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Chris Carosa
Book Reviews
- A Look Back at Tomorrow – Review of <em>Campusland</em>
- The Dark Side: A Review of <em>Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive</em> by Robert B. Cialdini et al
- Don’t Be a Patsy! A Review of <em>Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion</em> by Robert B. Cialdini
- A Book Cover to Judge: A Review of <em>Influence: Science and Practice</em> by Robert B. Cialdini
- Like Crap Through a Pheasant: A Review of <em>The Mirror Test<em> by Jeffrey W. Hayzlett
- Leon Tec’s <em>Targets</em> – The Book That Started It All
- Why I Got Religion – A Book Review of Philip Plait’s <em>Death from the Skies!</em>
- Groucho Speaks! A Book Review of <em>The Groucho Letters</em>
- Sex Doesn’t Sell! (But it Does!) – Book Review of David Ogilvy's <em>Ogilvy on Advertising</em>
- The Moment That at Once Created and Destroyed Johnny Unitas – a Book Review of <em>The Best Game Ever</em> by Mark Bowden
- The Best Social Media Manual… Ever! A Book Review of David Meerman Scott’s <em>The New Rules of Marketing & PR</em>
- Get It While It’s Hot! – A Review of Joel Comm’s <em>twitter power</em>
- A Spoonful of MSG – A Review of Seth Godin's <em>Tribes</em>
Boy Scouts
- Ode to a Fallen Tree
- Solar Eclipse, 1970 – A True Story
- Soaring With The Eagle… and Beyond
- September 6, 2012 Towpath Boy Scout Roundtable Meeting Notes
- March Roundtable Minutes – How to Keep Older Scouts Interested
- February Roundtable Minutes
- What Boys Shouldn’t Be Eagle Scouts?
- Boy Scout Religious Emblems – An Underappreciated Gem?
- 5 Ways to Promote Scout Religious Emblems
- 4 Easy Steps to Begin a Scout Religious Emblem Program
- Frequently Asked Questions about Scout Religious Emblems Programs
- “Remember, You are Just a Man!”
- The Past Signals the Future
- Is it OK to Wish “Merry Christmas” in Public?
- The Top 10 Greatest Challenges Facing Today’s Boy Scout Troops
- Towpath Merit Badge Midway Proposal
- Adieu Fort A.P. Hill; Au Revoir Jamboree – Reflections on the Exciting 2010 Boy Scout Centennial Celebration
- Life Happens When You’re Having Fun
- Smitten Again By a Bug <em>You</em> Don’t Want
- Have Fun: Do Nothing.
- How to Lose 75,000 Votes in Ninety Seconds
- How to Train a Teenage Boy
- Can I have Some Lumbar Support with that Sandwich?
- The Real Reason We’ll Never have a Co-ed Army.
- When Hot Gets Cold and Cool Gets Hot.
- Faithfully Following Directions Leads Us Astray – With Amazing Consequences!
- Eternal Answer Finally Revealed
- Shakedown, June 2010
- In Search of Virtue: How Boy Scouts Helped Me Do the Impossible
Business Tips
- Busting The ‘If We Ain’t Growing, We're Dying’ Myth
- Did You Know About This Sizzling Greater Western New York Hidden Gem?
- Here’s Why You Always Ask The Obvious Question
- ‘There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere!’
- The Great American Maxim: Stand Alone And Win
- Why Is New York State Trying To Kill Print Newspapers?
- How Has Your Workday Changed?
- Forget About The Known Unknowns, It’s The Unknown Unknowns That Get You Every Time
- Blackballed Again: Are You Prepared?
- How Divide and Conquer Works (And How To Avoid Falling Prey To It)
- Would You Rather Experience Joy or Satisfaction?
- The Secret Step to Success: The Art of Delegation
- Welcome to the New Age of (Virtual) Exploration
- Are You Trapped In An Echo Chamber? (And Why You Must Immediately Find The Nearest Exit)
- Which Way To The After-Party?
- 5 Reasons You May Be On The Cusp Of Success (And Not Even Know It)
- It Can’t Be Both: It’s Either Science or Marketing
- You’ll Turn to Stone Once You Realize Your Sales Pitch Inadvertently Contains this Common Mistake
- Ready. Fire! Aim.
- Are You a Consumer or a Creator?
- Winning The Battle Of Bedford Falls
- Never Say Never
- A Life of Flabby Loneliness
- What Every Leader Wants (and Better Have)
- Discover Success Like Columbus: The Power of Thinking Inside the Box
- Open House Tip for Elementary School Parents (Part II): How to Reduce the Odds Your Child Will Be Bullied in High School (and Middle School)
- We’ll Always Have Paris… How The Business of Sequels Destroyed America’s Youth
- Betsy Ross, Quarterback Incompletions, and the Real Secret Behind How to Communicate Successfully
- Should You Go Wide or Go Deep?
- “Can I Do This?”
- Mechanical or Intuitive: Which Approach Works Best for You? – A Real-World Lesson (Part II)
- Style or Substance? A Real-World Lesson (Part I)
- The Decade the Music Died
- The Aging Curse
- Uncertainty Breeds Opportunity
- Why 7-15-60 is the Winning Combination of Every Group that Wants Lasting Influence
- Graduates: How to Let Your Passion Become Your Talent
- The Problem with Ambition: Sometimes You Don’t Need It to Succeed
- Do These 5 Easy Steps When Writing a Press Release and Good Reporters Will Respond Every Time
- 5 Tactics of a Winning Little League Coach
- This is What’s Preventing You from Saying that “Something Important” You Want to Let the Whole World Know
- Can You Turn Certain Defeat into Victory in Less than 40 Seconds? Follow These Four Easy Steps and You Can!
- The Secret to Winning: Look for Patterns of Success
- How to Convince Everyone You’re Really Smart (Without Actually Doing Anything Really Smart)
- The Virtues (and Vices) of Deadlines
- What is the “Content Economy” and Why are We Headed There?
