Sometimes the New York Times Style section has its finger directly on the pulse that’s resonating in my life. That’s why they are hip and cool. Today a story ran about how soccer moms use their iPhones to placate their tiny tots. And boy, I can relate, having handed my […]
As we approach the final weeks of our massive house renovation project I think back about a few caveats that I heard again and again as I prepared, financially and mentally, to take on this task. One was that it’s always more expensive than you think it will be. But […]
It’s become the ultimate political football: tossing around invectives about how big corporations are sending too many jobs overseas…and now the American public has turned against free trade agreements because they think it kills jobs. We are losing millions of dollars in farm and export business as a result, and […]
Poor Starbucks! First they watch their stock slide into the toilet. They fight the notion that they are elitist, and continually lose market share to the likes of Macdonalds and the loyal Dunkin’ tribe. They’re told by critics that they no longer smell the coffee grinding; that those new sandwiches […]
People love to talk about wind power, but the truth is, it’s a lot harder to make it a feasible replacement for oil and gas than it looks. I met T. Boone Pickens a year ago, and at that time he was just about to postpone his big plan to […]
It must be a big old bummer to be the Gap’s ad agency this morning. After the company unveiled a new, modern logo, pesky fans on Facebook posted more than 2000 comments mocking, attacking and arguing that the company should have never moved away from the blue box design. See […]
We are sitting in the sun on a glorious morning in Southern Vermont. It’s hard to describe the cloak of calm and relaxation that one puts on when you take your clothes off and spend time in a place like this. Our table included professors who were regular visitors to […]
Tomorrow I’ll be back on the road, writing an article about a visit to a clothing optional resort in the Green Mountains of Vermont. We will visit Abbott’s Glen, where we are hoping that an Indian summer is in store. I remember well when I flew out to San Diego […]
What’s the best way to advertise a town? How about on TV? My fellow Deerfield tourist-driven businesses and I are signing a contract to appear on live TV, in hopes of drumming up more Deerfield Daytrippers as a result. We will be creating two days worth of programming on channel 22’s […]
Today was a sodden yet rewarding day. That’s because I got a card from a former intern, Christa Romano, who has found a job in the Big Apple and starts work in a PR agency next week. Christa was one of our interns and did a great job…so to pay […]
I continue to enjoy reading this new book about the life of Frank Sinatra. Today’s installment described the absolute mayhem that ensued when the singer first began getting famous and attracting legions of young women to his shows. Sinatra left Tommy Dorsey’s band and in 1944 went from a $400 […]
A new book is out about the man who has more cities and towns named for him than anyone else in America. Come on down George Washington! The book by Ron Chernow was reviewed in the Weekend WSJ and revealed that the big man definitely married for money. Martha’s family […]