I visited Gary, my favorite corporate bankruptcy lawyer in Center City Philadelphia today. Gary had become a friend during a certain time in my life when bankruptcy looked quite likely, if not appealing. I was the CEO of a family business, which, after seventy years, found itself in a very…

Religion is for those afraid of going to hell, and spirituality is for those who have already been there. Courtesy of James Hollis, Author Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life

There are many idiosyncrasies in the publishing industry. For example, a company will announce an initial printing of a certain number of copies. This is sort of like a White House spokesman leaking a policy or a name that the President is considering endorsing in order to gauge the reaction,…

From: Aaron To: Jerry N., CBS Jerry, what would you say if I told you I could deliver 55,000,000 television viewers to CBS for the first episode of a new show? You’d say, bring it on! wouldn’t you? The show is called: Shadow Government and it shows nearly-elected administration behind…

“Don Silver’s richly imagined and exuberant novel of the 60s is as groovy, brilliant and exact as a kaleidoscope, and shows that he possesses a startling, often blazing talent…” Anonymous