- A Career vs. A Calling
- How Atari’s Asteroids Helped Launch <ew>THE SENTINEL</ew>
- The Incredibly Weird Way I Landed My First Job and Accidentally Started a Life Long Career
- Speed versus Accuracy? It All Depends on the Game
- Leadership Lessons of George Washington
- Leadership Lessons of Abraham Lincoln
- Leadership Lessons of William Henry Harrison
- Leadership Lessons of Ronald Reagan
- The Secret Power of Multitasking No One Ever Talks About
- Are Better Educated People Easier to Fool with Persuasion Tricks?
- You’re Never Too Old to Learn
Gray Matter Musings
- This Is More Important Than Being ‘Tolerant’
- What’s Your Dream? (Here’s How To Capture It)
- Josh Allen Had His In Tampa, Where Did You Have Yours?
- Just Say ‘No!’ To Drugs
- Ode To The Open Road
- The Road All Runners Run
- Will Teenage Minimum Wage Hurt The Poor?
- Hooray For The New Space Race!
- Here’s Why You Always Ask The Obvious Question
- ‘There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere!’
- The Great American Maxim: Stand Alone And Win
- Let’s Start Laughing Again!
- How Has Your Workday Changed?
- Forget About The Known Unknowns, It’s The Unknown Unknowns That Get You Every Time
- Blackballed Again: Are You Prepared?
- Criminal Hubris: It Gets Them Every <em>TIME</em>
- OK, I’m Ready To Admit It…
- What 2020 Revealed About Us (And Maybe You, Too)
- Would You Rather Experience Joy or Satisfaction?
- 1620 – A Quadrennial That Defines America
- Thoughts on Andy Griffith, Mayberry, and Our Wonderful Community
- Are You Trapped In An Echo Chamber? (And Why You Must Immediately Find The Nearest Exit)
- Two Wrongs Still Don’t Make A Right
- Which Way To The After-Party?
- When Did You Start Your Rosebud Quest?
- The Dog Days Of Coronavirus
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the (Summer) Evening
- ‘The Coming Thing…’ Thoughts on Turning 60
- No, Freedom Doesn’t Come In The Mail
- To The Class of 2020
- A Bothersome Burden Has Just Been Lifted From My Shoulders, Did You Just Get the Same Feeling?
- Home, Sweet Home: The Joy of Our Return to Space
- Ready. Fire! Aim.
- Are You a Consumer or a Creator?
- The Secret Salve of Sunday Sauce
- Do You Have The Wisdom To See What’s Not There and To Not See What Is There?
- Given a One-in-a-Million Chance, Always Take the One
- Winning The Battle Of Bedford Falls
- Can You Hear the Music of Mathematics?
- Every “Real Man” Knows How To Tie A Bow Tie
- Ode to Larry Pierce: Forever Among the Colonnade of Community Pillars
- Why the Hamburger is Who You Are
- Condemned to Repeat It: This 200+ Year Old Concept Rises Again in 2020
- Should Yale (and Other Elite Colleges) Require Students Take a Kobayashi Maru Test?
- Open House Tip for Elementary School Parents (Part II): How to Reduce the Odds Your Child Will Be Bullied in High School (and Middle School)
- Cuomo’s Albany Red Flags New York
- There’s Something Pleasantly Relaxing About a Steady Summer Rain
- The Liberty of the Ad Lib
- Was This Written 50 Years Too Early or 50 Years Too Late?
- We’ll Always Have Paris… How The Business of Sequels Destroyed America’s Youth
- The Fantastical (Real-Life) Time Machine
- Should You Go Wide or Go Deep?
- One-Upping Warren: This is the Right Way to Forgive Student Loans
- Mechanical or Intuitive: Which Approach Works Best for You? – A Real-World Lesson (Part II)
- Style or Substance? A Real-World Lesson (Part I)
- Confessions of a Numbers Guy
- Classic vs. Timeless: Do You Know the Difference?
- The Stuff of Dreams…
- The Decade the Music Died
- Would You Rather Be Free or Equal?
- The Aging Curse
- Uncertainty Breeds Opportunity
- Thanksgiving Leftovers
- The Glorious Road to the Memorable 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
- What’s More (Italian) American Than Baseball?
- Charles Angelo Siringo, The Cowboy Detective – A Classic (Italian) American Archetype
- Declaration of (Italian) American Independence
- John Cleese and the Affectionate Tease
- A Confession from a Hypocrite: Alas, I, too, am a Free Rider
- Graduates: How to Let Your Passion Become Your Talent
- Here’s How to Get the Latest… on Everything
- Are You a Laurel or a Yanni?
- Ode to a Fallen Tree
- The Problem with Ambition: Sometimes You Don’t Need It to Succeed
- Say “Yes!” to Life
- The Power of Losing Positively
- How to Convince Everyone You’re Really Smart (Without Actually Doing Anything Really Smart)
- Did Shirley M. Collado March in the Women’s March?
- 2017 in Review: The (non) Story of the Year
- ‘tis the Season
- Are You an Instigator, a Skeptic, or Merely Somebody Else’s Tool?
- A Bully Tactic: Give Them Something to Deny
- The Joys of Celebrating Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day (Traditional)
- Back in the Saddle Again!
- The Virtues (and Vices) of Deadlines
- The Man Who Refused to be a Victim
- Exploring New Personal Characters
- Playing Through the Pain
- It’s Time to Outlaw Student Loans
- How to Protect Yourself From Being Hypnotized Without Knowing It
- Old Granite Face Proves the Futility of Man Against Nature
- Praising Pranksterism
- Snow Day, March 15, 2017
- God and Calhoun at Yale
- Speed versus Accuracy? It All Depends on the Game
- 7th Heaven? I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens, But…
- Why Trump Won’t Lead The Reagan Revolution
- What The University of Chicago Can Teach Yale
- Welcome to the Real New Year
- Olympian Thoughts…
- All Quiet on the Email Front
- Trump, Truth, and Confirmation Bias
- America’s Pastime Sadly Past its Time
- A Parent’s Lament
- Ruling the World <em>My Way</em>
- Letting Go
- How to Declare War
- Penalize Colorado! Ethics Begins on the Football Field
- The Speed of Light
- More Lasting Than Bronze
- Et tu, Espagnol?
