January 23, 2026
A snowmageddon, a snowpocalypse, an Arctic blast, a bomb cyclone; whatever you want to call it, a major winter storm is probably barreling your way.
Politics
January 16, 2026
It’s the 1980s. The Police, Michael Jackson, and Van Halen are chart toppers; the Washington Redskins were an NFC powerhouse; and Ronald Reagan was president.
January 9, 2026
One of the most surprising statistics from the 2024 presidential election was the surge of support President Trump received from Gen Z voters.
December 19, 2025
One of the things I try to do at the end of the year is look back, take stock, and actually make a plan for the coming year.
December 12, 2025
Years ago, as our kids began to get older, my sister and I did away with giving Christmas presents to each other, our spouses, and each other’s kids.
December 5, 2025
How was your Thanksgiving? Did you graduate to the adult table or are you still relegated to the kids’ table? Yes, I know, I know…Thanksgiving was so last week…
November 21, 2025
With a three-day meeting of the Conference Board’s Government Relations Executive (GRE) Council* scheduled for the latter half of this week, rather than wait until the last minute like I’m doing now, my idea was to get started and complete this week’s blog post on Monday.
November 14, 2025
It’s weird how the mind works. Earlier this week, as I attended a home dedication for a post-9/11 veteran, while sitting outside in wind chill temperatures in the 20s, Cicero’s On Duties, a book I last read as a philosophy major, came to mind.
October 24, 2025
I was in Phoenix for SCOA’s annual Credit Manager’s meeting. Beyond presenting my take on the U.S. economic and political outlooks, the trip offered me the chance to visit Sunstate Equipment, North America’s sixth largest construction equipment rental company, and touch base with many of SCOA’s other subsidiaries.