The Art of the Handwritten Letter
I’ve recently been trying a new app/service called Bond Gifts. Bond is essentially a gifting portal app with an assortment of curated gifts designed to live at the mid- to high-end. One of the novel gift options – one I haven’t seen elsewhere – is a handwritten letter. Essentially you type your message/letter in the […]
Of Flags and Fathers
I’m at the beach this week for one final taste of summer. I rarely find make the time for pure leisure reading – opting instead to catch-up on work-related reading, of which there is always ample. But in this final week of vacation, I wanted to remain off-the-grid as much as possible and once here […]
What’s the Answer?
I have three boys quickly learning the art of manipulation. When requesting permission (they are still young enough that they actually do still ask permission) if they don’t get the answer they want they turn to the other parent in hopes of receiving the permission they seek. No surprise – every kid does this. The […]
Fast Gourmet – Washington, DC
I’m sure there is part of me that sublimely wants to be a food critic. Early in my education – after deciding not to purse art school (another story entirely), but before studying economics – I debated heavily about getting a degree in culinary arts. I had just returned from living in the Netherlands where […]
Thoughts this Memorial Day
For the last seven years, we’ve had a tradition on the Sunday evening before Memorial Day. We start at the Tidal Basin and walk the monuments in DC. We first pass the WWII Memorial, then Vietnam, the Lincoln Memorial, circling through the Korean War Memorial, FDR and closing our walk at the Jefferson on the […]
Lessons from Little League: Motivation
With three boys playing baseball, I spend every evening on the baseball diamond and the hours after I get home are often filled with more batting practice in the basement. I’ve learned a lot about baseball, boys, and myself through coaching over the last 5 years. I thought I’d share a few of these life […]
Kitto Katsu
While in Japan last week, I happened to notice Kit Kats everywhere. Here’s an explanation of the huge success of Kit Kat in Japan.
The Value of Legos
While this article by Randall Stross doesn’t mention exact correlations, I’m a believer in the premise that legos are a valuable training tool (gender aside). With my oldest now nine, I’ve been doing research on how best to start him programming as well.
22% of Top Tech CEOs Graduated in Economics
The executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates recently profiled CEOs of the top 135. They found 22% graduated in economics – more than any other major.
More Frequent Updates….
My colleague Angela Titone (one of the most insightful people I know), recently sent me an article outlining a few tips for more regular writing. It is a topic I struggle with frequently. To some degree, my struggle is not uncommon to most I imagine – time constraints. The only time I get something written […]
