What's a Parent to Do?
My daughter Miranda called me last week. The phones ringing raising immediate concerns considering THE kid and her generation’s...
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Mark Lipton
- May 24
- 2 min
How Much is Regal?
If you were born on November 2, 1953 your father likely paid $.27 per gallon for the gas he used to fire-up the Studebaker and run your...
Mark Lipton
- May 17
- 3 min
They Aced It!
Benjamin Moore CEO Dan Calkins was interviewed on CNBC recently live from the floor of the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting....
Mark Lipton
- May 10
- 3 min
How Smart We Talkin'?
Life’s pace returned to an amble last week after several spent in sprint mode; the added velocity a result of our efforts to keep the...
Mark Lipton
- May 3
- 3 min
THE Switcheroo!
As with most large cities my current home of Stamford, Connecticut is comprised of a multitude of neighborhoods, each leaving their own...
Mark Lipton
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Won't Be Long Now
I’ve blogged previously of the equally immutable and poisonous facts of paint manufacturing: the process' dependence on petro-chemical...
Mark Lipton
- Apr 16
- 2 min
#Dan's Secret Revealed!
Recently my doctor shared a list of do’s and don’ts which he recommends for "patients your age." But while I appreciated the medical...
Mark Lipton
- Apr 9
- 3 min
Just Another Family Business
When University of Connecticut basketball coach Dan Hurley cut the nets down on his team's championship season last week, he did so from...
Mark Lipton
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Formerly Buck
My 25-year-old daughter Miranda returned to the Nutmeg state recently after a five-month-trek across Mexico. The occurrence of children...
Mark Lipton
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Never Twice!
Though I've had three-years to recover from my last shift behind the counter at Tremont Paint, a need to return to THE Bronx still...
Mark Lipton
- Mar 19
- 3 min
Words Matter!
Had there been independent paint retailers in Central America in 300 AD their shelves would have been stocked with Maya Blue, a blend of...
Mark Lipton
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Right On Her Time
My 25-year-old daughter Miranda, THE former Buck Wheat of these pages, arrived home last week after four-months napping across Mexico....
Mark Lipton
- Mar 5
- 3 min
They Were Swift!
On February 24, 2009, esteemed anti-trust attorney David Balto testified before THE Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on...
Mark Lipton
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Where THE Sidewalk Ends
Author and poet Shel Silverstein tells us that if you walk far enough, you'll eventually reach the place where the sidewalk ends. In my...
Mark Lipton
- Feb 19
- 2 min
THE Dealer's Contribution
My mother called another resident of her adult care facility a lush recently, and now there’s beef at the dinner table. And it's not...
Mark Lipton
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Something to Talk About
Last week American musician Bonnie Raitt won three Grammy Awards for performances on her recently released “Just Like That” album. THE...
Mark Lipton
- Feb 5
- 2 min
#Jimmy?
Slipping into the driver’s seat of a Porsche Macan for the first time you’re immediately struck by the SUV’s lack of front-seat...
Mark Lipton
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Should I Have Edited that Out?
My daughter Miranda, née Buck Wheat, recently traveled to the mountain-city of San Cristobal de las Casas in southern Mexico. THE...
Mark Lipton
- Jan 22
- 3 min
Groundhog Day, Again!
In 2018 BleacherReport.com named former New York Yankee Yogi Berra the greatest catcher in the history of Major League Baseball. A...
Mark Lipton
- Jan 15
- 2 min
She's Lost
When I speak with my 25-year-old daughter Miranda, the former Buck Wheat of these pages, THE kid assures me: she's not lost! Though she...
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