"Since the pandemic started, I've wanted to stay connected with our community. Through the form of a weekly blog, I share my insights and reflections on various topics."
Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American rock, folk and country music singer-songwriter who is very popular in the DC area where she started her career in the 80s at local clubs. I don’t listen to a lot of music but happened to hear a song of hers the other day called “What Would You Say to Me.”
Last weekend I was at a lacrosse tournament in Culpeper Virginia. Because of the rain and storms on Saturday, rather than playing at noon on Sunday in Culpeper, our first game Sunday was at 8am more than an hour away in Fredericksburg Virginia.
I heard a story this week that made me cringe and think about how an offer of money may motivate us. An extermination company in North Carolina, The Pest Informer, is offering homeowners $2,000 if they will allow the company to test a new pest-control technique in their homes.
I’m in a business that deals with money, finance and planning so when there is economic turmoil, it brings more than the usual amounts of stress and concern. We see this among ourselves and our clients and it’s easy to get caught up in the worry.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Title IX legislation signed into law by Richard Nixon in June 1972. Title IX states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Philip Baker Hall died on Sunday at the age of 90. An actor for decades with small roles on Broadway, in movies and on television, Mr. Hall is probably best known for his role as the acerbic New York City Library cop, Joe Bookman, from an episode of the sitcom, Seinfeld.