Heat Wave
The last two years of atmospheric temperature have amazed and frightened me. Back some 70 years ago, the US Air Force sent me to school to get a masters degree in meteorology. I worked as a weatherman for the Air Force for years and then for a bit at TWA before joining IBM. I also […]
RANDOM THOUGHTS: BREAKING THE SMOKING HABIT – PERMANENTLY
Most of us remember significant dates in our lives, birthdays, anniversaries and so on. Some dates are universal like December 7th, Pearl Harbor or June 6th, D-Day. A date very significant for me is June 5th which is my fathers birthday.
Dangerous Advertising
Once upon a time in 1953 there was a book, there still is, called The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard. It introduced the reader to the psychological approach to advertising. It described the customer’s needs that advertising aimed at to sell products. In the 70 years since, this psychological and subliminal approach to advertising, compounded […]
Professional Lead Based Paint Inspection Services: Why All Lead NJ Is Your Trusted Choice
The State of New Jersey now has a new law regarding lead paint. The inspector has to decide if the building is safe enough or if an owner must de-lead the building.
Locating Old Friends
One of the tragedies of growing old is that you lose friends. I guess it’s either them or me. Sure there are new friends. Life goes on. But the old friends are linked with memories you don’t have with the new ones. I recently lost my closest friend of some 70 years and I miss […]
Evans and Lali BabiTt, Counting Beans at the Office and in the Kitchen
It is for sure true, that everything in life depends on timing. An incident, an accident, good or bad, in a blink of an eye , a life an entire population can be changed.,
Breaking The Smoking Habit – Permanently
Most of us remember significant dates in our lives, birthdays, anniversaries and so on. Some dates are universal like December 7th, Pearl Harbor or June 6th, D-Day. A date very significant for me is June 5th which is my fathers birthday. Why is that so important for me, you may ask? That was the day […]
Buying A House? You CAN shop for the best Title Insurance . Victor Ng explains why you should!
Remember the story about the shoemaker’s kids? They had no shoes. Many of us, when we work for ourselves,seem to forget how to do our jobs, and just trust that it will all work out!. HA
FUN STUFF IN BERGEN COUNTY! IS THIS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, OR WHAT?
This is the beginning of an awesome Summer. Stay tuned for more great events.
Alan Wallach, Author, RENAISSANCE MAN
It was the year 1999, many people were terrified. The world as they knew it would end, planes would fall from the sky, businesses would fail , the economy would collapse, and this they believed, because of a computer glitch, as we entered the new millenium. Nothing Happened. This was no surprise to Author Alan Wallach. Alan, had been a programmer for IBM. He did his research and was certain everything would be just fine. He believed it so much that he wrote a book “The Year 2000 Hoax”.