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Mark Lipton
Aug 24, 20204 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 17, 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 13, 20203 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 10, 20204 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 6, 20202 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 3, 20203 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
Jul 30, 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 27, 20204 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 23, 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 20, 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 16, 20203 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 13, 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 9, 20204 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 6, 20203 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 2, 20204 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
Jun 29, 20204 min read
And the Emmy Goes To!
Whether in reality or as some kind of metaphor, my family has always smelled like paint thinner! I spent this afternoon being socially...
Mark Lipton
Jun 25, 20203 min read
Cash Was King!
There’s an old axiom which says that “There are only two things certain in life: death and taxes!” When my father passed away on June...
Mark Lipton
Jun 18, 20205 min read
Atta Boy Billy!
I am grateful for all I have seen in the 56+ years which I call my life. My eyes have seen some of the great wonders of the world:...
Mark Lipton
Jun 15, 20203 min read
It's NOT a Dry Heat!
I love reading about history and culture. While I’m down in Florida I have spent some time on the Sunshine State’s Wiki page and it...
Mark Lipton
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Lipton's Can Cook!
Lipton’s can cook! I’m a pretty handy guy around the kitchen-especially during a pandemic! I work from home so I have the time to do...
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