- “Remember, You are Just a Man!”
- Extreme Centrism
- How Have You Rediscovered Christopher Columbus?
- Is Social Media the Key to a Better Government, a Better New York and a Better Western New York?
- Mary Anne was Wrong! The Truth Behind Character and Destiny
- 3 Reasons You Should Never Resort to a Panel of Experts
- What Secrets is The Weather Channel Trying to Hide?
- The Who Dat?
Great Speaking Tips
- Remembering Armistice Day and Celebrating Veterans Day
- Betsy Ross, Quarterback Incompletions, and the Real Secret Behind How to Communicate Successfully
- The Fantastical (Real-Life) Time Machine
- Style or Substance? A Real-World Lesson (Part I)
- This is What Public Speakers Can Learn from Aristotle’s Greatest Mistake
- How to Convince Everyone You’re Really Smart (Without Actually Doing Anything Really Smart)
- How to Protect Yourself From Being Hypnotized Without Knowing It
- Top 5 Biggest PowerPoint Mistakes: #5 Using PowerPoint in the First Place
- 3 Essential Public Speaking Lessons I Accidentally Learned While Playing the Violin
- The Secret of How to Overcome a Sore Throat When Speaking on Solar Neutrinos (or Anything Else)
- 3 Critical Points Every Great Speaker Must Address
Great Writing Tips
- Should You Go Wide or Go Deep?
- This is What’s Preventing You from Saying that “Something Important” You Want to Let the Whole World Know
- How to Convince Everyone You’re Really Smart (Without Actually Doing Anything Really Smart)
- Newsroom Pros Reveal Candid Truth About Media Bias
- RIT’s Self-Publishing Advisor Tool
- University Offers Free Tools for Authors
It's a Nerd's World
- 7th Heaven? I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens, But…
- How to Prevent Real Identity Theft: Claim Your Name
- Star Trek Into Darkness Review: Man Enough to Admit the Truth
- Who Owns Your Data?
- “Hey! You’re Not Supposed to Do That!”
- Is Social Media the Key to a Better Government, a Better New York and a Better Western New York?
- Has Chris Anderson Crossed to the Dark Side?
- Great Idea. Great Design. But Will It Fly?
- Back to the Future
- It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
- 30-Days to Dominate Twitter Experiment
Media
- Why Is New York State Trying To Kill Print Newspapers?
- What’s Your Favorite Christmas Special?
- Beyond the 4th Dimension
- What Comes First? “Entrepreneurial” or “Journalism”?
- What Does President Trump Know and When Did He Know It?
- Facebook and Free Speech
- Today’s Columnists Find Their Roots in Revolutionary War Era Pamphleteers
- Merrymaking in the ‘Nati
- Do These 5 Easy Steps When Writing a Press Release and Good Reporters Will Respond Every Time
- Sinclair Bashing: Talking Points Attacking the First Amendment or Merely Competitive Mudslinging?
- The Difference Between a Reporter and a Columnist
- How Has Your Life Changed in the Past 30 Years?
Memoir of a Real Life
- This Is More Important Than Being ‘Tolerant’
- What’s Your Dream? (Here’s How To Capture It)
- Josh Allen Had His In Tampa, Where Did You Have Yours?
- A Memorable Week of Cottage Pranks
- The Italian-American Triumvirate: #3 – Family
- The Italian-American Triumvirate: #2 – Country
- The Italian-American Triumvirate: #1 – God
- Remembering Mike Francesco: A Community Builder
- It’s An Old-Fashioned Barn Razing!
- Remember 9/11 Forever
- Journey Beyond The Center Of The ‘Stacks’
- Ode To The Son Of A Bricklayer
- Confessions of a Hamburger Historian
- So Long, Hal. We Hardly Knew Ye…
- OK, I’m Ready To Admit It…
- Fandemonium: Passing the Generational Torch
- Are You Trapped In An Echo Chamber? (And Why You Must Immediately Find The Nearest Exit)
- President’s Farewell Address
- My Grandfather’s Garage
- Which Way To The After-Party?
- When Did You Start Your Rosebud Quest?
- The Dog Days Of Coronavirus
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the (Summer) Evening
- Yes, I Was Wearing Pants
- A Bothersome Burden Has Just Been Lifted From My Shoulders, Did You Just Get the Same Feeling?
- Home, Sweet Home: The Joy of Our Return to Space
- The Torch Is Passed
- Ready. Fire! Aim.
- This True Story Reveals The Meeting That Gave THE SENTINEL Its Name and Why It Got That Name
- Do You Have The Wisdom To See What’s Not There and To Not See What Is There?
- Given a One-in-a-Million Chance, Always Take the One
- Just Get Past The Peak
- A Life of Flabby Loneliness
- Can You Hear the Music of Mathematics?
- Nobody Knew: When “The Miracle” Touched Greater Western New York
- Childhood’s End: A Review of <em>Ford vs. Ferrari</em>
- Every “Real Man” Knows How To Tie A Bow Tie
- Ode to Larry Pierce: Forever Among the Colonnade of Community Pillars
- Mike Alcorn: A Helluva Guy
- Should Yale (and Other Elite Colleges) Require Students Take a Kobayashi Maru Test?
- A Memory of Frank Ricci
- I’m Not a Dancer
- The World – The Universe – That Might Have Been... (Part II)
- The World – The Universe – That Might Have Been... (Part I)
- A Look Back at Tomorrow – Review of <em>Campusland</em>
- Open House Tip for Elementary School Parents (Part II): How to Reduce the Odds Your Child Will Be Bullied in High School (and Middle School)
- Open House Tip for Elementary School Parents (Part I): How to Reduce the Odds Your Child Will Be Bullied in High School (and Middle School)
- There’s Something Pleasantly Relaxing About a Steady Summer Rain
- A Salute to My Greatest (and Most Favorite) Teacher
- Was This Written 50 Years Too Early or 50 Years Too Late?
