People That Matter: You Do

Conversational topics came up in the news and just as any meeting with like-minded friends this blog is 3 posts in--read that 3 hours--and we’ve barely gotten to introductions. That is exactly how I hoped to engage you, the reader, as the conversation unfolds. A lot can be deduced about a person in the course of conversation, by their interests, passions, and abilities. Yet its nice to be be acknowledged,1 and given the chance to speak for yourself. This post is about you. We invite you to sign up and join in the conversation.


About this blog: DeepDish--philosophical gossip. The title and description captures exactly the kind of conversation we hope this blog will live up to be. Like Moses’ tablet, Newton’s apple, and all inspirations delivered like a bolt from the blue, the task of coming up with a saucy, succinct, contemporary name and description for these topics of interest was solved late, late one night. Make that the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Craig was hosting the creative mind behind NPR’s Wait Wait Don‘t Tell Me. The short of it, Craig’s improv-honed comedic wit was quite a match for the respected radio host. DeepDish is one of the fruits of that encounter. I politely requested by-your-leave from Craig’s site while mulling over the suitability of the title and aim. (Thank you, Mr. Ferguson. Perhaps one day you might share some of your witty, funny, musings with us. Until then, I’ll stay tuned.)


For months I obsessed over how to launch the blog, what to write, and about you, the readership. Then inevitably on the first day of the year, in the new decade, like putting a freshly sharpened pencil to a clean page in a brand new notebook, the words ‘people that matter’ came. Words, the ideas behind words, how we use words are some of the things DeepDish is about. Deep(philosophical)-Dish(gossip). As the title suggests our topics are conversational, au courant4, and goes beyond the sensational and superficial.


Remember the saying “"Great minds discuss ideas . Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."5 Scrap the saying; it does not apply here. We’re going to discuss ideas, events, and people, but we’re going to elevate the conversation. We’re going to learn and re-learn; through learning expand our possibilities; and through expanding our possibilities transform our worlds. One idea, one moment, one person at a time. That person includes you, and me.


So let’s keep the conversation going…see where it goes. Sign up, share your thoughts, and welcome to DeepDish.






1 People That Matter: Mentors


2. Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson


3. Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me


4. Au courant, French, translation--current, in the news


5. "Great minds discuss ideas . Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people."