My kid applied to college this year. What happens nowadays should concern everyone. Colleges say they want holistic reviews of student records. They spend 5 minutes looking at an application and they really don’t want to be bothered with details.
After 75 years, Israel as an enterprise is not succeeding as it should. Jews should cut their losses in the Middle East and reboot the Jewish State elsewhere, focusing on building excellence instead of simply trying to survive. Thomas Friedman’s
This posting has various vignettes at the top, serious discussion about global troublespots later on, and links to travel notes about recent trips to Iceland and Ireland at the end of this posting. One Sunday, at the last minute, I
When you look at what most parents try to do for their kids, it seems they want to make sure they get into great schools so that they will have the best chance of monetary success. They also want them
I woke up in the middle of the night to pee, went back to bed, and then it hit me. There is something profound here in this very ordinary act. First, some background: The previous day and night I
Last week I celebrated my 50th birthday. My mom stood up and said a few nice things about me and my parents gave me a fancy watch. My kids wrote me beautiful cards and we went out to dinner. Karen
I Would Like To Be Remembered…. As a Nice Guy who was also Savvy. As a person who also tried to look at things from the other person’s point of view. As a pragmatic realist interested in solving problems more
I wish the worst for whomever had the great idea of importing rainbow looms to America. I find myself picking up about 100 tiny rubber bands every evening after my kids have dropped them all over the apartment. I’m sure
30 years ago I left Miami Beach at the end of 11th grade while my father was mayor of the city, and I couldn’t imagine life anywhere other than Miami Beach. I was brought up in a house where my
Musings — Secrets to a Happy Life: 1% Physical; 99% Mental It’s that time of the year where I look around at the kids going to summer camp and wonder why I have to go to work while they
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