I’m writing this from a Delta flight to San Francisco, somewhere high above the heartland, moving about 450 miles per hour in a machine that still feels impossible to me.Below me, the land is laid out in neat checkerboard squares. Farms, fields, roads, and towns pass quietly beneath us. I wonder what they’re planting down there. I wonder who is working those fields. I wonder how many people on this plane are also heading somewhere that matters.

Back in the day, I was a member of the fabled New York City Friars Club Executive Committee and my father was a Friar before me. As such, I bore witness to countless Friars Roasts for over 50 years. Many times sitting on the Dais. 

Maybe today. Just maybe, theMets will end their losing streak. I’ve been saying (hoping) those words for so long that it’s hard to remember when it started.Twelve games as I write on Wednesday. It’s hard to look at the statistics. Has a team ever recovered from this? Is the season over in April?I’m a fan and I dream of the “Amazins” and the thrills ahead.I’m a fan and anything is possible. 

I think this tarm is used to justify being out of the office for an extended period. In my ccase, this period is 28 days. I am fortunate enough that I can do this, from a financial standpoint, but more importantly, from the standpoint of having a stellar staff of dedicated people around me..Happy work werk, wherever you are!

The words we use to aassuage the guilt of being out of the office for more than 2 days For me, I am fortunate to be on this 28 day working vacation because I have a fabulous staff to see to things wwhile I play in Italy.I wish each and everyone of you a fantastic extended working vacay!Ciao! 

Wow!  What a terrific meeting!Yesterday, Gotham hosted an in person Bring A Guest lunch.    My firm hosted the event and so everyone was invited to the TKD boardroom.Let's start with the problem quickly noticed -- we didn't have enough chairs around the table.  Keep in mind, this is our boardroom -- think big.  But our group was bigger.  Don't stress, we grabbed some folding chairs.

When my children were young my parents lived in Florida. For my children to stay connected to them, it meant waiting for visits, flipping through mailed photos, or trying to get the children to speak to them on the phone. For about a year, I had my daughter and my mom writing a story together where each would add a sentence to the story and mail it to the other to add their section. I was constantly creating new ways to keep my children connected to their long-distance grandparents. 

Earth Day 2026 takes place Wednesday.  I’ll not be at any formal ceremony that day but I do hope to incorporate something appropriate in my day.