Being Jewish, these next ten days are special every year. It is the time, between the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement, that I ask everyone around me to forgive me. This includes people that I have knowingly hurt but it also includes, more importantly asking forgiveness from those who I have done […]

When I traveled on vacation in Australia and New Zealand this summer, I was off the grid. No cell phones. I did carry a digital camera and every now and then I thought I felt it "ring". Thought I was crazy until I read an article in LAPTOP Magazine that says this stuff goes on […]

This past weekend, was the annual father/son camping weekend with 3 other dads. We have been doing this for 20 years (before we had wives and children). This past weekend, we hit really some bad weather our first night in the tent. I am no stranger to sleeping through thunderstorms in a tent. But, about […]

Two of the things that were the most unusual about visiting Australia and New Zealand were the lack of tips and horns.

In these countries, the price you see in a cafe is the price including tax. Small tips are given some times for extraordinary service. This is quite different than Las Vegas where you can’t […]

I travel to Palmerston North, on the Northern Island of New Zealand on Monday. This is the last stop on the Down Under Tour. I am presenting at an incubator conference.

I now will go on vacation and be off the grid for the next month. Off the Grid– as in no email, voice mail or […]

I traveled today to my 25th college reunion at Brandeis University outside Boston. I can’t believe that it has been 25 years. I don’t know too many people that are going back but I know one of my college roommates, Bruce will be there. The campus has grown alot. I am currently typing on a […]