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Bob Tamasy: Hearing Some ‘Nice’ News For A Change? Thursday, April 29, 2021 - by Bob Tamasy Bob Tamasy Remember the old saying, “If it weren’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all”? Well, these days there’s a parallel observation: If it weren’t for bad news, we wouldn’t have any news at all. But wait! There is some good news on the horizon – I think. Recently I came across an informal, non-scientific survey that asked the question, “How nice of a person do you consider yourself to be?” An astounding 93% of the people that responded said they would descr...

Bob Tamasy: Immediate Openings For Well-Seasoned Ambassadors Monday, April 26, 2021 - by Bob Tamasy Bob Tamasy Can you imagine being an immigrant trying to master the English language – at least as it’s spoken in the U.S.A.? The grammar isn’t easy. Spelling can be confusing. Proper pronunciation can be a real stumbling block: Consider the words through, tough, bough and cough. If I were teaching an English as a Second Language class, the first thing I’d do would be to distribute complimentary head-scratchers.   Then there are the words will multiple meanings, some of which a...

‘Every Inch a King’: Some Books About Manhood In the first pages of “Manliness,” for instance, Harvard University professor Harvey Mansfield recounts this incident: ‘Recently I had a call from the alumnus magazine at the university where I work, asking me to comment on a former professor of mine now being honored. Responding too quickly, I said: ‘What impressed all of us about him was his manliness.’ There was silence at the other end of the line, and finally the female voice said: ‘Could you think of another word?” “Manliness” was published in 2006. Since then, our atte...

Bob Tamasy: Needed: A Hefty New Supply Of True Grit Thursday, April 22, 2021 - by Bob Tamasy Bob Tamasy Years ago, not long after a friend of mine had relocated to the South, he went to a local restaurant for breakfast. “Would you like some grits?” the server asked him. A bit puzzled, my friend responded, “I’ve never had grits, so I don’t know if I’d like them. Could I just have one grit?”   Suffice it to say, this wasn’t a fellow who had experienced a gritty lifestyle. At least in the Southern sense of the word. But there’s a vast difference between grits and grit. ...

Bob Tamasy: Who Are You? Our Identity Conundrum Monday, April 19, 2021 - by Bob Tamasy Bob Tamasy Everyone these days seems concerned about their identity. “Who am I?” How we answer that question can take many directions, ranging from the work we do, to our family history, to the color of our skin, and increasingly, our gender.   For people in the working world, careers and jobs have long been a big part of their identity. I’ve lost count of how many times while traveling for business that I was asked, “What kind of work do you do?” I would ask fellow travelers the same thing...