A Flare; For the Dramatic!
Not everybody appreciates all I have to say. Thankfully my daughter Buck and my fiancee Guy both have the same superpower: The ability to...
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Mark Lipton
May 18, 20204 min read
The War For Independents!
It’s become an inside joke in my house that I am starting a revolution. I’m not sure about starting one, but I do plan on participating...
Mark Lipton
May 14, 20204 min read
One Ringy Dingy!
I always loved the work of Lily Tomlin; the brilliant 1970’s era comic and TV star. Lily Tomlin was omnipresent on TV in the 1970's! Of...
Mark Lipton
May 11, 20204 min read
Long Days and Talladega Nights!
“America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed!” Or at-least so says Will Ferrell in the 2006 movie, “Talledega Nights.” In the...
Mark Lipton
May 7, 20203 min read
In God We Trust: The Rest Need Data!
During the OPEC oil embargo of 1973, the price of a barrel of oil rose over 400%, taking my father’s blood pressure up with it! Tremont...
Mark Lipton
May 4, 20203 min read
THE Buck CLEARLY Stopped Here!
My daughter Buck Wheat became a graduate of THE Ohio State University this weekend: all while laying on the couch in a Rolling Stones...
Mark Lipton
Apr 30, 20202 min read
They Have Seen it ALL!
If you’re an independent retailer of paint or hardware, you may not know the name Ben Maibach, but you know the brushes and rollers he...
Mark Lipton
Apr 27, 20206 min read
THE Montvale Massacre!
Buck Wheat has only been home for a few days and already she, Guy and I have new pairs of “Beats” noise-cancelling headphones on order. A...
Mark Lipton
Apr 23, 20204 min read
LIPTON-Table for Four Please?
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Guy worked for a physicians practice which has a large presence in our county. A few hundred employees,...
Mark Lipton
Apr 20, 20205 min read
The Buck Stops Here!
A month ago, Guy and I were empty-nesters. We went where we wanted to go and when! Dinnertime was mostly pizza night, ham sandwich night...
Mark Lipton
Apr 16, 20203 min read
Oh Billy, Billy! Where For Art Thou Billy?
My parents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary earlier this week! Celebrated may not be exactly the right word. They were...
Mark Lipton
Apr 13, 20204 min read
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 9, 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 6, 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 2, 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
Mar 30, 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 26, 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 22, 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 19, 20202 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 18, 20204 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...
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