I've written before about some of what I've learned from owning a business, specifically a restaurant. I recently reread that piece and, while every single thing I said at that time remains true, I was struck more by what I didn't say. It was pretty friggin vague in a lot of ways. I went into … Continue reading PS L+L v2
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Postscript L+L
There are so many thoughts and ideas bouncing around in my head about my experience as a business owner. It's like too many, almost, and the words are choking me instead of flying out of my mouth. I can't settle on where to start. Other than with Day 1. Waking up Saturday morning was different. … Continue reading Postscript L+L
The peaceful transference of power
Thursday night I had the pleasure of working alongside Danny & Heidi Urschel, the couple who are in the process of purchasing my business. Weeks ago I had mentioned to them that Champagne on the Park was a big event for our neighborhood and suggested they participate by providing some food and their presence as … Continue reading The peaceful transference of power
Paid parking
For the second time in my nearly 30 years of living in Albany, I got a parking ticket. This recent ticket was much less traumatic than the one I received when I was an undergraduate student. That time cost me some serious cash because the car, which wasn’t mine, actually got towed to Joe’s Osborne … Continue reading Paid parking
Don’t confuse Fake News with the genuine story
Over the weekend, more significantly on the first of April, there was a bit of a brouhaha in the Times Union Blogoverse. Chuck Miller posted a piece that day, as he has every single day for some remarkable length of time, that claimed that Kellyanne Conway would be the speaker for the University of Albany’s … Continue reading Don’t confuse Fake News with the genuine story
Paradise might be a parking lot
Whenever the conversation turns to city life you know that the topic of parking is going to come up. While many of us have no issue with doing a couple of laps, or even walking a few blocks from our car to our destination, there are quite a few people who absolutely will not venture … Continue reading Paradise might be a parking lot
6 days of skiing
After a couple of lackluster seasons of cross country skiing, March has been redemptive and the timing couldn't have been better. For me, that is. On Sunday, March 10, I ran a half marathon under challenging conditions. The next day I recovered with a 90 minute massage and the day after that we received 20" … Continue reading 6 days of skiing
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