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Celebration – The Daily PPILL #284

Celebration – The Daily PPILL #284

Celebrate. It is a happy word. But what a strange word. It really takes a lot of context to know what is meant by it. It can mean “perform”. It can mean “reach” a point. It can mean “to honor or praise”. Something can happen without...
Repost: The path you trace on your journey – Daily PPILL #276

Repost: The path you trace on your journey – Daily PPILL #276

We change, and the world changes around us, but here are certain themes that remain constant. A year ago, I published this post. I still love the image of every step taken actually creating the path. A year ago, I was still in Florida. Yesterday, I was at a trail,...
Breaking Bread – The Daily PPILL #268

Breaking Bread – The Daily PPILL #268

We have to nourish our bodies, but since ancient times, there is something about sharing a meal that makes us more human. Most species compete for the food available, with the exception of small offspring. But we humans do something remarkable: we share. And together...
Ready to go (always) – The Daily PPILL #261

Ready to go (always) – The Daily PPILL #261

Dogs are fantastic animals, and they give us so much. Company is one of those things. The also ground us, make us appreciate the moment, the simple things. If you take a dog for a walk, you cannot rush it, you have to stop, let it in; and only then continue. But the...
Totally Over the Top (OTT) – The Daily PPILL #256

Totally Over the Top (OTT) – The Daily PPILL #256

Some of my Mobile World Congress-going friends may yawn at this one, but a few days ago, Thierry Breton, the European Internal Market and Industry Commissioner brought up again, the imbalance on how many tech giants like Google and Netflix (sometimes called...
Catnap – The Daily PPILL #254

Catnap – The Daily PPILL #254

Cats don’t train. Don’t lift weights. They do yoga stretches, but not like reps, just one, or two. And then, when something pikes their interest, they go into an explosive display of motion. Once done, they are back to napping. We are not cats. We...