- To the Moon and Back: A Personal Retrospective
- Party Like It’s 1959 – The Beautiful Dance of Strategy and Tactics
- I’d Rather Have A Bottle (of Diet Pepsi) In Front of Me…
- What’s in a (Middle) Name?
- The Fantastical (Real-Life) Time Machine
- Dad and the Art of Lawnscape Maintenance
- Heah Come Da (Hamburger) Judge!
- “Can I Do This?”
- Mechanical or Intuitive: Which Approach Works Best for You? – A Real-World Lesson (Part II)
- Style or Substance? A Real-World Lesson (Part I)
- That Time I Discovered “Idle Time” Doesn’t Really Exist
- Confessions of a Numbers Guy
- The Stuff of Dreams…
- After the Fall
- 50 Years Ago When the Earth First Rose
- George and Me
- <em>First Man</em> – A Titanic Odyssey of The Right Stuff
- Celebrate! October is Italian-American Heritage Month!
- John Cleese and the Affectionate Tease
- A Tribute to <em>Animal House</em> 40 Years in the Making
- A Confession from a Hypocrite: Alas, I, too, am a Free Rider
- Merrymaking in the ‘Nati
- Graduates: How to Let Your Passion Become Your Talent
- You Can Create a Pleasant and Unforgettable Memory by Following These Three Rules
- Ode to a Fallen Tree
- The Problem with Ambition: Sometimes You Don’t Need It to Succeed
- 5 Tactics of a Winning Little League Coach
- Say “Yes!” to Life
- The Secret to Winning: Look for Patterns of Success
- Carl Foss (1927-2018): Remembrance of a True Community Ideal
- Old-Time Hockey Meets New Era Field
- Live from the 2017 Buffalo Bills Snow Bowl
- Why I’m Thankful for The Sandlot
- If You’re Not Guilty, Don’t Act Like It
- A Bully Tactic: Give Them Something to Deny
- Back in the Saddle Again!
- Solar Eclipse, 1970 – A True Story
- A Lament for All the Nobody’s Out There
- Breadcrumbs of Unfinished Symphonies
- Kenny Discovers the Birds & the Bees… and the Mice (Content for Family and Friends Only)
- Twins Never Part
- Strawberry Fields Forever – An Ode to Kenny
- You Can’t Have Rainbows without a Little Rain
- TWTWTWID* (RAW & UNCUT!)
- A Career vs. A Calling
- A New Beginning
- How Atari’s Asteroids Helped Launch <ew>THE SENTINEL</ew>
- The Incredibly Weird Way I Landed My First Job and Accidentally Started a Life Long Career
- Snow Day, March 15, 2017
- Speed versus Accuracy? It All Depends on the Game
- TWTWTWID*
- It was 50 Years Ago Tonight I Decided to Become an Astronomer
- Why Trump Won’t Lead The Reagan Revolution
- The Rink of Dreams
- Why I Can No Longer Stand the Buffalo Bills
- A Christmas Postcard
- The Annual Thanksgiving Mudbowl
- What The University of Chicago Can Teach Yale
- You Can’t Go Home Again… Or Can You?
- To The Final Frontier… and BEYOND!
- Soaring With The Eagle… and Beyond
- America’s Pastime Sadly Past its Time
- Always Open the Peanut Butter Jar First
- Don’t Confuse Grades with Accomplishments*
- Cross Country Training (Notes from Riding Through the Heart of America)
- Here’s What Goes Through Your Mind When You’re About to Appear on a Live Network Broadcast
- Please Somebody Steal this Idea!
- Life In the Pits (Part III)
- I Could Never Live on Pacific Time
- Ruling the World <em>My Way</em>
- So This Is Why W Reunioned at the White House
- Size Doesn’t Matter
- Ode to Curt’s Stop-In: An Era Ends
- Goodbye My Leather Jacket
- White Cream Donuts
- … On Vacation, Back Next Week…
- A Sense of Belonging
- Double Sessions
- Day 2: Saturday, July 9, 2011 – Roman Connection Comes Through
- Day 1: Friday, July 8, 2011 – All Planes Land in Rome
- Rocky’s Gloves
- In Praise of Honorable Men
- Look Out! A Wasp!
- More Lasting Than Bronze
- “Remember, You are Just a Man!”
- The Greatest Game Ever… So Far!
- Terror at the School Bus Stop – A True-Life Story (Part III)
- Terror at the School Bus Stop – A True-Life Story (Part II)
- Terror at the School Bus Stop – A True-Life Story (Part I)
- The Morning the Music Died
- The Effective Use of Nonverbal Communication as Related to the Game of Chess
- A Personal Reflection of A. Bartlett Giamatti
- Rediscovering the Fighter Jock
- Adieu Fort A.P. Hill; Au Revoir Jamboree – Reflections on the Exciting 2010 Boy Scout Centennial Celebration
- Life Happens When You’re Having Fun
- Smitten Again By a Bug <em>You</em> Don’t Want
- Have Fun: Do Nothing.
- How to Lose 75,000 Votes in Ninety Seconds
- How to Train a Teenage Boy
- Can I have Some Lumbar Support with that Sandwich?
- The Real Reason We’ll Never have a Co-ed Army.
- When Hot Gets Cold and Cool Gets Hot.
- Faithfully Following Directions Leads Us Astray – With Amazing Consequences!
- Eternal Answer Finally Revealed
- Shakedown, June 2010
- My Greatest Sale
- In Search of Virtue: How Boy Scouts Helped Me Do the Impossible
Movie Reviews
- Abandon All Bond, Ye Who Enter Here
- Are The Russians The New Nazis?
