The Luck of the Irish
When I was growing up my mother often told me that I had the Luck of the Irish. I believed her. Her faith was based on family lore about my great-grandparents – Johanna and John Kennedy – they sure had … Continue reading →
A Memorial Day Story: My Unsinkable Hero
Although he rarely talked about it, my dad was awarded a bronze star for bravery in the Battle of Okinawa. He served as a communications officer on landing ship tank (LST) 1014. WWII-era newsreel footage shows
No More Tears: At Least Not at the Office
I’m a second generation Irish-American and have inherited the perverse –Irish tendency to take pleasure in melancholy. Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes, boasted that the book’s success was based on a miserable childhood.
Lower Than Zero? Start Here
The genesis of my I’m Unsinkable blog comes from times in my life when I was truly in despair. If I could have done an Internet search back then, I would have looked up, “Help me!”
The Unsinkable Steve Jobs
I just bellied up to the Apple Store Genius Bar, where the “bartenders” tended to problems with my MacBook Pro. I think it may have been the gremlins who are still flying about as Steve Jobs takes his leave.
Resilience
RESILIENT is an adjective that describes objects or people able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions or to spring back into shape after bending, stretching or being compressed.