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Author Archives: Harry Katz
We Don’t Say Goodbye Anymore
A while ago I was watching an episode of Murdoch Mysteries, a detective series set in Toronto in the late 1890’s. At the end of the episode our hero, Detective William Murdoch, says goodbye to the visiting Egyptologist who was … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet
Tagged connection, friends, friendship, goodbye, internet, murdoch mysteries, parting, relationships
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Blackfish City
Blackfish CityBy Sam J. MillerHarperCollins, New York, 2018 A warrior woman comes to the city of Qannaq in a small skiff accompanied by an orca and a polar bear. Who is she? Why has she come? What’s her plan? That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged blackfish city, book review, book reviews, books, climate change, fiction, immigration, miller, novels, science fiction
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Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (2nd Edition)By Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al SwitzlerMcGraw-Hill, New York, 2012 Have you ever had a conversation with someone and they suddenly got defensive? Maybe you were talking with … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book review, book reviews, books, crucial conversations, personal development, relationships
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Principles
Principlesby Ray DalioSimon & Schuster, New York, 2017 I don’t often read books by celebrity CEOs. They can be jejune; more a testament to the author’s ego and less about providing any real insight or substance. Principles by Ray Dalio … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book review, book reviews, books, personal development, principles, ray dalio
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Trump v. Hawaii
Reading through the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii – the Muslim travel ban case – is like drifting off to sleep on an ordinary commuter train headed for home and then being jolted awake when it shudders to … Continue reading
Carpenter v. United States
Today, instead of a book review, I’m going to take a plunge into law review. I want to look at the decision of the United States Supreme Court in a case called Carpenter v. United States announced on June 22. … Continue reading
Posted in Law and justice, News and politics
Tagged cell phone, Fourth Amendment, law review, privacy, rights, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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Seven Books in Seven Days
I recently did one of those social media challenges where you’re supposed to post one thing each day for seven days. In this case, the “one thing” was the cover of a book you love. I thought I’d recap my … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book challenge, book review, book reviews, books, favorite books
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