- A Hero Has Fallen
- Childhood’s End: A Review of <em>Ford vs. Ferrari</em>
- Contrition, Forgiveness, and Redemption: An Alternative (and Better) Ending to <em>The Man in the High Castle</em>
- Out of Moves: <em>The Man in the High Castle</em> Finale Rooks Fans
- <em>First Man</em> – A Titanic Odyssey of The Right Stuff
Slush Pile
- The True Legacy of Ben Franklin’s Last Will and Testament
- The Solver – Rich: The Final Piece of the Puzzle
- Roommates for Sale – Frank: The Designated Driver
- Rubber Puck – Ted: Proudly Not Silent, but Just as Deadly
- Meet The Roommates – Scot: The True Leader – Silent, but Deadly
- The Birth of Something New
- Ladies and Gentlemen, Introducing The Roommates!
- The Chair
- The Cornucopia Tree
- I Don’t Know Poetry
- Cupid’s Apricot
The Compleat Carosa Commentaries
- This Is More Important Than Being ‘Tolerant’
- What’s Your Dream? (Here’s How To Capture It)
- Josh Allen Had His In Tampa, Where Did You Have Yours?
- Brighton’s Council Rock Primary School Must Change Its Name Immediately!
- Just Say ‘No!’ To Drugs
- Busting The ‘If We Ain’t Growing, We're Dying’ Myth
- Remembering Armistice Day and Celebrating Veterans Day
- Abandon All Bond, Ye Who Enter Here
- A Memorable Week of Cottage Pranks
- The Italian-American Triumvirate: #3 – Family
- The Italian-American Triumvirate: #2 – Country
- The Italian-American Triumvirate: #1 – God
- Remembering Mike Francesco: A Community Builder
- Is Cattaraugus County Leading The Way To Greater Western New York Independence?
- It’s An Old-Fashioned Barn Razing!
- Remember 9/11 Forever
- Ode To The Open Road
- The Real News About Kathy Hochul Being New York State Governor
- The Road All Runners Run
- Journey Beyond The Center Of The ‘Stacks’
- Will Teenage Minimum Wage Hurt The Poor?
- Hooray For The New Space Race!
- Are The Russians The New Nazis?
- What (And Why) Is Greater Western New York?
- What Do You Think An Independent Greater Western New York Should Look Like?
- It’s Time For Greater Western New York To Declare Our Own Independence!
- Juneteenth Reveals Another Hidden Gem of Greater Western New York
- Ode To The Son Of A Bricklayer
- Did You Know About This Sizzling Greater Western New York Hidden Gem?
- Here’s Why You Always Ask The Obvious Question
- Confessions of a Hamburger Historian
- Don’t Let Them Divide and Conquer Us
- ‘There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere!’
- The Great American Maxim: Stand Alone And Win
- It’s Easier For Greater Western New York To Become Its Own State Than For Washington DC To Achieve Statehood
- The Story of Abraham Parrish, Mendon’s First Tavern Keeper (Part III)
- The Story of Abraham Parrish, Mendon’s First Tavern Keeper (Part II)
- The Story of Abraham Parrish, Mendon’s First Tavern Keeper (Part I)
- Let’s Start Laughing Again!
- Why Is New York State Trying To Kill Print Newspapers?
- How Has Your Workday Changed?
- Who’s Really Going After Cuomo?
- Forget About The Known Unknowns, It’s The Unknown Unknowns That Get You Every Time
- Blackballed Again: Are You Prepared?
- How Divide and Conquer Works (And How To Avoid Falling Prey To It)
- Criminal Hubris: It Gets Them Every <em>TIME</em>
- So Long, Hal. We Hardly Knew Ye…
- OK, I’m Ready To Admit It…
- We Need High-Speed Broadband, Now!
- Fandemonium: Passing the Generational Torch
- What 2020 Revealed About Us (And Maybe You, Too)
- What’s Your Favorite Christmas Special?
- Would You Rather Experience Joy or Satisfaction?
- 1620 – A Quadrennial That Defines America
- A Look Back (Part II): A Pre-Civil War (1855) View Of A Village On The Rebound
- A Look Back (Part I): An Early (1841) View Of A New Village
- A Hero Has Fallen
- Thoughts on Andy Griffith, Mayberry, and Our Wonderful Community
- The Secret Step to Success: The Art of Delegation
- Ode to a Once Mighty Oak
- Welcome to the New Age of (Virtual) Exploration
- Are You Trapped In An Echo Chamber? (And Why You Must Immediately Find The Nearest Exit)
- Beyond the 4th Dimension
- My Grandfather’s Garage
- Two Wrongs Still Don’t Make A Right
- 5 Reasons You May Be On The Cusp Of Success (And Not Even Know It)
- In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the (Summer) Evening
- Yes, Your Community Matters, Too
- ‘The Coming Thing…’ Thoughts on Turning 60
- It Can’t Be Both: It’s Either Science or Marketing
- Yes, I Was Wearing Pants
- No, Freedom Doesn’t Come In The Mail
- To The Class of 2020
- You’ll Turn to Stone Once You Realize Your Sales Pitch Inadvertently Contains this Common Mistake
- A Bothersome Burden Has Just Been Lifted From My Shoulders, Did You Just Get the Same Feeling?
- Home, Sweet Home: The Joy of Our Return to Space
- The Torch Is Passed
- Ready. Fire! Aim.
- Are You a Consumer or a Creator?
- This True Story Reveals The Meeting That Gave THE SENTINEL Its Name and Why It Got That Name
- The Secret Salve of Sunday Sauce
- Do You Have The Wisdom To See What’s Not There and To Not See What Is There?
- Given a One-in-a-Million Chance, Always Take the One
- Winning The Battle Of Bedford Falls
- Just Get Past The Peak
- Never Say Never
- A Life of Flabby Loneliness
- Can You Hear the Music of Mathematics?
