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As an eastside Manhattanite, I’ve never been a fan of NYC parades. Call me a parade curmudgeon as the summer season unfolds in cascading weeks of public disruption. I suppose⦠Read More
As an eastside Manhattanite, I’ve never been a fan of NYC parades. Call me a parade curmudgeon as the summer season unfolds in cascading weeks of public disruption. I suppose⦠Read More
Dear Friends, Our hearts break in compassionate sadness with the awful news from Orlando. May God tenderly embrace those who have suffered horrific loss. We hold all these innocents in⦠Read More
Last weekend Berkshire Hathaway held its annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. 40,000 pilgrims (shareholders) traveled there in homage to the God-king of investing, Warren Buffet. In a NY Times article⦠Read More
Disruption is all the rage. It’s everywhere in media. It’s the new thing everyone with an entrepreneurial spirit salivates for. Here’s a brief primer on the topic as presented in⦠Read More
I’m not sure when author Francine du Plessix Gray wrote this pithy bit of wisdom, but certainly decades ago. And my (!) how resonant is the first sentence with our⦠Read More
As I’ve gotten older I’ve become aware that over stretches of time—longer than I might have realized—I had lost track of certain disciplines that were helpful to my health and⦠Read More
Sitting quietly post Easter contemplating the current cultural/political moment in the United States brings an unusually intense conflation of thoughts and emotions. For instance, after once again rehearsing the saga⦠Read More
We seem to live in a Good Friday sort of world. Instantaneous access to news, tweets, blogs and posts exacerbates our sense of chaotic dissolution. Fear and anger feed the⦠Read More
Turning onto 3rd Avenue, the big Mercedes screeched to a violent halt inches from my knees as I crossed the street. Instantly the driver stuck his head out of the⦠Read More
Among the many astonishments of our current political season, I have been thunderstruck by the support Donald Trump has received from white evangelicals, at least from very many of those⦠Read More