[May 05, 2014] No posts yesterday or this morning. That is what happens when I forget my laptop while before traveling across the country. My apologies for doing what my friends call a “brain dump.” While traveling without connectivity, the available time did provide me with a chance to eat in an airport restaurant – something I have… Read More »
[April 30, 2014] It’s hard to believe I overlooked this tidbit about the on-going food figh” [pun intended] on the naming of cheese. The “European Union wants the United States to outright ban certain cheese names …”1,2 My Italian wife missed it too. Here’s the issue in a nutshell – the EU claims that certain foods have geographic… Read More »
[April 16, 2014] Yesterday while checking out of my hotel I spotted an old Ford Mustang in the parking lot. Two older men were getting out of a car. I told them that it was unusual to see a 1965 Mustang on the road (I owned one as a teenager, so I recognized the distinctive grille features). Turns… Read More »
[April 14, 2014] Baseball for the 2014 begins with an on-going controversy surrounding the umps interpreting replay videos. Last night’s game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox had its exciting moments and controversy. There are many of us who believe the video reviews are hurting the game. Baseball is becoming more like football (oh… Read More »
[April 01, 2014] This season’s of Major League Baseball has begun. We begin with a number of interesting tidbits. But what makes baseball such an addictive game? It’s slow, boring at times, and has a bunch of guys in their pajamas standing around spitting on the ground and staring at each other. What could be “worse” we are… Read More »
[March 27, 2014] Beginning this week, in addition to the senior leader blog, I’ll occasionally introduce new topics that are joined to senior leader issues, but not so close that it deserves a leader tag. My first “off topic” will be about Baseball – it requires “heart” to play (passion), practiced study of the opponent (patience and intelligence),… Read More »