- Nobody Knew: When “The Miracle” Touched Greater Western New York
- Childhood’s End: A Review of <em>Ford vs. Ferrari</em>
- Every “Real Man” Knows How To Tie A Bow Tie
- First They Came for Our Plastics Bags…
- Ode to Larry Pierce: Forever Among the Colonnade of Community Pillars
- Why the Hamburger is Who You Are
- Condemned to Repeat It: This 200+ Year Old Concept Rises Again in 2020
- Bills Fans May Be Hurt, But We Are Not Slain
- Mike Alcorn: A Helluva Guy
- Contrition, Forgiveness, and Redemption: An Alternative (and Better) Ending to <em>The Man in the High Castle</em>
- Out of Moves: <em>The Man in the High Castle</em> Finale Rooks Fans
- Should Yale (and Other Elite Colleges) Require Students Take a Kobayashi Maru Test?
- What Every Leader Wants (and Better Have)
- What Comes First? “Entrepreneurial” or “Journalism”?
- A Memory of Frank Ricci
- I’m Not a Dancer
- The World – The Universe – That Might Have Been... (Part II)
- The World – The Universe – That Might Have Been... (Part I)
- Discover Success Like Columbus: The Power of Thinking Inside the Box
- What Does President Trump Know and When Did He Know It?
- A Look Back at Tomorrow – Review of <em>Campusland</em>
- Open House Tip for Elementary School Parents (Part II): How to Reduce the Odds Your Child Will Be Bullied in High School (and Middle School)
- Open House Tip for Elementary School Parents (Part I): How to Reduce the Odds Your Child Will Be Bullied in High School (and Middle School)
- Cuomo’s Albany Red Flags New York
- There’s Something Pleasantly Relaxing About a Steady Summer Rain
- The Liberty of the Ad Lib
- The Stormy Beginning When the Erie County Fair First Waded Into The Rock and Roll Craze
- A Salute to My Greatest (and Most Favorite) Teacher
- Was This Written 50 Years Too Early or 50 Years Too Late?
- We’ll Always Have Paris… How The Business of Sequels Destroyed America’s Youth
- To the Moon and Back: A Personal Retrospective
- Betsy Ross, Quarterback Incompletions, and the Real Secret Behind How to Communicate Successfully
- Party Like It’s 1959 – The Beautiful Dance of Strategy and Tactics
- I’d Rather Have A Bottle (of Diet Pepsi) In Front of Me…
- What’s in a (Middle) Name?
- The Fantastical (Real-Life) Time Machine
- Dad and the Art of Lawnscape Maintenance
- Heah Come Da (Hamburger) Judge!
- One-Upping Warren: This is the Right Way to Forgive Student Loans
- “Can I Do This?”
- This is Why New York State Needs an Electoral College
- Mechanical or Intuitive: Which Approach Works Best for You? – A Real-World Lesson (Part II)
- Style or Substance? A Real-World Lesson (Part I)
- 5 Reasons Why Splitting From New York Would be a Bonanza for Greater Western New York
- That Time I Discovered “Idle Time” Doesn’t Really Exist
- Confessions of a Numbers Guy
- Classic vs. Timeless: Do You Know the Difference?
- The Stuff of Dreams…
- Sorry, Mr. President, It’s Not “Flee” New York, It’s “Free” Western New York
- After the Fall
- The Decade the Music Died
- Would You Rather Be Free or Equal?
- This is What Public Speakers Can Learn from Aristotle’s Greatest Mistake
- The Aging Curse
- George and Me
- Thanksgiving Leftovers
- Cuomo Courts Amazon with Our Money
- The Glorious Road to the Memorable 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
- <em>First Man</em> – A Titanic Odyssey of The Right Stuff
- What’s More (Italian) American Than Baseball?
- Charles Angelo Siringo, The Cowboy Detective – A Classic (Italian) American Archetype
- Declaration of (Italian) American Independence
- Celebrate! October is Italian-American Heritage Month!
- Facebook and Free Speech
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part VII: Those Amazing Menches Boys
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part VI: A Day In Hamburger History – September 18, 1885 – Everything is the Same, Except, “You Are There!”
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part V: CSI: Hamburg(er), N.Y.
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part IV: A (Swiss) Cheesehead Tale
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part III: The Texas Two Step
- Hamburger WhoDunit Part II: The Shrine of the Four (and a half?)
- Hamburger Helper – Solving the Greatest WhoDunIt? In Culinary History
- John Cleese and the Affectionate Tease
- A Tribute to <em>Animal House</em> 40 Years in the Making
- A Confession from a Hypocrite: Alas, I, too, am a Free Rider
- Why 7-15-60 is the Winning Combination of Every Group that Wants Lasting Influence
- Today’s Columnists Find Their Roots in Revolutionary War Era Pamphleteers
- Graduates: How to Let Your Passion Become Your Talent
- You Can Create a Pleasant and Unforgettable Memory by Following These Three Rules
- Here’s How to Get the Latest… on Everything
- Do These 5 Easy Steps When Writing a Press Release and Good Reporters Will Respond Every Time
- 5 Tactics of a Winning Little League Coach
- Say “Yes!” to Life
- The Difference Between a Reporter and a Columnist
- How Has Your Life Changed in the Past 30 Years?
- The Power of Losing Positively
- Did Shirley M. Collado March in the Women’s March?
- Carl Foss (1927-2018): Remembrance of a True Community Ideal
- Old-Time Hockey Meets New Era Field
- 2017 in Review: The (non) Story of the Year
- Live from the 2017 Buffalo Bills Snow Bowl
- ‘tis the Season
- Why I’m Thankful for The Sandlot
- Are You an Instigator, a Skeptic, or Merely Somebody Else’s Tool?
- If You’re Not Guilty, Don’t Act Like It
- A Bully Tactic: Give Them Something to Deny
- Back in the Saddle Again!
- The True Legacy of Ben Franklin’s Last Will and Testament
- Ben Franklin Trusts – Did They Work?
