Marathon Man

Thumbnail image for Marathon Man by Michael Katz April 12, 2013

For most people, the first sign of spring is something beautiful: a robin singing; buds appearing on the trees; maybe the sound of children playing outside on that first, warm, sunny day. For me, it’s Porta-Potties. You see, I live in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a town that’s famous for just one thing: it’s where the Boston [...]

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In The Nick of Time

Thumbnail image for In The Nick of Time by Michael Katz March 28, 2013

You know what I did the other day? I got into my car at 11:15 am and drove 45 minutes to have lunch with my friend Nick Miller. We had a quick lunch, took a short stroll to keep chatting, shook hands and said goodbye. Then I got back in my car and drove another [...]

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Remember The Alamo

Thumbnail image for Remember The Alamo by Michael Katz March 15, 2013

You want to feel really old? Here’s what I recommend… Go visit your sophomore son Evan at Rhodes College in Memphis and have a little stroll through the dormitory. I know because I took said stroll a couple of weeks ago and noticed that the residents had a decided lack of interest in interacting with [...]

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Boogie Nights

Thumbnail image for Boogie Nights by Michael Katz February 28, 2013

I’ve been thinking all day about a conversation I had yesterday with one of the solo professionals in my (fabulous) one year marketing class. We talked about money. More specifically, we talked about the fear of “not having enough of it.” He’s relatively new to working solo and confided that this is the one thing [...]

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Are You Smarter Than a Golden Retriever?

Thumbnail image for Are You Smarter Than a Golden Retriever? by Michael Katz February 15, 2013

I guess I’m really not sure how smart our dog Abbie is. I mean, of course I’d like to believe she’s the canine Einstein (a great name for a rock band, by the way). But really, how can you tell? It’s not like you can give her some kind of doggie IQ test (I’m quite [...]

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