I'll Stop here
When the corn harvest of 1621 proved nutritious enough to feed the 60-pilgrims in his charge, the governor of the Plymouth Bay colony...
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Mark Lipton
- Nov 20
- 2 min
Who Let Her In?
In 1980, actress Sally Field won the Oscar for Best Actress in a leading role for her portrayal of Norma Rae; the heroine of the...
Mark Lipton
- Nov 13
- 2 min
Panda. Just Panda.
Like Plato, Socrates and Voltaire; Madonna, Cher and Adele are mononyms. Known to the world by a singular name. THE ultimate celebrity!...
Mark Lipton
- Nov 6
- 2 min
Nothing Moore
Last week on my podcast I reported of ongoing troubles for the country’s largest paint maker, Sherwin-Williams. The company continuing to...
Mark Lipton
- Oct 30
- 3 min
Not if You Know it All!
I didn’t make it to the gym at all last week. My determination buried under a pile of excuses! To avoid her father becoming moribund my...
Mark Lipton
- Oct 23
- 3 min
THE Scarlet Letter
Marilyn Manson says that, “if you don’t wear sunglasses, it’s not rock and roll.” Which while not factual, is sentimentally correct....
Mark Lipton
- Oct 16
- 2 min
You Call That Workin'?
With the Yankees back in the post season, the time seemed right to return home. To the only New York borough whose name requires a...
Mark Lipton
- Oct 9
- 3 min
Moore to Come!
In their Ground Beef Handling guide the United States Department of Agriculture or USDA, recommends that restaurants cook the meat to 155...
Mark Lipton
- Oct 2
- 3 min
All Rise!
Baseball’s first ever slugger, Babe Ruth, set the record for the most home runs in a major league season when he hit 54 dingers as the...
Mark Lipton
- Sep 24
- 3 min
Heir, and a Spare!
In April of this year my mother, tired of hearing the incessant paint shouts emanating from my upstairs office decided to leave the...
Mark Lipton
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Hey, Where Yuh From?
In February of 2022 Twitter introduced a new feature called “safe mode.” THE social media platform hoping to “reduce disruptive...
Mark Lipton
- Sep 11
- 3 min
The Vice is Right!
The police department in my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut is made up of 13-units. The City that Works requiring a bomb squad and...
Mark Lipton
- Sep 4
- 4 min
If THE Shoe Fits!
Ranked by seating capacity, Ohio Stadium is the third largest football stadium in the United States. Filled, the stadium provides seating...
Mark Lipton
- Aug 25
- 3 min
Define Success?
John Wooden is generally considered the greatest collegiate basketball coach of all time. The “Wizard of Westwood” coaching the UCLA...
Mark Lipton
- Aug 21
- 4 min
Here Comes the Son
With only 41 games remaining in the 162-game Major League baseball season, the New York Yankees have a 7-game lead over the second place...
Mark Lipton
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Do These Two Match?
If I listed all the improvements I've noticed in my work-life balance since I sold Tremont Paint in October of 2019, you might think that...
Mark Lipton
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Ask Sherwin-Williams!
Recently, my mother told me that she was tired of reading about Dan Calkins. THE old lady defending the Benjamin Moore chief executive...
Mark Lipton
- Jul 24
- 3 min
An Implied Covenant
On Wednesday the world’s largest paint maker Sherwin-Williams, will announce their earnings for the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal...
Mark Lipton
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Hey Siri!
Circumstance required I schlep to the Bronx two days last week, with Siri doing her best to help me find the fastest route. But she’s not...
Mark Lipton
- Jul 10
- 3 min
That's What She Said!
My current hometown of Stamford, Connecticut sits on the edge of THE Long Island Sound. THE City the Works sharing a coastline with more...