Becoming a better person doesn’t have to be such a chore, depending on how low you set the bar. At least that’s the theory. I mean, when you start out as low as I did, improvement can be a piece of cake. To use a fiscal metaphor, my karma balance[…] Read On
Every year around this time I consider my shortcomings and come up with a plan to be a better person. If you believe that you must be new around here. Everyone knows I don’t make new year’s resolutions. They’re dumb. And they never stick. Also I’m perfect. So there is[…] Read On
Every long-term relationship has a screwup. You know, the one who always ends up apologizing for pretty much everything and never seems to learn. In my marriage, that would be me. Obviously. If you think of a relationship as sort of a bank account with a balance, one partner will[…] Read On
We hang out with friends for a few hours at a time. Maybe grab some lunch. Catch up over cocktails or dinner. Watch a game or a movie. Then we go home. Not much to it. It’s harder for couples. So much harder. The honeymoon period is fun but it[…] Read On
One of the hardest things in business — any business, but startups in particular — is knowing who to trust. Having grown up on the streets of Brooklyn – before it was cool – I used to think I knew people. That I had a sense others lacked. I was[…] Read On
When you can’t get away it stands to reason that cabin fever might set in. And we might become more abrasive toward one another. I don’t know about you, but that’s not what’s happening here. On the contrary … Seventeen or eighteen years ago I built a greenhouse. Hey, it[…] Read On
We’re all whining about being stuck with our kids during Coronavirus lockdown. If our kids were on Twitter and cable news, all we’d be hearing is how they’re stuck with us. And what about the elephant in the room? We’re also stuck with each other. We’re stuck with our wives,[…] Read On