Warning, if you're not a baseball fan, you have my permission to stop reading this post right now, and read any one of my other blog posts which can be found at jborden.com  The Wall Street Journal had an interesting story the other day about the use of a weighted baseball bat as part of … Continue reading When Perception Is Not Reality →

A few days before our youngest son was set to graduate from Middle School, we received a call from the school office. They wanted to know if my wife and I would be at the graduation ceremony, since our son was going to be receiving an award. They did not tell us what the award … Continue reading And the Winner of the Lois Adams Award Is… →

The Borden Family was just sitting around tonight playing cards and asking Alexa to play random songs. One of the first ones I thought of was "Islands in the Stream", by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V-LGVKOHgU The song got me thinking about other duets I've enjoyed over the years, and so I decided to … Continue reading My Favorite Duets of All Time →

Thank you once again, Dan Ariely, for offering advice that I disagree with; it gives me something to write about. Today a reader asked Dan the following question: Before we got married four years ago, my husband and I would give each other amazing, thoughtful birthday gifts. After we got married and set up a … Continue reading One of the Keys to a Happy Marriage? →

I received a lot of nice feedback from yesterday's post, Michael Bloomberg Delivers Commencement Speech and Father Peter Sings – Just Another Day at Villanova, but one of the comments really caught me by surprise: "Jim, great post. I wish you continued success with your writing. Please stop by for a visit when you are in … Continue reading Wow! I Never Knew That President Obama Read My Blog →

When I first heard the news a few weeks ago, I couldn't quite believe it. Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City and founder and CEO of Bloomberg, L.P. was going to be the commencement speaker at this year's Villanova graduation ceremony. As I wrote in a previous post, I am a big fan … Continue reading Michael Bloomberg Delivers Commencement Speech and Father Peter Sings – Just Another Day at Villanova →

I guess the allure of opiods must be incredibly powerful, even for those who have committed to helping others overcome the addiction. Such is the case of two counselors at a halfway house for recovering addicts in Chester County, a suburb of Philadelphia. The two died this past Sunday of drug overdoses. Police found used needles and … Continue reading Who Counsels the Counselors? →

The Wall Street Journal's A-Hed strikes gold (or should I sat yellow) again today, with a story about Amazon's Community Banana Stand. In late 2015, Amazon opened its first Community Banana Stand near its Seattle headquarters. The Stand was brainchild of CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, who believed that Amazon should offer everyone near its … Continue reading Yes! We Have Bananas, Bananas at Amazon Today! →

My favorite part of the Wall Street Journal is the A-Hed, the story that appears every day in the bottom center of the front page. Ranging from the silly to the serious, and from the quirky to the downright bizarre, the A-Hed gives free rein to the reporters' imagination. Everyone who works at the Journal is … Continue reading Chinese Toddler Is an Eating Machine →

I had the chance to visit an old friend from college at his house "down the shore" this weekend. Shortly after I arrived we met another college friend and his wife for an early dinner filled with good food and lots of laughs. After a couple of hours it was time to go our separate … Continue reading I Could Look at This All Day →