Over the years I have accumulated a number of quips that resonate with me. Yesterday I added a new quip to my repertoire and as such I thought today would be a good day to share a handful of my favorite quips with those who have not had the opportunity to hear me utter them [...]
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The legend of the flying claw…
I love, love, love Lee Newsome. He is a funny, kind, hardworking and a decidedly gracious man. He loves his wife to pieces and evidences a level of integrity across all he does that is comforting to those who appreciate genuineness and commitment to ideals. I can’t say it enough – I love Lee Newsome. [...]
Observations of a casual eavesdropper…
I am fascinated by people. On my flights home on Thursday afternoon and eve I found myself marveling in the types of information folks will share with total strangers on a plane. Not that I was sharing – I was actually trying to nap, but interwoven in that effort was a bit of casual [...]
Winter prediction system…
How do you know when winter is coming? I hear some folks can feel it in their bones. I am not sure how that works. I have no such predictive powers. The only thing my bones tell me is that they are a bit more audibly creaky as I age. Some folks can tell by [...]
Overactive flushers…
Well, I am headed back to the airport today so that I can return home to my real life. Yes, indeed - the life where my room is not tidied up by someone else and meals are not prepared for me. Back to my real life where blintzes and karaoke are not the standard Wednesday [...]
What do blintzes and karaoke have in common?
I love Wednesdays at EMI for two reasons – blintzes and karaoke. They are both guilty pleasures and both well-worth the investment. It am a bit ashamed to admit that I can actually tell you what is on the dining hall's breakfast rotation. It isn't really a function of how long I have been coming to EMI - it is [...]
The life and death of an ecosystem…
New rule – no eating or snacking at the computer. The other day in my frenzy to multi-task I dropped a blob of oatmeal on my keyboard. In cleaning the blob I was forced to take a good look at my keyboard and all the debris that was living in-between the cracks. Indeed there was [...]
THE NEW FORTY 