THE Loquacious Buck!
It’s thought that by age 20, the average English speaker recognizes 42,000 words. In the case of my 23-years-old daughter Buck Wheat,...
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Mark Lipton
Jan 4, 20214 min read
Let's Go Bucks!
As a Yankee fan, it’s hard to forget the pain of the 2004 American League Championship Series. In the best-of-seven series, the Yankees...
Mark Lipton
Dec 28, 20203 min read
Always Look Forward
With over a dozen parks and beaches to serve the city of nearly 150,000 people, Scalzi Park is among Stamford’s finest open spaces. With...
Mark Lipton
Dec 21, 20203 min read
A Hallmark Moment
At an Allpro membership meeting and fall show in New Orleans, in November of 2018, I was impressed with the myriad ways street-barkers of...
Mark Lipton
Dec 17, 20203 min read
"Pajamas Have Bottoms?"
It's something to think about, the next time you ask me to join a Zoom at 8:30 AM! To allow for the time difference between Stamford, CT...
Mark Lipton
Dec 17, 20203 min read
"Pajamas Have Bottoms?"
Is something to think about, the next time you ask me to join a Zoom at 8:30 AM! To allow for the time difference between Stamford, CT...
Mark Lipton
Dec 14, 20204 min read
Lip Balm Wars!
I remember my father’s lip balm from the late 1970’s. The tubes shape familiar, with the thumb-screw on the bottom to raise and lower the...
Mark Lipton
Dec 10, 20202 min read
THE Man Behind the Mask!
I left the house today! Normally this would not be news, but there is nothing normal about these times which we are all forced to live...
Mark Lipton
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Can I Blog That?
If it were to turn out that chattiness is a superpower, I’m going to have to get my fiancée Gaetana a cape for Christmas! I’ll have to...
Mark Lipton
Dec 2, 20203 min read
TownLinePaint.com!
You are, what you say you are! As a paint dealer, I always struggled to describe my profession to someone who asked, “What do you do for...
Mark Lipton
Nov 30, 20203 min read
Words of Wisdom
I spent Wednesday with my mother. She spent our time together dispensing the accumulated knowledge and wisdom of her nearly 81-years. At...
Mark Lipton
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Call Her Easy-Off!
Guy spent much of the day Saturday scrubbing the oven. And then the rest of the kitchen! With the loud sighs, heavy exhales and...
Mark Lipton
Nov 19, 20204 min read
THE Extended Horizon
It’s not every day when I can say that I understand my fiancée, Gaetana. In fact, it’s not even every week! Recently, Guy commented about...
Mark Lipton
Nov 16, 20203 min read
Gorby and Me!
During his eight-years as President of the United States, Ronald Reagan held five summits with the General Secretary of the Soviet Union,...
Mark Lipton
Nov 9, 20203 min read
THE Wooster Street Massacre!
With weather provided by Indian summer or global warming depending on your politics, I was able to get the roof off the Jeep this weekend...
Mark Lipton
Nov 5, 20203 min read
From Russia with Love!
Each time a reader opens my blog, my phone sends me a notification. It’s a lot of buzzing in my pocket, which I guess I could mute. If...
Mark Lipton
Nov 2, 20203 min read
"You May All Go to Hell! And I Will Go to Texas!"
That's what Davey Crockett is reported to have said to a crowd of voters in Tennessee after he found out that he had lost his bid to be...
Mark Lipton
Oct 29, 20204 min read
This is Your Captain Speaking
“Daddy, I miss you! You want to come to Austin and hang out with me for a few days?” was the text that I was hoping for! And when that...
Mark Lipton
Oct 26, 20203 min read
I Won't Be Late!
My fiancée Gaetana thinks that we should own a home, rather than rent as we do. And I think that’s because Guy has never sat at my desk...
Mark Lipton
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Worn Thin!
I’ve got a problem with double standards. At least the ones which benefit others more than they benefit me! Which I suspect is your...
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