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The Vegetable Garden

Roadside farmers' market in Bridgehampton, New...
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This is the time of year (well, maybe a little beyond it) when I get focused on planting my vegetable garden.  My wife and I both love summer tomatoes.  In fact, they’re one reason why we moved out of the city almost 30 years ago – we wanted to be able to grow and eat produce fresh out of the garden and there weren’t any farm stands in NYC then; neither was there space to grow one’s own. We’ve grown peppers of all sorts, tomatoes, eggplant, herbs, and other things depending on availably of plant stock and our mood. Continue reading

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The Echo Chamber

One of the biggest dangers faced by any business is not financial in nature.  It’s lurking out there in good times and bad.  It’s insidious  – so much so that often the business doesn’t realize it’s in trouble until there’s a major shock to their operating system:  a financial crisis, the departure of significant staff members, or the defection of several major client.  These are some of the dangers of The Echo Chamber. Continue reading

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Spirit

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Imagine reading an ad for a cheap movie ticket.  Instead of paying the usual $10.50, the ticket is $3 and it’s a brand new movie you’ve been waiting to see.  You rush to the box office and buy tickets for your and your significant other.  The ticket seller takes your $6 and before handing you the tickets asks “would you two like to sit together? Continue reading

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