Music Album Sales in Nose-Down Dive
The Wall Street Journal reported that for the ninth time in 10 years, U.S. music album sales continued to decline. The total of CDs and digital albums purchased was 326 million while the number of individual songs purchased was 1.2 billion. The album purchases were up 13% while the individual songs were up just 1%. […]
Lehigh Will Shine Tonight
The occasion was Lehigh University’s Gala2010 fund-raising event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, home of my undergraduate alma mater. With nearly 1,000 people at the reception, it is hard not always to find friends you hope to see. I ran into John Berseth, a fellow electrical engineering student and clarinet player from the class of 1967. I […]
How to Live When You Have to Die
Yesterday was a beautiful day in the Northeast. I started out the day with a drive to Manhattan to have breakfast with a dozen physicians and healthcare executives. We had a discussion with Dr. Atul Gawande (2010), Staff Writer for the New Yorker and author of “The Checklist Manifesto”. I will keep the autographed copy […]
Tanglewood by Trike
It was a special treat to be able to enjoy a nice 375 mile motorcycle trip along with a memorable concert at Tanglewood. The ride from the lakehouse in Pennsylvania to Lenox, Massachusetts took us on mostly state and county roads in the state of New York. We took Route 6 through Milford, PA to […]
iPad – Part 4: What You Can’t Do
There are many things you can do with the iPad and we are only at the beginning — but there are some things you can’t do. Although I have been accused in jest that my enthusiasm for the iPad makes some wonder if I am on the Apple payroll. I am indeed very bullish about the […]
