Tag: Delerium

April, 2006 On my desk here at FORTUNE Magazine. A piece of direct mail from “Billy Fletcher.” Handwritten in magic marker. THE WORLD OF PRODUCTS Over 3000 […]

Dear Gray, Flapping, Smelly, Cloud of Pigeons, I don’t know who puts seed out on the sidewalk in front of my building, but I hear […]

Oh, Piece of Lettuce, I saw you again today. Smashed against the concrete curb. You have a new scar, I see from someone taking a […]

Getting back in the swimming pool tonight after a few months off, I played a mind game with myself in which I cataloged mind games […]

The worst healthcare development in recent years is right here in Manhattan. These clinics that have popped up every 5 or 6 blocks. Before I […]

I opened my eyes and saw the blue sky and bright sun. He was jostling me with his foot and finishing a cigarette. “Come on. […]

Major Asian/middle east airline – staff international flights with the best, most pleasant people to leave a good impression. Major US airline – staff international […]

Dear Starbucks Coffee-maker Person, Yes, you do have a “medium”. There are three sizes listed on the board. The one in the middle would be […]

I’m a thought leader. No. You’re not. That’s a term made up by PR firms to pitch you because you hold their budget. I’m a […]

Walter Kamb you got me thinking about the downtown airport days. Let me test your memory with 10 of my key lessons learned from those […]

June 12, 2014 Nike Watch My Left Wrist New York, NY 10001 Dear Nike Watch, May I begin by saying I appreciate your keeping track […]

It was probably passing the local sheriff at the turn of the bike course. He stood there leaning way forward, clapping his hands and yelling […]

Sometime during the first mile of my run this morning, a bug flew into my mouth. A real bug. I tried everything one does to […]

That baby back ribs song. It popped into my head while i was running earlier this week. I discovered i could speed it up with […]

A rumination from Facebook: Every day should be worth at least 500 words. That isn’t why I write these rise-and-fall-of-the-Roman-Empire-length status messages, but as a […]

This is my 12th Thanksgiving week in New York. Watching the sun try to rise over a slightly rainy, heavily overcast sky on a Monday […]

Walking past a just-opened Christmas fair earlier this week, it occurred to me the different meaning one could take from seeing a long haired, unshaven […]

Garbage day is good fun. I’m serious. For example, passing a building today, there was a pile of about 20 dark bags (garbage), maybe a […]

“Sit down, Hamachi” First words I heard spoken this morning. The cab driver was talking to the white(ish) poodle sticking its nose through the divider […]

Since we’re all friends here, I’m going to let you in on a secret. I can’t remember all of the individual horrific incidents in history […]

I’m annoyed today. Not for any particular reason, and not in a way that should cause alarm for anyone, but the fact is, in a […]

As I stared at the smilie face on the cashier’s counter and below it, the word “SMILE” hand-written on a purple sticker, I felt guilty, […]

Felt an odd attack of deja vu bubbling up this morning, but then stopped to analyze the moment and realized there was a familiar song […]