Why I Never Yell “Taxi!” Any More
Walking out of a 1,500-person venue at the end of a show and onto the streets of Manhattan where you find your scheduled Uber waiting right on time in the right place is my view of "digital transformation" if anyone
Kind People
My Shepherd, Royce, has motion sickness, so we take great pains to get him to the vet for checkups, but that's it. So after I take him and Coco out in the mornings in the yard, Royce returns to the
Billions and Billions of Stars
Here's a lovely little nugget from Wikipedia: "Outside the bounds of our universe may lie a super universe. Space outside space that extends infinitely into what our little bubble of a universe may expand into forever. Lying hundreds of billions of
Have Yourself A Merry Whatever You Want to Call It
You have to admit that the "Holiday Season," as we euphemistically call it, brings pleasure, unless you're a total grinch. Stop resisting it and enjoy yourself. You don't need to "believe" in anything but the dignity and worth of others
Escaping the Blood Suckers
I knew a woman once who was a very good speaker, not quite as highly regarded as I am or invited to as many places, but quite good. I found that when we were together at an event, she always
The School That Made A Difference
Perhaps some of you remember Robert Fulghum's book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Some of you might not because it was written in 1990! I've had some success in life and in my career, written scores of books,
Priorities
We were having dinner last night at Castle Hill Inn in Newport, overlooking the ocean. Our waiter came over with our bottle of water and my martini. The bottle began to fall off his tray and in trying to grab
July Fourth in the US
Reprinted from my Monday Morning Memo® of July 2: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the
Sometimes there IS Perfection
Only 24 perfect games pitched in baseball history, one occurring two days ago. Here's the greatest sportscaster, Vin Scully, calling the end of the incomparable Sandy Koufax's perfect game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJdli-ONL-8&sns=fb&fbclid=IwAR09rBt3s3vphe3o7ytrH_WtwD_S1pLekoLTuhZnhzk2RmsMsFgmx_yPDiE
Here’s to Microsoft
I use Microsoft Office and have for a long time. I think it costs me about $99 a year for my subscription. I use Mac products and, as you might expect, receive and send a great deal of email daily. Three