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I Felt Vindicated!
I parked on the driveway and got out of the driver’s-side door. Closing the door behind me, I walked around the back of the car to open...

Mark Lipton
Sep 10, 20204 min read


If There's a Bustle in Your Hedgerow...
Monday holidays always seem to come at just the right time! With a consulting gig, an inspection gig and THE Revolution e-commerce all in...

Mark Lipton
Sep 7, 20203 min read


It's Buck Wheat. TWO Words!
Signing a lease for an apartment in Austin, Texas, is not assurance that my daughter Buck Wheat is definitely moving out. But it...

Mark Lipton
Sep 3, 20203 min read


Usain Bolt and Me!
During the 2009 Track and Field World Championship the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, was called for a false start in the 100-meter...

Mark Lipton
Aug 31, 20204 min read


I'm Going to be Vegan, Until Breakfast
Most writers have at least some fear of the blank page. If Ernest Hemingway had to look at the flashing cursor in the upper left-hand...

Mark Lipton
Aug 27, 20203 min read


Ugly Fruit Has Feelings Too!
My daughter Buck Wheat, the one and only, wants to change the world. I think she might! Of-course, world changes are only considered...

Mark Lipton
Aug 24, 20204 min read


What Buck Eschews!
One of the benefits of living with two women is that there’s no shortage of answers to the question, “What bothers you the most about...

Mark Lipton
Aug 17, 20204 min read


Knocked My Socks Off!
At least three times a night someone texts or tells me that they are going to sleep. Maybe I am enjoying this work-from-home thing just...

Mark Lipton
Aug 13, 20203 min read


Set the Scene!
Location: Your paint store Time: 3:00 AM Date: Three-months after your web site and e-commerce went live It’s 3:00 AM and the...

Mark Lipton
Aug 10, 20204 min read


Sorry I'm Late!
The Lipton’s have always been a punctual bunch. Except ME! Or at least that’s what the rest of the Lipton’s think. When you’re a Lipton,...

Mark Lipton
Aug 6, 20202 min read


Here Comes the Sun!
While my 22-year-old daughter Miranda, THE Buck, made her breakfast yesterday, she had a little extra spring her step. A bounce which...

Mark Lipton
Aug 3, 20203 min read


Buzzy, Bobbie, Margie and Me!
My mother’s best friend since the early 1970’s has always been Buzzy. No need for a last name now, though you’ll get one of her three if...

Mark Lipton
Jul 30, 20203 min read


New Store? I'll Get You a Cash Register!
In 1975, the average number of years a company spent ion the Fortune 500 list once they made it on, was 75. By 2020 that number was down...

Mark Lipton
Jul 27, 20204 min read


Janovic.com!
I had my first night back in the smoker’s lounge (aka, my patio) since my return from Florida. Much more comfortable than my mother's...

Mark Lipton
Jul 23, 20204 min read


Syncretism
“The attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.” I love...

Mark Lipton
Jul 20, 20204 min read


A Gator Walked Into a Swamp.....
I‘m not enjoying the smoker’s lounge (aka the patio) at my mother’s house nearly as much as my set-up in Stamford! And I think I figured...

Mark Lipton
Jul 16, 20203 min read


But Dinner is ALWAYS Ready at 6:30?
THE upstairs all to himself with a full bathroom, a bedroom (aka-my former office) and a makeshift office, Chris only needs comes...

Mark Lipton
Jul 13, 20203 min read


No! That's NOT For You!
Not all aspects of quarantine life are so bad. For instance: the quality of our leftovers-that food enjoyed while standing at the...

Mark Lipton
Jul 9, 20204 min read


Go South Young Man!
Guy has been back to working from home this week. When her boss heard that she had been to Florida, where Covid-19 has become the drink...

Mark Lipton
Jul 6, 20203 min read


The Tyranny of Chains!
My fiancée Guy is back to working from home last week and this. When her boss heard that she had been to Florida, where your waitress...

Mark Lipton
Jul 2, 20204 min read
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