Suits Without Ties
When should you wear a suit without a tie? I believe the times have changed enough that if you wear a nicely tailored suit, a nice dress shirt, and appropriate shoes (Do not wear sneakers with a suit. You’re not hip, you’re out of touch), you are most definitely the best dressed person in the [...]
Dress Your Age
Honestly, this is the struggle many men (including myself) go through once they hit 40. I don’t feel 41. Or at least what I had thought 41 would feel like. I’m sleeved up on both arms, and I don’t regret any of it. Mine are extremely well done and true body art. But I do [...]
Adam Yauch AKA MCA
Friday May 4th 2012, the music industry lost an icon. MCA, one of the founding members and driving forces behind Beastie Boys passed away with his family at his bedside. He was 47 years old and had been battling salivary cancer since 2009. For those of us in our late 30′s to early 40′s especially, [...]
What Jay-Z Can Teach Us About The Future of Education
Found this article on Fast Company‘s site. It’s an enlightening piece. In his 2010 book Decoded, prolific rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z (a man who has more number one singles than the Beatles) wrote about why urban youth are attracted to the drug game: “I hit the streets for the same reason a lot of other [...]
Continental Absorbed by United Airlines… and They Hate You
Yes it’s true. Continental/United Airlines hates their customers. How do I know? Because I flew on the airline Thursday, or rather, tried to. I had to go from Pittsburgh PA to Hartford CT Thursday on business. I had to be there in time for a lecture I was conducting at 6 pm. Continental/United flew me [...]
