What’s Going on Up There? TheLadders.com Story…

I love reading the “Corner Office” column that appears weekly in the Sunday edition of The New York Times. Every week I seem to find something interesting there. For example, last Sunday, the interview was with Marc Cenedella, founder and C.E.O. of TheLadders.com, a job search site. He talked about… more »

Opportunity Knocks with Fade-Out of Video Stores…

On Thursday, there was a story in The Wall Street Journal that talked about how “technology is killing the video-rental store–and a piece of American culture with it.” While reading about Alan’s Alley Video, run by Alan Sklar in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood for nearly two dozen years, I am reminded… more »

Unpacking Imagination – Endless Possibilities…

In the Sunday Opinion section of The New York Times, there was a full page story titled, “Unpacking Imagination.”  Written by David Rockwell, the president of the Rockwell Group, an architecture and design firm, it talks about creating the Imagination Playground in Lower Manhattan. It is a playground with lots… more »

Ready for a Transcendent Experience?

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all… transcend the chaos and noise of the day-to-day, matters of consequence. Thanks to the fine work of Bill (“Billy”) Fitzgerald, here’s your chance. His “Balloons over Egypt” piece is fantastic!

It runs just under 5-minutes. Enjoy!

Chip Tracker Shows Where Snacks Originated…

Frito-Lay is proud of the fact that Lay’s chips are made from potatoes grown by farmers (more than 80 farms from 27 states) across America. Springwise had a story that talked about the new Chip Tracker that is available online which lets consumers trace where a particular bag of chips… more »