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If the Emotions Don't Kill Me, the Chicharonnes Will!
The former home of Tremont Paint's Broadway location is practically no more to me than a post office box where I collect correspondence...

Mark Lipton
Aug 22, 20215 min read


Thank You Dan!
Mount Mansfield, the tallest mountain in Vermont, peaks at 4395 feet above sea level. The east side of the mountain, which towers more...

Mark Lipton
Aug 15, 20213 min read


Dan's Been Reading!
“Can I take the Jeep?” The daily request coming from my daughter Buck Wheat. Home for the summer with nothing to drive except her own...

Mark Lipton
Aug 8, 20216 min read


Chip off THE Old Block!
The last time I bought a one-inch “chip” brush, they would have cost $.19 each and come in a box of 48. Chip brushes of course are the...

Mark Lipton
Aug 1, 20213 min read


Calvin, and Me!
I began taking my daughter on road trips to visit the homesteads, birthplaces or burial sites of our nation’s presidents before she was...

Mark Lipton
Jul 25, 20213 min read


Named in Tribute?
On the 52 square miles of earth which my current hometown of Stamford, Connecticut encumber, there are 962 public roads. At least one...

Mark Lipton
Jul 18, 20214 min read


It's Vegan*
When Buck Wheat comes to town, you get more than just entertaining dinnertime conversation. You get the dinner! Raised by parents who...

Mark Lipton
Jul 11, 20213 min read


Independents Day
A summer night in the Bronx has a unique vibe. But it’s the smell you notice first! Looking to avoid the crowded trains and required...

Mark Lipton
Jul 4, 20213 min read


Jet Blue, Not Ruby Slippers!
Songs on the comfort of returning home litter the playlists of most modern musicophiles. Whether your taste is the harmony of Simon and...

Mark Lipton
Jun 27, 20213 min read


Buck Wheat is Safe
That title telling you everything you need to know about the last few weeks of my life. Over the course of this June, it has not been...

Mark Lipton
Jun 20, 20212 min read


Hero's DO Wear Masks!
As a flex I’ve often bragged that despite my potty-mouth, THE “eff-bomb” often serving as noun, verb and adjective in my vocabulary, I...

Mark Lipton
Jun 13, 20212 min read


A Family Business
Having lasted 112-years and four-generations of Lipton’s, Tremont Paint met the definition of a family business. Only being sold when we...

Mark Lipton
Jun 6, 20213 min read


Thank's Dan!
I have often joked that, “if you have my home address, it’s because I want you to send me a gift!” But no one ever got the joke! History...

Mark Lipton
May 30, 20214 min read


Change the Subject!
When your fiancéeic ends a sentence with, “Because I’m your wife!” it's wise to think twice before saying what’s on your mind. So let’s...

Mark Lipton
May 26, 20212 min read


Florida Man
News anchors reporting a story about the ill-advised actions of a male member of our species, who happen to reside in the Sunshine State,...

Mark Lipton
May 23, 20213 min read


There! I Spent Your Money for You
“Don’t you have enough Yankee swag?” she asked. As I opened the package which held my reply! The "she" I refer to of course is my fiancee...

Mark Lipton
May 19, 20215 min read


Regret, Was Instant!
Though down by four-points with 1:06 remaining in Super Bowl XLIX the Seattle Seahawks had the game in hand. “First and goal!” With the...

Mark Lipton
May 16, 20213 min read


Guy Made the String Beans
It’s said that the “way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” My fiancée Gaetana is a believer in that proverb’s accuracy so since...

Mark Lipton
May 12, 20213 min read


Another Mint Julep?
Everything fun, is illegal! Recently I was lamenting to Zach Maddux, one of the original Minutemen of my Revolution. My complaint? My...

Mark Lipton
May 8, 20213 min read


To The Bronx, With Love!
The Bronx, New York, is my hometown and was the only location of Tremont Paint; my family’s four-generations independent paint...

Mark Lipton
May 2, 20214 min read
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