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Rock and roll legend Steve Miller landed his big-old Jet Airliner in Connecticut last weekend; the Gangster of Love performing a...
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Mark Lipton
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Happy Father'$ Day!
My 25-year-old daughter Miranda, the former Buck Wheat and only remaining reason for a Lipton Father’s Day celebration, invited me to...
Mark Lipton
Jun 13, 20232 min read
I'll Show You Mine!
Leaving the hospital for the third-time in six-weeks my mother expressed her frustration with an unrelenting disorder ravaging her golden...
Mark Lipton
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Gravity One, Paint Nothing!
Spend your career moving an incalculable number of cans of paint and it’s likely you’ll retire with stories of spills; an independent...
Mark Lipton
May 30, 20232 min read
What's a Parent to Do?
My daughter Miranda called me last week. The phones ringing raising immediate concerns considering THE kid and her generation’s...
Mark Lipton
May 24, 20232 min read
How Much is Regal?
If you were born on November 2, 1953 your father likely paid $.27 per gallon for the gas he used to fire-up the Studebaker and run your...
Mark Lipton
May 17, 20233 min read
They Aced It!
Benjamin Moore CEO Dan Calkins was interviewed on CNBC recently live from the floor of the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting....
Mark Lipton
May 10, 20233 min read
How Smart We Talkin'?
Life’s pace returned to an amble last week after several spent in sprint mode; the added velocity a result of our efforts to keep the...
Mark Lipton
May 3, 20233 min read
THE Switcheroo!
As with most large cities my current home of Stamford, Connecticut is comprised of a multitude of neighborhoods, each leaving their own...
Mark Lipton
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Won't Be Long Now
I’ve blogged previously of the equally immutable and poisonous facts of paint manufacturing: the process' dependence on petro-chemical...
Mark Lipton
Apr 16, 20232 min read
#Dan's Secret Revealed!
Recently my doctor shared a list of do’s and don’ts which he recommends for "patients your age." But while I appreciated the medical...
Mark Lipton
Apr 9, 20233 min read
Just Another Family Business
When University of Connecticut basketball coach Dan Hurley cut the nets down on his team's championship season last week, he did so from...
Mark Lipton
Apr 2, 20232 min read
Formerly Buck
My 25-year-old daughter Miranda returned to the Nutmeg state recently after a five-month-trek across Mexico. The occurrence of children...
Mark Lipton
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Never Twice!
Though I've had three-years to recover from my last shift behind the counter at Tremont Paint, a need to return to THE Bronx still...
Mark Lipton
Mar 19, 20233 min read
Words Matter!
Had there been independent paint retailers in Central America in 300 AD their shelves would have been stocked with Maya Blue, a blend of...
Mark Lipton
Mar 11, 20232 min read
Right On Her Time
My 25-year-old daughter Miranda, THE former Buck Wheat of these pages, arrived home last week after four-months napping across Mexico....
Mark Lipton
Mar 5, 20233 min read
They Were Swift!
On February 24, 2009, esteemed anti-trust attorney David Balto testified before THE Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on...
Mark Lipton
Feb 26, 20232 min read
Where THE Sidewalk Ends
Author and poet Shel Silverstein tells us that if you walk far enough, you'll eventually reach the place where the sidewalk ends. In my...
Mark Lipton
Feb 19, 20232 min read
THE Dealer's Contribution
My mother called another resident of her adult care facility a lush recently, and now there’s beef at the dinner table. And it's not...
Mark Lipton
Feb 12, 20233 min read
Something to Talk About
Last week American musician Bonnie Raitt won three Grammy Awards for performances on her recently released “Just Like That” album. THE...
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