We are all becoming neurotic. Compulsive. Obsessed. Don’t think so? Then you’re just not paying attention. We’re neurotic about everything from the food we eat and the way we dress to our personal brands and online personas. We’re unnaturally attached to our tech gadgets and apps. We’re obsessed with personal[…] Read On
Some take vacations. Others spend weekends at the beach or lounging by the pool. For me, summer is the time for DIY repairs and maintenance projects of the outdoor variety. I actually love to fix things. Unfortunately, I’m much better at breaking things. Turns out, the amount of havoc I[…] Read On
Get this: Facebook has 2 billion monthly active users. That means nearly two thirds of Earthlings with internet access are faithful customers of Zuck’s social network. Not only that, the average user spends nearly an hour on the site every day. Let that sink in for a minute. Given the[…] Read On
The idea behind the Trump movement was that the nation needed a successful business leader to fix Washington’s perpetual gridlock. That only a political outsider could come in and drain the swamp. At least, that was the theory. In some ways, the president is behaving more like a back-stabbing politician[…] Read On
I’m always amazed by the persistence of popular maxims. Some, like “all that glitters is not gold” and “experience is the best teacher,” have always been true, while others, like “what you don’t know can’t hurt you” and “cleanliness is next to godliness,” were probably never true. And yet, they[…] Read On
An old friend came to visit this weekend. After dinner and probably way too much wine – including a remarkable 1997 Cardinale cabernet blend, I should add – we got into a heated debate about politics, the media and all that stuff. My friend declared that the mainstream media is[…] Read On
The Brooklyn of my youth was not the bastion of political correctness, groupthink and sexual confusion it is today. We said what we meant, meant what we said and knew how to think for ourselves. Girls were girls and boys were boys, not gutless metrosexual gnomes who gave up their[…] Read On