- Solar Eclipse, 1970 – A True Story
- The Virtues (and Vices) of Deadlines
- A Lament for All the Nobody’s Out There
- Breadcrumbs of Unfinished Symphonies
- Exploring New Personal Characters
- What is the “Content Economy” and Why are We Headed There?
- Playing Through the Pain
- You Can’t Have Rainbows without a Little Rain
- It’s Time to Outlaw Student Loans
- How to Protect Yourself From Being Hypnotized Without Knowing It
- A Career vs. A Calling
- Old Granite Face Proves the Futility of Man Against Nature
- A New Beginning
- Cuomo Albany Über Alles
- How Atari’s Asteroids Helped Launch <ew>THE SENTINEL</ew>
- The Incredibly Weird Way I Landed My First Job and Accidentally Started a Life Long Career
- Praising Pranksterism
- Snow Day, March 15, 2017
- God and Calhoun at Yale
- Speed versus Accuracy? It All Depends on the Game
- 7th Heaven? I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens, But…
- Leadership Lessons of George Washington
- Leadership Lessons of Abraham Lincoln
- Leadership Lessons of William Henry Harrison
- Leadership Lessons of Ronald Reagan
- The Secret Power of Multitasking No One Ever Talks About
- Why Trump Won’t Lead The Reagan Revolution
- Cuomo’s “Free” Tuition Plan Reveals His Techno-Ignorance
- Why I Can No Longer Stand the Buffalo Bills
- A Christmas Postcard
- Dave Snyder and The Alfred Sun Show How to Promote (Civil) Community Discussion
- The Annual Thanksgiving Mudbowl
- Here’s What I Learned When I was a Professional Political Pollster
- The Soul of the Machine
- Are You a Loyalist or A Rebel?
- Behind the Curtain: How Media Influences You
- The Buffalo Bills: The Real “America’s Team”
- What The University of Chicago Can Teach Yale
- You Can’t Go Home Again… Or Can You?
- Welcome to the Real New Year
- To The Final Frontier… and BEYOND!
- Are Better Educated People Easier to Fool with Persuasion Tricks?
- You’re Never Too Old to Learn
- Olympian Thoughts…
- Soaring With The Eagle… and Beyond
- All Quiet on the Email Front
- Trump, Truth, and Confirmation Bias
- America’s Pastime Sadly Past its Time
- How to Prevent Real Identity Theft: Claim Your Name
- When Should Greater Western New York Declare its Independence from Albany?
- A Parent’s Lament
- Always Open the Peanut Butter Jar First
- Don’t Confuse Grades with Accomplishments*
- Cross Country Training (Notes from Riding Through the Heart of America)
- Here’s What Goes Through Your Mind When You’re About to Appear on a Live Network Broadcast
- A Salute to Moms Everywhere
- Please Somebody Steal this Idea!
- Life In the Pits (Part III)
- The Night the Grand Old Party Died
- Conquering Kirk’s Rock
- I Could Never Live on Pacific Time
- Sometimes Second Best Turns Out To Be the Very Best
- Life in the Pit (Part II)
- Rotary’s Casino Royale
- Are You Busy Making Buggy Whips?
- Deeds, Not Words
- The Daddy-Daughter Talk… About Gravity Waves
- What is News? (and How to Become a Part of It)
- The Generation Connection
- Life in the Pit (Part I)
- How to Create an Ideal Community in One Word
- Don’t Get Stuck in Today
- What a Difference 27 Years Make
- Ruling the World <em>My Way</em>
- Size Doesn’t Matter
- Name Removed From Masthead
- Will Bush Use the No-Huddle?
- No Submission #2
- No Submission #1
- The Name “Chris”
- PAC-MAN – A Last Look Back
- The Year in Review
- A Christmas Letter
- Goodbye My Leather Jacket
- The New Pearl Harbor
- How to Declare War
- Fill Out The Old Mendon Cobblestone Firehouse Survey!!!
- Consumer-Oriented Cars
- White Cream Donuts
- The Environmental Bond Act - Why People are Voting “No!”
- American Egalitarianism
- Penalize Colorado! Ethics Begins on the Football Field
- The Speed of Light
- EDITORIAL
- Taxes, Social Spending and Recessions
- … On Vacation, Back Next Week…
- My Lunch with Pearl Bailey
- Saddam’s Savage State
- A Sense of Belonging
- Double Sessions
- More Silly Thoughts
- EDITORIAL
- Happy 4th of July! (?)
- The Great Tax Battle of 1990 – Winner #2: The Democrats
- The Great Tax Battle of 1990 – Winner #1: George Bush
- Milestones
- Summertime Stargazing
- A Graduation Song
- An Old-Fashioned Circus – RIGHT Here in Honeoye Falls!
- Mendon Water Tower Redux
- D.C. Turf Wars
- Rocky’s Gloves
- In Praise of Honorable Men
- Look Out! A Wasp!
- Let’s Go Golfing!
- The Heroes of the Hyatt
- To Till The Land
- Earth Day and Kodak Bashing
- Some Silly Thoughts...
- The Amazing FETA!
- What is the County Legislature?
- <em>Banzai!</em>
- The Impact of FTAs in a Multi-polar World
- Creative Chaos
- The Roaring Eighties – R.I.P.
- The Apolitical Blues
- Mid-Winter Blahs
- Celebrate Freedom Day!
- Japan Inc. Buys the Moon
- Terror at the School Bus Stop – A True-Life Story (Part III)
- Terror at the School Bus Stop – A True-Life Story (Part II)
- Terror at the School Bus Stop – A True-Life Story (Part I)
- Ronald Wilson Reagan: The <em>Real</em> Man of the Decade
- A Christmas Letter
- Mega-Mall Mania
- The Morning the Music Died
- Europe and Cultural Maturity
- Thanksgiving Thinking
- <em>Star Trek</em> Fans: Call 232-3700 NOW!
