We spent the weekend in NYC. Our kids are on spring break, and our college-aged son took the train down to be with us. Mrs. T. decided to mix it up and booked us rooms in Greenwich Village. I really like that part of Manhattan: young, lively, and significantly more gentrified, which is both good
Author: Jo Tango
The Whigs
The Whigs used to be a powerful party in the U.S. They fielded presidential candidates and were a major force. Then, they broke up over slavery and splintered into two groups: the Republican Party in the North and the anti-Catholic and anti-immigration Know-Nothing Party in the South. As I read about the GOP’s back-and-forth about
The Nomi Network
Some good friends, Emily and Ross Jones, invited us to dinner. Our family ties with them go way, way back. They’re activist donors, and they wanted us to meet Diana Mao of The Nomi Network. It was a fun dinner, and we will be giving to Diana’s cause. First up, Diana is a high-energy and
Solar
I just received our most-recent electricity bill. It’s zero. Last September, we installed solar panels onto the back side of our roof. Mrs. T. felt strongly about it, I dragged my feet, but, in the end, went with it. She found a few vendors, we interviewed the one we liked most, and then had a
Autonomy vs. Impact
I this week was sharing with someone the results of a test I took at b-school. We had to rank-order 20+ job criteria. Top of the list for me? Autonomy. Bottom? Money. A bit later, I saw a blog post shared in my Facebook feed that had this graphic: It’s from someone whom I don’t
Defense
With all the debate going on regarding the proposed budget, I thought I’d do some on-line searching to look at defense. The President is proposing to shift spending away from some domestic programs and towards defense. The view is that the U.S. military has become weak. I’m no expert, but I was struck by this