I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandfather (Poppy) lately. I think I miss him. He passed away five years ago this month. I just want to be able to share the sofa and listen to him tell me stories about his life again. I knew Poppy as a warm and loving grandpa who spoiled [...]
I’m not really the new year’s resolution type of guy. It’s not that I don’t seek self-improvement. I guess I just don’t think a reset of the christian calendar is the motivation I need for me to change my life. My biggest worry each new year is remembering to write the correct year on checks, [...]
I’ve been thinking an awful lot about the trends, industries and societal transformations that will shape the future. Trying to identify these movements might make it just a bit easier to uncover new opportunities in business, philanthropy and life. One concept that I’m starting to really believe will dominate the future and eventually transform society [...]
My schedule during the week seems to be growing more hectic as I’ve been working late or attending work-related events at night. I’m also off the grid on the weekend – either literally as I often venture out of the city or figuratively as I shut off my phone (and brain) and try to relax. [...]
When I mention to people that I have my own blog I usually receive a smirk. It’s as if their exaggerated eye roll is speaking directly to me and saying “what the heck do you “blog” about and isn’t that kind of nerdy anyways”. Right before I started blogging I told one of my friends [...]
Last night I went to see the movie Into The Wild. I thoroughly enjoyed the book by Jon Krakauer when I first read it in college. It actually was assigned reading for an English class and it led to this essay (In a blog post back in March, I claimed it to be my best [...]
Today was 9/11. It is the sixth anniversary since the tragic and fateful day. For many, the wounds aren’t as raw but the memories of that day are still powerful. I found myself thinking about 9/11 a lot today. My big sister wrote an email to Courtney and I this morning. It wasn’t neuritic or [...]
I’ve been giving some thought to the idea of partaking in a charitable cause. Occasionally, I will attend a fund raiser or donate a few bucks to a friend’s cause but neither really does much to elevate my own sense of altruism. I’ve been working tremendously hard over the last few months. I do this [...]
For the last few years I’ve been employing a liberating hair style. Basically, I let my curly hair grow for five or six months until it is completely unruly and becomes a total jewfro. Then I buzz it all off. I’m at about that point in the cycle where I’m sick of my hair. I’m [...]
In recent weeks my big sister Lisa mentioned that she wants to blog. I guess she’s been reading the “Yo Bro” blog and it got her thinking that she could do it. Lisa has the tendency to blurt things out and not follow through so I didn’t pay much attention to her. The other day [...]
