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Mark Lipton
Sep 24, 20223 min read
Heir, and a Spare!
In April of this year my mother, tired of hearing the incessant paint shouts emanating from my upstairs office decided to leave the...
Mark Lipton
Sep 18, 20222 min read
Hey, Where Yuh From?
In February of 2022 Twitter introduced a new feature called “safe mode.” THE social media platform hoping to “reduce disruptive...
Mark Lipton
Sep 11, 20223 min read
The Vice is Right!
The police department in my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut is made up of 13-units. The City that Works requiring a bomb squad and...
Mark Lipton
Sep 4, 20224 min read
If THE Shoe Fits!
Ranked by seating capacity, Ohio Stadium is the third largest football stadium in the United States. Filled, the stadium provides seating...
Mark Lipton
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Define Success?
John Wooden is generally considered the greatest collegiate basketball coach of all time. The “Wizard of Westwood” coaching the UCLA...
Mark Lipton
Aug 21, 20224 min read
Here Comes the Son
With only 41 games remaining in the 162-game Major League baseball season, the New York Yankees have a 7-game lead over the second place...
Mark Lipton
Aug 7, 20223 min read
Do These Two Match?
If I listed all the improvements I've noticed in my work-life balance since I sold Tremont Paint in October of 2019, you might think that...
Mark Lipton
Jul 31, 20223 min read
Ask Sherwin-Williams!
Recently, my mother told me that she was tired of reading about Dan Calkins. THE old lady defending the Benjamin Moore chief executive...
Mark Lipton
Jul 24, 20223 min read
An Implied Covenant
On Wednesday the world’s largest paint maker Sherwin-Williams, will announce their earnings for the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal...
Mark Lipton
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Hey Siri!
Circumstance required I schlep to the Bronx two days last week, with Siri doing her best to help me find the fastest route. But she’s not...
Mark Lipton
Jul 10, 20223 min read
That's What She Said!
My current hometown of Stamford, Connecticut sits on the edge of THE Long Island Sound. THE City the Works sharing a coastline with more...
Mark Lipton
Jul 3, 20223 min read
Independent's Day
Better than Woodstock, Oregon I guess! Supply Chain Woes? When my fianceéic Gaetana returns from a few days away and my daughter Buck...
Mark Lipton
Jun 26, 20223 min read
The Man with THE Football
Before point-of-sale, accounting software, and the smartphone gave paint dealers access to their store’s sales history, there was the...
Mark Lipton
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Benjamin Moore is Dead Again
Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary of my father’s passing. One hundred and four weeks not enough time to allow for dry-eyed...
Mark Lipton
Jun 12, 20223 min read
THE Combo!
Despite the myriad possible combinations of a deli sandwich made with two meats, if you walk into a New York kosher style deli and order...
Mark Lipton
Jun 5, 20223 min read
It's Grand!
At more than 185-feet wide, the Bronx’s Grand Concourse is nearly double the width of Manhattan’s iconic Park or Madison Avenues....
Mark Lipton
May 29, 20223 min read
For Molly and Gregory!
On October 19, 2011 Molly and Gregory Friedlander were shot and killed by their father, Sam Friedlander. Cleaved by shotgun blasts while...
Mark Lipton
May 22, 20223 min read
I'm in a New York State of Mind!
It’s unclear exactly how New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen received its moniker; the most commonly accepted etymology dating back to a man...
Mark Lipton
May 15, 20223 min read
Davids, Versus THE Goliaths
Perhaps the greatest upset victory in recorded history was that of Israel’s soon-to-be King David vanquishing the giant Goliath. The...
Mark Lipton
May 1, 20223 min read
Another Mint Julep?
I want to live my life with the optimism of the person who left my daughter Buck Wheat a one-minute and 45-second long voice mail. THE...
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