I was excited when my agent
informed me she’d landed us a plum assignment with Steinfeld’s Products.
Steinfeld’s had been manufacturing pickles, sauerkrauts and relishes for over a
century, and I was eager to work with them. Of course things seldom go as we might hope. Read about my assignment (here).
This might be the most
self-serving post I’ve written. First a confession: I’m really stupid when it
comes to math. Back in grade school I was already having trouble when the
government forced “New Math” on us so we could compete with the Russians who’d
just launched Sputnik, as if Russian children had anything to do with hurling a
satellite into space. Check out my philosophy of Math (here).
I’ve stopped watching the news at
dinnertime because it’s too disturbing. Mrs. Chatterbox and I have been
watching—please don’t judge us too harshly— Family Feud. A recent question
asked was : Aside from their cars, what do men value most? The #1 answer
was…their tools. Tools aren't my thing, but read what happened when I ventured into a hardware store (here).
