Winston Churchill – Live & Learn

Walking. When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.

April 17, 2022 by Live & Learn 39 Comments

I’m thumbing through Instagram yesterday, and be damned if that photo doesn’t come across my feed. Location? Cove Island Park!

711 days. 711 almost consecutive daybreak walks at Cove Island Park. Like in a row. And not one, not one, single Eagle sighting.

And if that’s not bad enough, George, 50% of my Swan duo, is posing behind the Baby Eagle, as if to say, wake up idiot. WTH.

I send the photographer (Pituco1501) a note: “Wow. Great shot. I was there this morning and thought I saw an eagle, but then said nah, can’t be.”

I had punched out a text to Susan & Eric seconds after what I thought was an eagle: “Swear I saw an Eagle, but missed the shot!”

Eric replies: “B.S. Dad. It was a pigeon.”

Nice. And this coming from my offspring.

Instagram Photographer replies: “Thank you so much!!! I know it’s hard to see them. Be patient sooner or later you will!! 🦅🦅”

Nice touch with the Eagle emojis. If I can’t see them live, maybe I can roll around in emojis.

Be patient. Sooner or later you will. 🦅🦅

711 days, and counting.

My God, like when?

Notes:

Photo: Pituco1501
Two Types of Eagles Found in Connecticut
Post Title: Winston Churchill.

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“Darkest Hour”: Oldman, Wow, the brightest light

March 6, 2018 by Live & Learn 39 Comments

The hours of makeup meant Oldman often arrived on set at 3 a.m. His average day, he estimates, was 19 hours long. By the time the rest of the cast and crew arrived, Oldman was already in character. “Joe never saw me as Gary for three months,” says the actor. “If you’re going to do a part like this, you can’t go in kicking and screaming about the makeup. You’ve got to surrender to it,” Oldman says. “Maybe day 45 you come in, you’re sleep deprived and you’re a bit grumpy. But the fruits of it were such that I could put myself in a frame of mind. Once it was all in, I was in it. I had a ball. My thinking was that if at 65, Churchill could take on Hitler, then I could sit in a makeup chair for three hours.”

– CBS News, from “Gary Oldman on becoming Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”

Gary Oldman, 59, won best Actor for his performance on the “Darkest Hour”, in addition to winning the honor at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards. If you haven’t seen the flick, it is highly recommended. He (and his make-up) are amazing…

Portraits: Gary Oldman, Winston Churchill and Oldman as Churchill (via National Post)

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Read to lead.

August 17, 2012 by Live & Learn 33 Comments

From HBR Blog Network: For Those Who Want to Lead, Read. (DK: I believe all of this to be true.)

“…For the first time in American history, “less than half of the U.S. adult American population is reading literature.”

“…This is terrible for leadership, where trends are even more pronounced. Business people seem to be reading less — particularly material unrelated to business. But deep, broad reading habits are often a defining characteristic of our greatest leaders and can catalyze insight, innovation, empathy, and personal effectiveness.”

“…And history is littered not only with great leaders who were avid readers and writers (remember, Winston Churchill won his Nobel prize in Literature, not Peace), but with business leaders who believed that deep, broad reading cultivated in them the knowledge, habits, and talents to improve their organizations.”

“…Evidence suggests reading can improve intelligence and lead to innovation and insight…reading makes you smarter through “a larger vocabulary and more world knowledge in addition to the abstract reasoning skills.” Reading…is one of the quickest ways to acquire and assimilate new information.” [Read more…]

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Contentment…

June 8, 2012 by Live & Learn 5 Comments

Source: defyalloddz

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Stanford U research suggests I should be operating at the Winston Churchill level…

May 31, 2012 by Live & Learn 13 Comments

Winston Churchill? Well, not exactly. Stanford Graduate School of Business research suggests that people prone to guilt tend to feel a strong sense of responsibility to others…and were considered the strongest leaders…while shame-prone people tend to be less engaged. On the guilt-o-meter, I’m a screaming 10 out of 10. So, if you’re with me on topping the Guilt Charts – – cut yourself some slack. You are in fine leadership company. 🙂

The full article can be found at WSJ.com: Plagued by Guilt? You May Be Management Material.

Here’s a few excerpts: