Tag: peak competency
This Week in Confirmation Bias – Peak Competency
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post that honored the American moon landing and wondered if 1969 marked the year of peak competency for America. Here are the two pertinent paragraphs from that post that contrast 1969 America with 2019 America: Something happened to America. Instead of the eagle landing, the dodo has…
Apollo 11 and Peak Competency
Fifty years ago today, two Americans walked on the moon. I was seven years old at the time, just old enough to appreciate how remarkable that achievement was. I still get chills thinking about the summer of 69. My world revolved around two things: the New York Mets and the Apollo moon mission. And while…