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Who's Keeping Track of the Time?
Buck Wheat called me today at 3:09. I noticed the time because when your phone rings at 3:09 AM when you are sound asleep.....you check...

Mark Lipton
Apr 13, 20204 min read


"I'm From the Government and I'm Here to Help!"
On August 12, 1986, while his making opening remarks at a press conference in Illinois President Ronald Reagan called the words in the...

Mark Lipton
Apr 9, 20204 min read


It's Up to YOU! New York, New York!
Guy and I recently finished our 14-day quarantine. But with the end of the coronavirus outbreak not yet in sight and in-fact the worst...

Mark Lipton
Apr 6, 20204 min read


All About the Ridges!
In July of 1640, Captain Turner of the New Haven Colony purchased the city of Stamford, called Rippowom at the time, from Chief Ponus of...

Mark Lipton
Apr 2, 20204 min read


I'm Eating Better Than You!
Being quarantined with an Italian woman has some benefits. Meatballs and sausage in a home-made sauce is definitely one of them! The...

Mark Lipton
Mar 30, 20204 min read


You Learn the Most From the Ass Kickings!
And that means this coronavirus is about to teach us all a LOT! New York State is building four temporary hospitals in preparation for...

Mark Lipton
Mar 26, 20204 min read


The Tale of Two.......
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IF YOU ARE AN INDEPENDENT RETAILER PLEASE GO TO THE HOMEPAGE ON THIS SITE AND FILL OUT THAT SURVEY!!!! NINETY SECONDS...

Mark Lipton
Mar 22, 20204 min read


I Forgot the Sour Cream!
Damn it! Before we went into quarantine I forgot to get sour cream! I DO have plenty of Frito's but that's only half a party to me! ...

Mark Lipton
Mar 19, 20202 min read


And the Hits Just Keep on Coming!
As the news from around the world regarding the spread of the coronavirus continues to worsen, companies of all sizes are making fast...

Mark Lipton
Mar 18, 20204 min read


Olive Oil and Toilet Paper!
I may have made fun of Guy for the amount of toilet paper and olive oil she bought in preparation of our two-weeks (or more) of home...

Mark Lipton
Mar 16, 20205 min read


THE Corridor!
Dumping my suitcase to do a load of laundry, I realized I had no more clean underwear! One day longer and I was going to have to make...

Mark Lipton
Mar 13, 20204 min read


Paint Stores and Impeachment!
Dead presidents and paint: What a day! I woke up this morning just west of Knoxville, Tennessee. Thankfully, that was where I went to...

Mark Lipton
Mar 12, 20204 min read


Tennessee, Thou Art Wide!
My cardiologist called me today. He said it was time to get out of Tennessee! I think it’s already too late! New Yorkers are a spoiled...

Mark Lipton
Mar 11, 20203 min read


Good Or Bad, It’s All Luck!
“Luck is the residue of design.” At least that’s what the great baseball executive (and player) Branch Rickey was known to say! This...

Mark Lipton
Mar 10, 20203 min read


Ace Is The Place!
I’m a fan of the literary license. What storyteller hasn’t made the fish a little bigger? But I have to say: calling the space of land...

Mark Lipton
Mar 9, 20203 min read


Because It Was There! Already, you should be thinking: “Why am I hearing from Mark on a Sunday?
Well, I’m tired of Buck Wheat having all the fun! With the Allpro show ending last night, Guy and I were supposed to be leaving this...

Mark Lipton
Mar 8, 20202 min read


It's Best to Shut Up!
I love getting feedback from readers. Most of the time at-least! On Wednesdays after I post this blog, one of the first readers I...

Mark Lipton
Mar 4, 20204 min read


Keep the Window Shades Closed!
Lying in bed the other night I asked my fiancée Gaetana, “Do you like my beard like this length?” I had been growing it out for about...

Mark Lipton
Feb 26, 20204 min read


Funerals Suck!
And every time I go to one, all it does is reinforce my view stated in the title! If you can, it’s best to avoid them. But when my...

Mark Lipton
Feb 19, 20203 min read


Losing a Bet, What a Fun Laxtivity!
My fiancée Guy and I, used to make a lot of friendly bets. If she said up and I said down......we’d put $5 on the outcome and roll the...

Mark Lipton
Feb 12, 20204 min read
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