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My Favorite Quotes and What They Mean to Me

Sometime many years ago when I was in the thick of my corporate communications career, I began a habit of checking the quote on the top of…

Aug 28

My Favorite Quotes and What They Mean to Me

Aug 28

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And All That Jazz — Part 2: The Girl Who Was Born to Sing Scat

How does a 28-year-old acquire a taste for an odd form of singing that originated in the early 1900s, and then learn to excel at…

Jul 27

And All That Jazz — Part 2: The Girl Who Was Born to Sing Scat

Jul 27

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And All That Jazz — Part 1: The Boy With the Melodic Minor Scale in His Head

A unique combination and sequence of notes and chords form the magical language of jazz improvisation, enabling those fluent in it to…

Jun 30

And All That Jazz — Part 1: The Boy With the Melodic Minor Scale in His Head

Jun 30

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Eavesdropping in New York

Modeling tips and life lessons from the next table

Apr 6

Eavesdropping in New York

Apr 6

Martin D. Hirsch
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Transgender People: Everything I Ever Wanted to Know About Them But Was Afraid to Ask

A Deep Dive into Transgender Psychology, Biology and Politics

Mar 13

Transgender People: Everything I Ever Wanted to Know About Them But Was Afraid to Ask

Mar 13

Martin D. Hirsch
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A Retired Man’s Valentine’s Day Ode to His Working Wife

Happy Valentine’s Day to my workin’ girl

Feb 15

A Retired Man’s Valentine’s Day Ode to His Working Wife

Feb 15

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Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite? Don’t Let ’em in Your Home in the First Place!

The chances you’ll experience an infestation may be low, but if you do, the hassle and stress are through the roof. Trust me.

Jan 18

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite? Don’t Let ’em in Your Home in the First Place!

Jan 18

Martin D. Hirsch
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How I Learned to Meditate Again After a 40-Year Lapse, and What I Get From It

A daily mental reset on the path to perpetual flow

Jan 1

How I Learned to Meditate Again After a 40-Year Lapse, and What I Get From It

Jan 1

Martin D. Hirsch
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When They Yelled “Fire!” in the Crowded Theater of Free Speech

As I watched three indisputably intelligent women college presidents looking awfully dense struggling to answer Congresswoman Elise…

Dec 14, 2023

When They Yelled “Fire!” in the Crowded Theater of Free Speech

Dec 14, 2023

Martin D. Hirsch
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My Ideal Self Expects a Lot of Me. Maybe More Than I Can Deliver.

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Nov 22, 2023

My Ideal Self Expects a Lot of Me. Maybe More Than I Can Deliver.

Nov 22, 2023

Martin D. Hirsch

Martin D. Hirsch

Lapsed singer-songwriter, 35-year accidental company man, citizen of The Woodstock Nation, avid essayist, occasional poet, aspiring author, dogged evolutionary.

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