This past weekend, I went on a quest for new knowledge, traveling to Phoenix for my first summit on water, with all the anticipation of a kid going to a new school. Learning new things about a subject or commodity that most people take for granted is always exciting, but what I really find intriguing
Like a lot of people, I have been indoctrinated with the idea that owning a home is the fulfillment of the “American dream.” But after spending a recent weekend in my West Hollywood apartment, rather than airborne to some distant city or country, it occurred to me that I now seem to find apartment living
Admittedly, the president’s speech on jobs Thursday night stirred up a lot of emotions in me, although I’m not exactly sure why. I thought I was over politics and watching speeches, and was really only focused on the football game it preceded. In fact, I had already pretty much written off Obama, as have a
Before flying out of San Francisco last week, I had dinner with some senior executives from multinational companies, at which the discussion centered around how business could best accommodate itself to emerging markets and the new high-tech universe. The conversation covered a range of topics, from where employees fit into the picture to why America
According to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than a thousand new farmers markets have opened so far in 2011, bringing the total number to 7,175 — almost triple the number that were around in 2000. What this tells me is how much consumers really like the “social nature” of farmers markets
Football season is nearly upon us once again. While I always look forward to this fall tradition, this year I am even more excited at what this all-American sport has in store. For could it be that this favorite form of mass diversion could signify something more than just having a beer with buddies while
This past Friday I did something I haven’t done in about five years, although it’s something that most people do regularly without so much as giving it a thought. I drove to various local neighborhood destinations, rather than hiking or biking. And, to be frank, I don’t plan on doing it again for a while.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal that ran under the headline “Bottle Recycling Plan is Left at the Curb” described how $60 million had been invested in this 120,000-square-foot Coca-Cola facility in Spartanburg, S.C., that is now sitting mostly idle. It was, I thought, a perfect illustration of the need for new approaches