Last Saturday, Elysha and I drove to New York City. After parking the car, we ate brunch in the world-famous Carnegie Deli before walking down the block to The Palace…

"The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible." - David Ogilvy Ogilvy was a British advertising tycoon, founder of Ogilvy & Mather, and known as the "Father…

I'm working with the vice president of a Fortune 500 company. She's preparing to deliver the keynote for a product launch. After she's finished speaking, I begin offering feedback on…

Search Engine is an excellent podcast hosted by PJ Vogt. It seeks to "answer the questions that keep you up at night." It's one of those podcasts that excite me…

Elysha and I were in New York City on Saturday, sitting the mezzanine at the Palace Theater on Broadway, preparing to watch Keiran Culkin, Bob Odenkrikl, Bill Burr, Michael McKean,…

There have been 1,826 alleged ethics violations in the US Senate since 2007. More than 107 ethics complaints per year. More than one alleged violation of ethics for each Senator…

Substack contacted me to discuss joining their platform and monetizing some of my writing.  Having written a blog post for nearly 20 years without missing a day, it makes sense…

A sign of the pending apocalypse: Less than half of parents find it fun to read aloud to their children, new research shows. Only 40% of parents with children aged…

College basketball is getting older. In 2019, the average age of a Sweet 16 starter in the men’s tournament was 20.8. In 2021, it rose to 21.2. In 2025, the…

The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief." — William Shakespeare (Othello) I've always loved this line. It suggests that a…