The First Day of Spring: Weather or Not

The First Day of Spring: Weather or Not

Today is the first day of Spring. But in case you’ve been away from The Weather Channel for a while, global warming has made it a rough year so far in New England. And we may get another six to twelve inches of heat wave dumped on us in the next 24 hours. Here...
Daylight Saving Time: The Meeting

Daylight Saving Time: The Meeting

I often fantasize about being in the first meetings about things. The notion occurred to me originally when I took my inaugural drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. I imagined that first meeting in which the attendees tried to figure out a way to get cars...
What’s the Matter?

What’s the Matter?

One of my LinkedIn connections shared an article over the weekend. Entitled, “What matters in advertising this year”, it reminded me that it takes some people longer to see things coming than it takes others. Let’s refer to such people as Group A....
Thrive or Collapse?

Thrive or Collapse?

If the question is, “Will we thrive or will we collapse?” I am willing to bet on the former. We are a hearty bunch. Millennials are not the first generation that seemed to be screwed or overly lazy.

Bill Chinnock: A Remembrance

Bill Chinnock: A Remembrance

Wednesday of this week will mark the passing of a man, 11 years ago, about and from whom you likely know and have heard little. His name was Bill Chinnock. A product of the music scenes of Asbury Park, New Jersey; Nashville, Tennessee; and Portland, Maine, Bill took...