You rarely get to witness someone's journey from humble beginnings to their crowning achievement. I had the honor and privilege of witnessing it last night. I met Jeni Bonaldo in…

Here are a couple of math facts that not everyone apparently understands. If you do, forgive me. I'm not implying this is groundbreaking mathematics. Percentages (and ratios) are reversible This…

A colleague asked me, "How was your long weekend?" "I feel like I need another day to recover," I said. Then, after a moment, I added, "Just how I like…

Last month, I wrote about the importance of regulation and my fundamental distrust of businesses choosing to do the right thing because market forces demand it. It turns out that…

The plan was to attend the Patriots game on Sunday with Elysha, but when I awoke that morning, the forecast called for temperatures in the low 50s and a change…

After almost 36 years, I finally completed my Eagle Scout project on Saturday. Almost certainly a world record in terms of how long it took someone to complete an Eagle…

Charlie's baseball team lost their playoff game on Friday night in an extra-inning nail-biter. It's the end of another baseball season, and an enormously successful one, too. Charlie once played…

At a dinner with his players, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta secretly hired a team of professional pickpockets. The sleight-of-hand artists went around the tables, stealing phones and wallets from an…

The weather Gods have cooperated and given me a sunny, 70-degree day tomorrow, which means I can complete my Eagle Scout project after waiting 36 years. I'm very excited. Town…