Jan 23, 2024 | The250
It might seem like everything stinks or trending down right now, but that is far from true. In fact, 2024 will likely be the best overall year for humanity since our genesis. Bad stuff that’s decreasing (source): In 1989, the amount of ozone-depleting gasses in...