A Math Lesson with Dad. “Rule of 72”
Since 2019, when my son, Simon, started school, I’ve written him a small note each day. At first, his teachers or the lunch staff would read it to him because…
Ties that bind: my friend Akio
In the mid-1990s, my life was a blur of international flights, business meetings, and the constant hum of opportunity. As an established trade expert in Japan, I was juggling a…
When I was 13 somebody stole my 3 way ruler.
I thought I had misplaced it – but it was stolen. Thankfully I had marked one edge with indelible red ink, ensuring the ownership was unmistakable. My friend Michelle Honig…
I drove 1400 miles so my 8 year old son could see snow
2024 was a year with many milestones, but I look back at the past year on this day, January 3rd, my birthday… and recognize the most important one was meeting…
1987 was a year I will never forget. Or, I survived Black Monday
I had completed my first year at Wharton and was looking for experience in my major, finance. I was invited to take a job at a small firm in North…
Got to Get Up and Make the Bagels, at 3AM.
I was only 5 years old when I first learned to cook. In my household, we all knew when my favorite French dish (chocolate soufflé, an early obsession) was going…
United Airlines LOST my Brooks Brothers suit!
I was on a business flight back from Tokyo to the US when the most valuable piece of clothing I needed at that time disappeared. It was the year 1990.…
My son locked himself in a Bermuda bathroom.
My family visited regularly on business and looked for rentals and a school for him. One of our last trips was a month before Covid shut the world down. Arriving…
Entrepreneur. My first business – Bubblegum
Entering JFK Junior High in 1980, I rode my bike with 3 friends to and from school. My closest friend Billy and I also were competitive swimmers. If ever I…
I Got Naked For Art
Sagamore Hotel 17th & Collins, South Beach. – 2007 I have always had a keen appreciation for art in all of its forms whether paintings, drawings, photographs, music and even…
From the mouth of babes – post about Patty
I’m 56, she’s 59. He’s 8. My wife delivered him at age 50. My wife and I have known each other since junior high school, 1980. I met her the…