What a lovely day to spend in bed, rain pounding down on the roof, reality television silently playing on the wall-mounted TV, typing out thoughts on my laptop. It’s funny to think that there was once a time that I would have been depressed by a rainy Sunday. Today, I […]

Last night I reached a decision that will finally end the long experiment known as the GoNOMAD Cafe.  It’s become clear that it is not a viable business for me, and after a nightmare of trying to fund a payroll, I have set a date for the closing of the […]

Tomorrow morning, try something new. Reach over and switch off that radio. Try turning off that familiar mainstay, WFCR,  that has filled your kitchen with news and music for the past fifty years.  For many Valley households, it’s just impossible to imagine waking up without NPR’s Morning Edition, and the […]

There was a time, not that long ago, that companies like Wal-Mart could demand that products made in China cost less and less every year. I read tonight in the Wall St. Journal about many reasons that this has changed, and from now on, the story said that prices of […]

Often this blog turns out to be a pulpit on which to declare things like resolutions, or for me to share words I read that inspired me. I am still thinking hard about the essay on making the speaker a star, and how to put real effort into carefully listening, […]

Mark Zaccheo thinks big.  He is the co-owner of one of Greenfield’s largest apartment buildings and is putting the finishing touches on a 19-unit apartment building that’s as green as you can get.  He thinks big because he sees the future and it’s all about energy efficiency, using the sun […]

I discovered wisdom on the Net late last night. I read an essay called The Secret to Connecting with People by David Cain and it was wise and worthy of repeating. A summary: Always let the speaker be the star. Give a person the chance to say their piece, no […]