I was watching Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations last night. I love this show both for the colorful locales and cuisine as well as for the colorful host. I’ve been watching it for several years now, but I’ve only just gotten a sense of the big changes in his life when he became a celebrity. This [...]

I’m a people watcher. Maybe not always a people person, but I’m definitely a people watcher. I tend to notice things about people, mostly general things like whether they seem happy or not, or how body language betrays how a person feels about himself or herself. Today as I left the office for lunch, I [...]

I have to admit that I’m habitually late. For the most part, I do all right in getting to work on time (or almost on time!), but I’m one of those guys who seems to always be at least a few minutes behind when there’s a wedding to go to, a party, or a family [...]