Wamre: Your perspective may change the weather
The power of pessimism For a long time, a friend liked his job. Then he loved it. Now he hates it. Same job. Same…
Opening Remarks
How to be a fierce female (ASKING FOR A FRIEND)
How to be a fierce female Fierce women deserve fierce treatment. Welcome to our all-female issue featuring page after page of inspiring women in our…
Something keeps him going, not miles and miles away, but in my sandwich shop
Guitar man It’s rare to find a restaurant that doesn’t have a television, or 10 televisions, blaring sports or news programs. People seem more…
Rick Wamre: Useless Chatter
We have a plethora of platforms to share our thoughts, but what do we have to say? The most incredible fact of life today…
Rick Wamre: Finding forgiveness this season, whether it’s deserved or not
A fool’s Christmas I’m guessing Louis C.K. won’t be having a particularly joyous holiday season. Harvey Weinstein probably won’t be spending much time near…
Rick Wamre: No thanks
Tom Hanks is the voice we need in these dark times It’s nearly Thanksgiving: Do we collectively have anything to be thankful for this…
Rick Wamre: How would you spend an endless life?
Time is on our side If you could live to be 200 years old, would you do it? Think about that: When researchers eventually…
Rick Wamre: Lessons learned in the hallways of life
Lessons learned in the hallways of life As school begins again, and I think back on all the crap I learned in high school,…
24-7 information means constant conversation
But is anybody listening? To me, August once was one of the greatest months of the year. It’s a hot month here in Texas….
If the constant computation of our culinary choices doesn’t kill us first
Death by 1,000 bites I first learned about killer foods on the Fourth of July in our backyard as I sweated over a sun-soaked grill…
Rick Wamre: What would you do? Tell us, and reap rewards
I spend a fair amount of time interviewing potential employees. Luckily, it’s not because we have lots of employee turnover; rather, it’s that we have…
Rick Wamre: Can a child whose birthright is poverty and a troubled family history blossom?
Cultivating character Not long ago, I found myself face down on the scruffy front yard of a nonprofit near downtown, doing two things I…
