Musings

Life Lessons from Hamilton

We’ve been quiet here...

Anthony Bourdain’s Life Lessons Still Apply

We recently took a trip to Maine with the kids. I wouldn’t exactly call it a…

Why you should be careful about taking legal advice from your doctor/friend/family member/the internet (and why you should not take medical advice from me)…

On Sinners and Saints

“All saints have a past, and all sinners have a future.”

- Anton Chekov

My wife and I have been watching the show Billions on Showtime. It’s about a power struggle between a wealthy hedge fund manager and a powerful U.S. Attorney in New…

On Privacy

I recently read the fascinating new book, Conspiracy, by Ryan Holiday. The book tells the behind the scenes story of the case of Terry Bollea (a/k/a Hulk Hogan) v. Gawker Media. For those not familiar, a few years back one of the websites owned by Gawker published a sex tape featuring Hogan (a former…

On Personal Connection

I was recently invited to speak at a webinar put on by an association that provides education for public schools across the state. The topic — harassment in the workplace. This is a topic that I lecture about often (in case you haven’t noticed, this has been a hot topic of late).
 
 The…

On Life Mirroring Entertainment

Sometimes life mirrors entertainment (lately, it seems, more than ever…). 
 
 Like, for example, watching a movie from the 80’s or 90’s set in the “future” of 2020, and seeing that it got some things right (like handheld computers).
 
 Or, when a couple of (alleged)…

Look past the headlines

“Can you believe he said ______?!?!?!”
 
 This may have been the most common statement made over the course of the past year. Say what you will about President Trump — the man is a master at creating headlines. Over the course of the past year the President has made headline after…