I was briefly watching a Phillies game on TV today (they actually won!), and I realized that besides the names of a couple of the starting pitchers, I couldn't name one position player on the team. If someone gave me the name of one of the starting players, I wouldn't be able to tell you … Continue reading I Hope I Haven’t Become a Bandwagon Sort of Guy
Today is my wife's birthday, so we decided to spend part of the day at a nice lake in New Jersey that offered the chance to just relax, take a little dip, and do some reading. As we were walking back from the snack bar (there's not many snacks better than french fries), a song … Continue reading It’s Possible I’m the Last Person in America to Know about This Great Song
In a previous post I wrote about how I've gotten a little braver about answering questions in class, even when I'm not quite sure of the answer. Well now I might have to go back to my old ways of being a "bump on  log". The other day the teacher asked a question, and I … Continue reading I’m Just Glad My Teacher Didn’t Burst Out Laughing
I'm sitting here writing this post on my MacBook Air, which is my favorite computer to use (I also have an iMac desktop and my laptop from work). But it's the first blog I've written using my MacBook in six months. Why the hiatus? Procrastination, plain and simple. My power adapter had stopped working, and … Continue reading Why Did I Wait So Long?
I think I've done it. I've come up with a brand new measurement tool that could possibly be used for beating the stock market. The quality of a company's toilet paper. I was in a public restroom a couple of days ago, and the quality of the toilet paper was among the worst I have … Continue reading Judging a Company by Its Toilet Paper
Every year there is a classic small town, 4th of July parade that passes right by the top of our street, and I think we've only missed one or two of them in the past 30 years. The parade has everything you'd want - kids on decorated bikes, babies in elaborate strollers, war vets,Uncle Sam … Continue reading This Is What Makes America Great
Even though I was born in Philadelphia and lived there for the first year of my life, I can't really call myself a Philly guy. My family moved to the suburbs in 1958 and I've been there ever since. I've always been a little jealous of the people who grew up in Philly, they seem to … Continue reading Knock This One Off of My Bucket List
While driving to Dunkin' Donuts as part of my Sunday morning ritual, I heard on the radio that the Barnes Foundation is free on the first Sunday of the month (through the generosity of PECO, the local utility company). In case you are not familiar with the Barnes, the Barnes, according to its web site, … Continue reading This May Be the Perfect Way to Visit an Art Museum
There's been many times in life I've had to get "psyched up". Whether it was for a test, a swim meet, a presentation, or asking my future wife to marry me, I knew I had to be at my best. I've used a variety of ways to get into the right mind set - visualization, … Continue reading The Science of Pep Talks
Three years ago CVS stopped selling tobacco products, which I thought was a perfect move for a company that promotes itself as part of the health care industry. The loss of tobacco sales cost CVS $2 billion in annual revenue, out of total revenue of about $150 billion in annual revenue. I'm sure it was … Continue reading CVS Health: Taking a Stand Again
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