by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jan 22, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
A German U-boat sank my great grandfather’s ship in the first world war, and he swam to safety. It’s a simple sentence to write and read, but I imagine that for Captain Frederick Adamson, the time he spent in the water was anything but simple. My great grandmother...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
Many cause-driven organizations are going through paroxysms as Donald Trump’s re-inauguration looms. I can’t say I’m surprised. As I said to a colleague last night at a networking event held, ironically enough, inside Bernie Madoff’s former...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jan 8, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’ve been watching a couple of television shows by a writer called David Milch since my friend Lee lent me his book. Mr. Milch wrote his memoir, Life’s Work, after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As far as I can gather he wrote some of it in a care home...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
This New Year, I’ll be killing Nazis. Not in real life but in the videogame Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which came out a week ago. Because Donald Trump got elected and I’d like to do something that feels more satisfying for a month or two. The...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
Last week as I was suggesting ways you can use up your marketing budget by the end of the year I suggested “lunch with me.” The newsletter brought a host of questions from readers, including, “did anyone take you up on it?” Yes! They did!...
