Spent half a day at mile 16 vantage point for the Boston Marathon, which is conveniently down the street from my house. Beautiful day to set up a folding chair in the sun, start on one of yesterday’s crossword puzzles … Continue reading
Category Archives: I’ve Been Thinking
At business breakfasts, why do hotels put out huge bread baskets of rolls and buns when no one in a suit will touch them at that hour in the morning? What do they do with the untouched food, I wonder. … Continue reading
Yesterday I posted about House of Representatives action encouraging companies to share with the Federal government information bearing on cyber security. Intrigued by substantial negative votes cast against what looked much like a no-brainer, I sought some texture on the issue … Continue reading
Income inequality in the United States is recognized as a worsening significant issue. At a recent meeting of the Columbia University Alumni Association (held in the austere richness of Boston’s Algonquin Club), Economics Professor Sunil Gulati, and politically liberal chief investment … Continue reading
What is the pedestrian supposed to do when the entrance to that pedestrian’s office building is festooned with signs that say “Beware of Falling Ice”? Speaking of our snow here in Boston: if you save the parking space you dug … Continue reading
What about those radio ads for hospitals that say they focus on the human being and his comfort, that you were a human being before being a patient? Next they say the most important thing is to get the best … Continue reading
The Economist, that esteemed publication which is attached to a research and consulting business called the “Economist Intelligence Unit,” annually lists in order the best and worst cities of size in which to live. The results are somewhat predictable — … Continue reading
The app “A Word A Day” noted recently that Stellenbosch as a verb means to be demoted to a useless job without loss of rank. Comes from the town of the same name in South Africa, which today is wonderful, … Continue reading
Why US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice was forced out of consideration for Secretary of State based on her conveying incorrect information given her by the administration about a matter that was trivial and highly politicized. Why people are … Continue reading
When New Orleans found itself under water a couple of years ago, the legal community jumped forward to fulfill its social obligations by providing help of all kinds to the distressed New Orleans community. Lawyers labored nobly and long to … Continue reading