In Philadelphia the company displayed surprising naiveté or arrogance when it came to navigating the minefield of municipal cable politics, especially in its dismissive remarks to local politicians about Comcast's cable monopoly.
My mother never earned a college degree, but throughout my childhood she would randomly dole out these pearls of wisdom that gave me a leg up when it came to navigating all the left turns I would make as an adolescent; as well as the ability to side-step some of the minefields I'd encounter as a young adult.
It's here, in a buzz of activity, that students come to navigate the college maze.
Instead, I've come to navigate by prior reputation of artist, company or venue (well, the Traverse, anyway), plus that ever-lengthening string of obligations to see friends' shows, helped along by the pin-in-map or first-flyer-I'm-handed method, to ensure an element of surprise.
I have come to navigate Passover and Holy Week/Easter fairly well - but Purim and Holy Week?! Yet underneath it all there are some resonances: Holy Week is, after all, a re-enactment of a story about Jesus, full of feasts, betrayals, decrees by leaders of powerful empires, executions, and a surprise turn around three days later.
The process gets more onerous when it comes to navigating among articles, and there is no search function.
What has worked -- and failed miserably -- when it comes to navigating the murky world of online dating?
According to Airbnb: "People are experiencing a level of social awkwardness when it comes to navigating modern social etiquette".
Stephen F. Bollenbach, the lead independent director of the Time Warner board, said of Mr. Bewkes, "Jeff is a proven visionary when it comes to navigating the digital landscape".
Still, even the relatives of little Virginia have just as much trouble as any other adults when it comes to navigating the Santa-belief dilemma.
