Morris Ticktin was my great grandfather, on my fathers’ side. Hw was my grandmother Nettie’s father. He was born on October 18, 1873 in a town called Bialystock. At the time of his birth, Bialystock was part of Russia. It is now part of Poland, near the Ukrainian border. When he was 18 years old, […]
What Now?
One morning early in my career, I learned that my boss resigned. A colleague and I met each other in the hallway, and wondered what to do. We agreed to meet later that morning to discuss the situation. The title of our meeting was “What Now?” Life hands me a lot of “What Now?” experiences. […]
Status
I watched the movie “Up In The Air” last week. It starred George Clooney as an ultra-frequent flyer, who is obsessed with accumulating airline and hotel perks. His character traveled 330 days a year, and he described the 35 days a year when he was home as “the worst days of the year”. His character […]
Fare Thee Well
I attended the retirement shows for the Grateful Dead in Chicago, from July 3-5, 2015. What follows are some impressions, written about 3 weeks after the shows. In summary, I think the shows were very well played. The Grateful Dead were fit, focused, and appeared to be having a lot of fun. They played better […]
Financial Wisdom Part II
I wrote a blog a few months ago on Financial Literacy. I thought that I should follow it up with another set of thoughts on saving and investing. Before I go any further, I should note that EVERYTHING that follows is someone else’s wisdom. All of this is borrowed, stolen, or plagiarized. There won’t be […]
Disappointments
I have experienced a couple of disappointments lately. I submitted a magazine article recently for a magazine I have been published in three times before. I thought the article was important, and well written. I thought my chances for publication were good. But the deadline for publication came and went last week, so it looks […]
My Lonely Facebook Like
A few weeks ago, I posted the photo below on Facebook. I noted that the bus that I take to the airport leaves from the third floor. My point was- that I have to go upstairs to catch my bus. Buses usually leave from the ground floor. I thought it was sort of weird that […]
My Musical Toilet
I have written in the past about using a heated toilet. And a shower toilet. My derrière has been heated and cleaned by my toilets. I thought my life was complete. Until now. Now my toilet plays music. Look at the photo below. I didn’t know that my derrière needed entertainment, but I didn’t think […]
An Attitude of Gratitude
On Sunday I was doing something I don’t really enjoy very much (that would be weeding). I had some time to reflect while I was weeding, and I started thinking about “Doing Things I Don’t Like To Do”. I guess everyone has things that they don’t enjoy doing. For me, the list includes going to […]
R.S.V.P.
There have been articles published recently on the topic of “ghosting” in the N.Y. Times & Huffington Post. Ghosting is when someone stops responding, and pretends that you don’t exist. They are pretending that you are invisible and that they can’t see you. The articles describe how it happens in dating. Basically, if you’re dating […]
