Merry Christmas. Yes, I know it’s the 23rd- but most companies consider today and Monday to be holidays, since Christmas lands on a Sunday.
Continue reading We celebrate Christmas Today
Back when I was a little boy, my father used to travel across the USA for business. At first, that meant he left home on the 1rst of May in our family’s red and white Plymouth Belvedere. It wasn’t a big deal, since my mom (as was true for most native New Yorkers) had never learned to drive. It also meant, once I was five years old, I got to ride my bike 2 miles a few times a week to FC Whitney’s or Bohack’s to pick up stuff we needed to eat.
Continue reading Up, Up, and Away…
Today is the first day of the secular new year of 2018. Which means you probably are making sure you keep your brand-spanking-new New Year’s Resolutions. (I make my personal resolutions in September/October, when the Jewish New Year rolls around. And, my corporate KPI [key performance indicators] are evaluated three or four times a year to make sure we’re measuring (and achieving) the right things.)
Continue reading It’s time. The calendar says so.
Let me repeat that. For most of you, I am not your financial professional. I suggest you contact your professional to discuss what I am proposing here.
Continue reading I’m NOT your advisor!
No, it’s not my holiday. Nor have I ever considered celebrating.
But, that doesn’t mean we don’t have our own family traditions revolving about this day. For years, I’d haul my kids to the local Shoneys. One of the few places open on Christmas morning. (By the time my youngest [son] turned 9 [by then, he was the only child in the home], the Shoneys had closed. So, we switched to a local [hole-in-the-wall] diner, which also had a Santa and a brunch.) Where we’d enjoy a wonderful brunch and watch the store Santa visit all the little kids. Which brought joy to mine, seeing the happiness in others.
Continue reading Merry Christmas!!!!
I was reading one of my favorite “popular” (non-technical) magazines the other day. In particular, the 27 November 2017 issue of Business Week.
Continue reading Poof! They’re gone!
Today is the day that we are supposed to recognize the abundance afforded us. Of course, many of us have still not recovered from the Great Recession (especially in rural America and the Midwest). But, being the optimistic people we are, we all seem to be bound and determined to celebrate Thanksgiving. Unfortunately (this is my opinion), many of us are also bound and determined to wait on line for an interminable duration just to score that one sale item.
Yes, my birthday is 9/9. The 9th day of the 9th month- at least in the secular calendar.
I’ve accomplished much, attempted more, and been pretty happy with the results in general. But, my greatest treasures are my kids.
I have been holding off on this series for a while. Because I was hoping there would be some good news to include as a “happy ending”.
Continue reading Brother, can you spare a dime?
