January 20, 2021
I studied a martial art called Uechi-Ryu, and one of the customs in our school was, after you completed a bow, to say, “Oss.” If you […]
January 6, 2021
In the days way before cellphones, if you wanted to call someone outside of your own area code you would reach out to an “operator” at […]
December 23, 2020
In the township in southeastern Pennsylvania where I live, the parking meters have a button on them that says “Press For Free Time.” If you press […]
December 16, 2020
I was very fortunate to spend every summer of my childhood at a family vacation home in the beach town of Ventnor, New Jersey. Nothing ruins […]
December 9, 2020
I was at a business networking event where one of the people introduced herself as a wedding photographer. And people were very interested in that it […]
December 2, 2020
About six months ago, I started answering my cell phone by saying, “Good news only!” I’m not sure why I started doing that (I admit I’ve […]
November 25, 2020
Roller coaster enthusiasts have a term for the brief period of time right after a roller coaster has gone up the first hill, but before it […]
November 18, 2020
Back in high school I was excited to be accepted into an Honors English class, but not so excited when the first test was returned to […]
November 11, 2020
I was flying back from Charlotte after delivering a seminar for a client, seated in the last row of the plane in an aisle seat. When […]
