The Slow Train
We had to catch an early Sunday train to New York and the only option was the Amtrak local, no Acelas until after noon. We had a “business class” car,…
Ha, ha, an epidemic, ha, ha
I’m in Mill Valley outside of San Francisco, and in the early morning there is a news show on KRON4. It resembles the traditional “happy talk” news, but it’s actually…
The Scent of A Buyer
Olfactory sense is important in order to appreciate taste. (An onion and apple crunch the exact same way if there’s no sense of smell and you can’t see the food.…
Making Change
In the last couple of months, I’ve noticed clerks and cashiers in California, New Jersey, Nantucket, and Rhode Island struggling to make change. The register tells them that the bill…
To Be Continued?
We just binge-watched Westworld, which a lot of people had recommended, and we greatly enjoyed it. It’s the kind of raw stuff that could never be on network television. However,…
Iceland
The geomorphology of this country is fascinating. The earth seems to erupt without warning all around you. There are geysers and volcanoes, crashing waterfalls, geothermal wonders. Ice covers lava flows.…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/30/17
Some people default to asking for help instead of thinking things through. When you do the latter, you learn. When you do the former repeatedly, you’re co-dependent, especially when you’re…
Sniff
I caught what turned out to be one of those season-changing brief colds and could barely breathe. I went to the local CVS and visited the “consult” area. I told…
R•E•S•P•E•C•T
The tradition of removing one’s hat to show respect originated with the knights of old who would remove their armored helmets to show they had no intention of doing battle.…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/20/17
Jefferson once said something like, “In matters of taste, swim with the tide. In matters of principle, stand like a rock.” I’m seeing a lot of rocks lately. This is…