I’ve been thinking a lot about racism for two reasons. First, Mrs. T. and two of our children went down to Washington DC for spring break. At one point, they were walking around town, and an older person muttered loudly, “They train those little Orientals for war from a young age.” It’s an interesting comment because
Category: Personal
Red Sox home opener
Growing up, I went to one pro baseball game. The ballpark was far away and we didn’t have much money. So I couldn’t resist saying yes to season tickets after being on the wait list for 7 years. The video shows some F-16 jets flying over the park during the opening ceremony. Pretty cool. Fun
Our Easter
We’ve had a very peaceful Easter. We went to our Catholic parish for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Saturday Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday. Busy weekend! On Sunday, I woke up early to make home-made cinnamon rolls for breakfast, and also, to watch Pope Benedict’s “Urbi et Orbi” talk and blessing streamed from Rome. Later
We are the 1%
I met with an entrepreneur who has a cool idea. At the end of our meeting, we started talking about his holiday plans. He and his family are flying back to Israel for Passover. He shared with me that his father is a Holocaust survivor. We then discussed the various trials our respective parents underwent
Help: what to read?
David Cancel and I had an online exchange about what we read. I’d like to get others’ recommendations. What do you read that is helpful and inspirational? To get things going, here’s what I read regularly (and how I read them): Wall Street Journal (digital): Can be off the wall, such as this piece on
Single and homeless mothers: true entrepreneurs
I recently was reading email in my parked car. A car pulled up near me. A young and pretty woman got out. Pale and thin, she looked tense. An older woman had driven her. She looked very sad. They started unloading a few plastic bags of clothing and children’s toys. It wasn’t much. The young