The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. Today, Plymouth Rock is only the size of a car engine. It has cracked three times over the years getting smaller each time…the effects of time. We have all heard the adage that “time heals all wounds” and many have heard it turned
Zen teaching: “Always remember you are unique just like everyone else.” We seem to be living in a divided time unless you have just faced a natural disaster, then we seem to all band together regardless of color, politics or socio economics. In the past, we could escape to sports
As many of you know or remember, I had a bit of a health scare last year at this time. I’m thrilled to report that a year later, the doctors have given me a clean bill of health, we’ve closed more deals than the previous year, my golf handicap is
You have all probably heard the story of the infamous space pen. You know that one that taxpayers spent millions on so astronauts could write upside down and in weightlessness. Meanwhile, the Russians simply handed their cosmonauts pencils. More on this later… I recently learned a new word while
It seems that Jeff Bezos has experienced the same problem as many Amazon customers with having Echo ordering inappropriately: Scene: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ trendy home earlier this month. He’s talking to his Echo. Bezos: “Find me something to buy at Whole Foods.” Echo: “Okay, buying Whole Foods.” Bezos: “Oops.” Amazon
According to her biography, Barbara Millicent Roberts grew up in the mythical town of Willows, Wisconsin. For a period of time she attended Willows High School but later moved on to Manhattan International High School in New York City. Over the years, she has had more than 40 pets including
Customer service is always a tricky thing. In today’s world of instant communication and streaming video it is increasingly challenging – take the United Airlines debacle as an example. That was tough to see but especially for me who grew up in a United Airlines family – dad spent 30
The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will Rogers Well it looks like politics will remain noisy but won’t fundamentally contaminate the economy. The recent Fed actions to raise rates signals their confidence in the economy and their attempt to stave
Well I am happy to announce that six months later I have successfully gone from “flat line to finish line”, completing the Carlsbad Half Marathon and I am looking forward to running the Golden Gate Bridge Half Marathon later this month. I tried to take a Zumba class. I bent,
California produces 60 percent of American roses but the vast number sold on Valentine’s Day in the U.S. are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered in a three-day period. We are all too familiar with the sobering statistics on
“Investing is a game of Snap, of Old Maid, of Musical Chairs. It’s a pastime in which he is the victor who plays “Snap” neither
