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December 15, 2025 Good morning! Are you enjoying the warm glow of the waning crescent as it illumines the dawn? Happy Hanukkah! Helpful hint o’ the day: ADD a generous quantity of Sauerkraut to your Latke recipe for a delightful Eastern European twist to your tasty treats. Only six more days to go… until light starts …
Six Traits of Successful Leaders in the 21st Century
December 8, 2025 Good morning! Winter appeared without warning a few days ago and it doesn’t appear to be weakening its grip. Brrrr Tip o’ the day: If you are ill — and especially if you are ill with a contagious disease — STAY HOME. I realize there is no longer any such thing as …
Generative Artificial Intelligences
December 1, 2025 Good morning! Do you have remnants of pies still remaining — or perhaps whole pies? It’s the home stretch. If you haven’t yet achieved your annual goals, you still have the better part of 30 days. And that, my friend, is probably the most important ingredient: Persistence — and along with it, patience. …
Tax Bill
November 24, 2025 Good morning! My dear friend, colleague, and mentor, Gordon Tavis died last week at the age of 100. Happy Feast of Giving Thanks! Feasts celebrating the agricultural harvest or a successful hunt (or fishing trip) go back thousands of years. There is a sense of gratitude (and relief!) in knowing there might …
Executive Level Meetings
November 17, 2025 Good morning! October weather in November never felt so good! And, Herb is still alive.
No Joy in Toronto
November 10, 2025 Good morning! Three words: Roasted Root Vegetables My good friend Dan has a birthday #79 tomorrow… and he’s a U.S. military veteran… Happy Birthday, Dan — and thank you for defending the Constitution. It’s been more than a week, but we are still mourning the final out — and the outcome — of the …
Agenic AI
November 3, 2025 Good morning! Pop quiz: What is today’s price to mail a < one ounce first class letter via the United States Postal Service? Have you eaten the Beyond Meats? What did you think? Monster Super Moon rising at about sunset this Wednesday; don’t miss it.
US Market Mindset
October 27, 2025 Good morning! Do we really need to have two people fighting over who should be the one to make us a peanut butter & jelly sandwich — without crusts?! When did we stop being able to make our own sandwiches? Sadly, the tomatoes — and ground cherries — are done for the …
A New Species
October 20, 2025Good morning! “Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” (Chesterton) And you thought the soybean farmers were under duress…… the grape farmers are suffering from a 15% decline in the sale of their produce compared to just four years ago. Entire vineyards are being uprooted from the fertile soil as wine …