© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense “It does not matter who my Father was; it matters who I remember he was.” - Anne Sexton Last ...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We’ve always found conflict to be of little value. And generally unproductive. What we’ve fo...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We have a colleague, a nice guy, who loves Doberman Pinschers. He loves them so much he’s rai...

While sitting in a doctor’s office last week, we picked up a copy of the April 25-May 1, 2009 issue of “The Economist.” We’re always intere...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Today, we have some Common Sense thoughts about choosing a spouse - the first, and hopefully...

In theory, if thoughts we share in our articles, truly constitute Common Sense , then the approaches recommended should be able to stand the...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We recently generated two posts, You’ve Got to Find What You Love , a speech by Apple’s Steve...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense Being solution-oriented, we’re going to suggest a way to view the public’s response to the ar...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We’ll tell you up front. This is about the Supreme Court Sotomayer confirmation hearings, a...

The following article is taken from the July 24, 2009 electronic edition of the New York Times. It really made us stop and think about many...