It’s that time of year again here in Birchrunville Pennsylvania, USA. In a few days, the Labor Day holiday will be upon us and summer will officially end.
The deer I see out my window have fattened up for the coming winter. Trees are beginning to shed their leaves. The...
“He can’t learn what he doesn’t know because he doesn’t know he doesn’t know it.”
Reading this quote got me thinking how people with less knowledge and expertise in a field tend to be more confident in their opinions about this field than true experts. True experts realize that their...
Many of us watched recently as Delta Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights day after day. Thousands of Delta’s passengers were the victims of these cancellations, waiting stranded, some for days. Delta initially said they grounded flights due to a utility electrical failure. I felt sorry for the passengers and...
The Wall Street Journal invited me to participate in a discussion they sponsored titled “Convention Conversation with Robby Mook.” The main conversationalists were Mook, Campaign Manager of Hillary for America, Gerard Baker, WSJ’s Editor in Chief, and Gerald F. Seib, the paper’s Washington Bureau Chief.
My first thought upon receiving...
“Our business isn’t going as well as I’d like.” “I can only afford a Chevy and not the BMW I really want”. “My co-worker just got promoted and I didn’t.” “With two kids in Ivy League colleges I’m doing more staycations than vacations.”
Have you noticed how these kinds of...
“Ex-Continental CEO Larry Kellner, all 6’5” of him, used to fly in middle seats in the back. He told me this at a party and I about spit out my cocktail.”
This quote from Mike Holovacs, a hospitality expert, jumped out at me when I looked at my latest email...
“I read your last blog. You addressed something that I’ve been thinking about! Thanks for your thoughts and advice.”
I’ve been writing and publishing this little missive for years. Tuesday after Tuesday after Tuesday. Lots of you have sent me emails similar to the one I’ve quoted. Thankfully I rarely...
During the recent Fourth of July holiday I had great fun spending some time with my great-niece and great-nephew. I rarely get to see them as they live thousands of miles way so I was observing closely. Aria is just two while Caden is almost four-and-a-half.
There were a lot...