The Latest Word: New Year’s Day is the most important day of the year. Unlike religious holidays, it is universally celebrated and universally enjoyed. New Year’s Day requires no special decorations (confetti is nice, but not necessary); has no special set of colors (unlike the red and green of Christmas), is non-denominational and completely international. …
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The Nightshift: 1 January 2017
Embed from Getty Images Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 1 January 2017, New Year’s Day. In years past in America, New Year’s Day was the day of the Bowl Games: Orange, Cotton, Rose, Sugar. Starting on the east coast with the Orange Bowl in Miami and then working its’ way across America to Dallas …
The Nightshift: 31 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 31 December 2016, New Year’s Eve. It’s the last day of the year and, considering how 2016 went, not without drama (that’s to be expected). The New Year is fast arriving in North America (it’s already arrived in Australia) and today is a great day to reflect on the past …
The Nightshift: 30 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Evening, it’s Friday, 30 December 2016. Welcome to a special late evening edition of The Nightshift. The best of the news from all over the world, but at a much later hour than normal. The year is closing down quickly. In less than 32 Hours, it’ll be a New Year and a …
Donny Deutsch on factory jobs
“The factory of the future will have two employees. A man to watch the machines and a dog to be certain the man doesn’t touch the machines…”
The Nightshift: 29 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Thursday, 29 December 2016. We’re in the last days of 2016 and soon a New Year will begin and soon after that, a new political administration. Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. Enjoy the last of the old. Get ready for the best of the New. Stay in touch with world events by …
Sorting The Mail
Paying Attention: Embed from Getty Images Every Christmas I do a rather large mailing to my close friends. The objects I send are designed to fit in an envelope. They are designed and produced professionally at a not-inconsiderable expense. It’s important that they reach my pals on time because they serve as Christmas Cards …
The Nightshift: 28 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Wednesday, 28 December 2016. We’re in the last days of 2016 and soon a New Year will begin and soon after that, a new political administration. Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. Enjoy the last of the old. Get ready for the best of the New. Stay in touch with world events by clicking …
The Nightshift: 27 December 2016
Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Tuesday, 27 December 2016. The Big Day has come and gone and now the real fun starts: the after-Christmas sales. We’re in the last week of 2016 and in just days, a New Year will begin (with more adventures, news, good movies, friends, trips, drama, scandals–the usual stuff of life). Enjoy …
Einstein quote
“If you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well enough….”