There are not many things that make you feel like you're on top of the world. A trip to the 86th floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building in New York with Karen Henderson R. Scott literally represented what she has been to my life. Let me be clear. Karen has a husband who … Continue reading Thank You, Babe!

  It's official. Donald John Trump is the 45th President of the United States.  Get used to it.  He won..and to the winner goes the spoils. But..the mood was a bit different.  Perhaps because skies were gray and rain spritzed from time to time.  Or maybe...just maybe...people just weren't so excited about it all Sure … Continue reading The Government Hits The ‘Reset’ Button — Results: Pending

Photo credit: radioangulo.com Fidel Castro is dead! That is a rather curt and direct quote from the Twitter feed of President-elect Donald Trump in the hours after Castro's passing. This got me to thinking about the diplomatic contrast we may soon see between the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama and the incoming one of … Continue reading The Death of One Man…The Diplomatic Contrast of Two

So here we are.  Donald Trump is our President-elect.   The key word here is "OUR". I was assigned to be at Donald Trump's Election Night HQ at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.  I went into the assignment honestly thinking about one question:  What type of tone would Donald Trump strike on his … Continue reading The Transition To Trump: What We Learned From The 2016 Election

I've always liked the music of Billy Joel..even before I got to New York. I've always said there's not one of his songs that doesn't perfectly describe some aspect of someone's life. I was listening to the Billy Joel Channel on SiriusXM and heard a song of his I had not listened to in a … Continue reading Giving My Thanks To (and For) That Special Someone