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Living by Your Inner Scorecard

Posted on June 26, 2024June 27, 2024By Marc

A Path to Genuine Fulfillment. We have a primordial urge within us, a silent, insistent voice that helps propel us forward. When we think of that drive that compels us to transcend our limitations, the one that tells us to do better, is this part of our ego? It is … Read MoreLiving by Your Inner Scorecard

Inspiration

The Middle Path & Duality

Posted on May 15, 2024June 26, 2024By Marc

The picture shows Philippe Petit, a high-wire artist, at the top of the Twin Towers in the World Trade Center. Life on a highwire requires balance. The artist holds a long pole that helps their inertia and steadies them along their center of gravity as they traverse the path. The … Read MoreThe Middle Path & Duality

Movies

A Movie About Forgetting and Remembering

Posted on July 16, 2023March 7, 2024By Marc

Reflections on the Japanese movie “A Hundred Flowers” Last weekend, as part of the ongoing New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), I saw a Japanese film titled “A Hundred Flowers” from writer/director Genki Kawamura about a mother with early onset dementia and her son who bore the consequences of her … Read MoreA Movie About Forgetting and Remembering

Tech

The Bose QC35 II, the OG classic headphone

Posted on July 28, 2022January 23, 2024By Marc

Bose created a tech gadget classic when they made the Bose QC 35 II. What makes a tech product a classic? High-quality materials that last long, a feature set that stands the test of time, seamless usability, and an enduring product that still looks good after the beating it gets … Read MoreThe Bose QC35 II, the OG classic headphone

Tech

Tech Tip: Let Your iPhone or iPad Read To You

Posted on February 23, 2022July 21, 2022By Marc

If you love to read books on your iPhone or iPad and wish your device could read to you, it can! Here’s how. We can toggle the “Speak Screen” function on the iPhone or iPad and have our device read our emails, notes, and webpages and to our ebooks. I … Read MoreTech Tip: Let Your iPhone or iPad Read To You

Tech

Farewell Nook Simple Touch! You were great.

Posted on February 17, 2022January 23, 2024By Marc

Ahh, my Nook Simple Touch. Could I consider an ebook reader as an old friend? The Nook helped me discover literary wonders over the past decade. I read a bunch of great books on this thing. I can’t believe this little ebook reader was released in 2011. This product faced … Read MoreFarewell Nook Simple Touch! You were great.

Places

Maman, A Cozy French Café Bakery (Opens in Jersey City)

Posted on February 14, 2022February 14, 2022By Marc

This weekend I visited Maman for the first time in downtown Jersey City. Maman means ‘mother’ in French. This cozy French café and bakery originated in 2014 in Soho, New York. Years later, it has several locations across Manhattan and Toronto. Maman’s new residence is in the luxe 70 Hudson … Read MoreMaman, A Cozy French Café Bakery (Opens in Jersey City)

Tech

My First Apple Watch Series 7 (What’s Good)

Posted on February 9, 2022March 7, 2024By Marc

Having been an iPhone and Mac user for as long as I could remember, I didn’t get myself to buy my first Apple watch until recently. This was because I had been an avid Fitbit user for almost a decade, during which I had many Fitbits, three to be exact, … Read MoreMy First Apple Watch Series 7 (What’s Good)