Though I seldom wear a hat, I would have gladly, gratefully taken it off last night to the Festival of the Arts Boca for presenting such rhapsodic performances by an artful array of brilliant talent coming in all shapes, sizes and ages at the Mizner Amphitheater. All had one thing in common—huge talent! Impressive artistry! … More Festival of the Arts Boca Deserves a Music Medal
Paying taxes on your retirement accounts, while in retirement defies common sense! Isn’t it in the taxpayers’ best interest to pay taxes on their contributions to retirement accounts prior to retirement? Isn’t that when they’re relatively smaller, easier to pay and would make more sense, says the noted Certified Financial Planner Nancy Hite. Hite, a … More Pay Taxes on Seeds, Not the Harvest!
A fresh new cocktail has emerged called a MadDoni created by the master word and drink mixer himself, yours truly! This newly christened drink’s name combines the first half of our family’s surname, the Mad part, coupled with the first name of my late brother, the genius cartoonist Don Madden. After you taste a MadDoni, … More Ever Have a Negroni? Now Try a ‘MadDoni’ As Ocean Spray Keeps Cap & Bottle Together
Coal has long been an energy king but in recent years has become crowned with a bad reputation. Now some say that’s all about to dramatically change. Today, one of the world’s most abundant energy resources is about to shed its bad reputation, become reformed and civilized. And who is about to heroically accomplish this? … More A One Time Environmental Enemy is About to Become Our Hero! Coal Will Soon Provide Abundant Clean Energy Without Burning
What caused such commotion in the late 19th Century has come to be regarded as a classic work of art, this celebrated painting by Amedeo Modigliani. Now, isn’t it time for all leaders to become more artfully transparent? From those poor beleaguered souls serving on condo boards to combative members of Congress, from angry governors … More Could Transparency be More in Vogue If it Were Viewed as Fine Art?
Ask me what’s my political affiliation, and I’ll fire back asking you “who’s on first? Why? Because I stand up for stand-up! I’ve always found there’s nothing worse than political rhetoric at a party. Better to spring funny stories or crack jokes to enliven any party left or right like a pudgy Lou would … More Want to Make Wall Street Investing Entertaining? Match Up Fat and Skinny Stocks for Best Stand-up
Sometimes I get a kick out of our past secretary of labor under former president Bill Clinton, Robert Reich. But most of the time these days I’d like to give him a swift kick in the you know what compartment. Sometimes the nonsense he spreads in his column is more frightening than enlightening, not to … More Is It Right for Reich to Compare ICE To Hitler’s Brown Shirts?
Poor pathetic plastic bottle caps! How many of them do you pick up each day? I betcha I gotcha beached! Yet they’re taking over the world. You find them everywhere, divorced from bottles, some brazenly sticking their plastic tongues up at us as we walk along otherwise clean and tidy public streets or laying there … More I’m Finding So Many Caps Separated from Bottles! Know Any Marital Counselors Who Speak Plastic?
Dear President Trump, in your proposal to acquire Greenland, try substituting the friendlier, more compelling word Money for that harsher, more threatening word you sometimes use, Military! Then I suggest offering to every citizen of Denmark the equivalent of $3,000 if their government agrees to give us this pivotably important land separating us from Russia, … More Nothing Will Motivate More Than This In Helping America Acquire Greenland—$$$
As the CEO of a PR firm endlessly booking clients on news programs, I’ve written an advisory on this subject before. But that was a while ago, and regrettably I keep hearing guests on news shows too often ending interviews with that self-effacing phrase, “Thanks for having me.” It makes my skin crawl every … More ‘Thanks for Having Me’ Sounds Like You’re Grateful For Having Been Rescued from Obscurity Island