- Thoughts on the BIG Meeting
- Pittsford-Mendon High School Highjinks
- Monday Night Volleyball
- A Wrangler’s Story
- The Faces of the Week
- Legalize Drugs?!
- Outfitting Today’s Athlete
- Can America Compete? (Part II)
- Can America Compete? (Part I)
- A Personal Reflection of A. Bartlett Giamatti
- From a Bachelor’s Cupboard
- What If…?
- Adiós Opus
- Hooray for the Perseids!
- Tour De Canandaigua
- What Do You Think?
- Fear and Loathing on Route 65
- The Thrill and Beyond
- Curse Those Romantic Subplots!
- The Search for the Slice
- Civil War and the World Economy
- Twentieth Century Lorelei
- Chaos and Opportunity on Capitol Hill
- Ties, Spots and Murphy’s Law
- <em>Excelsior!!!</em>
- Mendon’s Secret
- The Difference Between Wright and Rose
- Coke versus Pepsi
- Lemonade, Minimum Wage and Daddy’s Tough Decision
- An Open Letter to Governor Cuomo
- Paper Airplanes: Pure Americana
- Mr. Spock’s IDIC
- What’s With The Duke of Earl?
- Rumors Resolved
- Only Heels Can Be Heroes
- Interested in Discovering My Time Machine?
Western New York State of Mind
- Brighton’s Council Rock Primary School Must Change Its Name Immediately!
- Just Say ‘No!’ To Drugs
- Is Cattaraugus County Leading The Way To Greater Western New York Independence?
- Ode To The Open Road
- The Real News About Kathy Hochul Being New York State Governor
- What (And Why) Is Greater Western New York?
- What Do You Think An Independent Greater Western New York Should Look Like?
- It’s Time For Greater Western New York To Declare Our Own Independence!
- Juneteenth Reveals Another Hidden Gem of Greater Western New York
- Did You Know About This Sizzling Greater Western New York Hidden Gem?
- Don’t Let Them Divide and Conquer Us
- It’s Easier For Greater Western New York To Become Its Own State Than For Washington DC To Achieve Statehood
- The Story of Abraham Parrish, Mendon’s First Tavern Keeper (Part III)
- The Story of Abraham Parrish, Mendon’s First Tavern Keeper (Part II)
- The Story of Abraham Parrish, Mendon’s First Tavern Keeper (Part I)
- Why Is New York State Trying To Kill Print Newspapers?
- Who’s Really Going After Cuomo?
- So Long, Hal. We Hardly Knew Ye…
- We Need High-Speed Broadband, Now!
- Fandemonium: Passing the Generational Torch
- A Look Back (Part II): A Pre-Civil War (1855) View Of A Village On The Rebound
- A Look Back (Part I): An Early (1841) View Of A New Village
- Ode to a Once Mighty Oak
- Two Wrongs Still Don’t Make A Right
- Yes, Your Community Matters, Too
- Nobody Knew: When “The Miracle” Touched Greater Western New York
- First They Came for Our Plastics Bags…
- Bills Fans May Be Hurt, But We Are Not Slain
- Mike Alcorn: A Helluva Guy
- A Memory of Frank Ricci
- Cuomo’s Albany Red Flags New York
- The Stormy Beginning When the Erie County Fair First Waded Into The Rock and Roll Craze
- A Salute to My Greatest (and Most Favorite) Teacher
- Was This Written 50 Years Too Early or 50 Years Too Late?
- I’d Rather Have A Bottle (of Diet Pepsi) In Front of Me…
- The Fantastical (Real-Life) Time Machine
- This is Why New York State Needs an Electoral College
- 5 Reasons Why Splitting From New York Would be a Bonanza for Greater Western New York
- Sorry, Mr. President, It’s Not “Flee” New York, It’s “Free” Western New York
- Cuomo Courts Amazon with Our Money
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part VII: Those Amazing Menches Boys
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part VI: A Day In Hamburger History – September 18, 1885 – Everything is the Same, Except, “You Are There!”
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part V: CSI: Hamburg(er), N.Y.
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part IV: A (Swiss) Cheesehead Tale
- Hamburger WhoDunIt Part III: The Texas Two Step
- Hamburger WhoDunit Part II: The Shrine of the Four (and a half?)
- Hamburger Helper – Solving the Greatest WhoDunIt? In Culinary History
- A Confession from a Hypocrite: Alas, I, too, am a Free Rider
- Buffalo’s Mystically Magic Resurgence
- 3 Reasons Why Amtrak Should Not Rename Rochester’s Train Station after Louise Slaughter
- New Tax Law Shows Cuomo Tone Deaf to Needs of Greater Western New York
- Old-Time Hockey Meets New Era Field
- Live from the 2017 Buffalo Bills Snow Bowl
- This is How the Greater Western New York Region Should Respond If Amazon Picks Another Option
- The True Legacy of Ben Franklin’s Last Will and Testament
- Cuomo Albany Über Alles
- Snow Day, March 15, 2017
- Cuomo’s “Free” Tuition Plan Reveals His Techno-Ignorance
- When Should Greater Western New York Declare its Independence from Albany?
- Western New York a State? Why Not?
- The Heart of America Rests Peacefully Within the Heart of Greater Western New York
- Wisconsin Wins This One
- A Christmas Carol
- Life is a (Small Town) Carnival
- A Civil War Memorial
- I’ll Have One for the Road and Two for the Sea
- A Model of Christian Spirit
- The Miracle of Limestone Hill
- Revealed: Christmas Spirit’s Real Hometown
- Greater Western New York: The Hollywood Ideal of America?
- Seeds of a New Movement
- A Bridge Too Quiet
- Postcard Perfect, In Any Season
- “<em>Low Bridge, Everybody Down</em>”
- The Best Little Hole House in Greater Western New York
- The Wild West Rides Again
- The Secret of New York’s Smallest Town
- The Magician Reveals His Real Trick
- Back at the Old Pizza Stand
- Greater Western New York’s Split Personality Explained
- Such is Fame: The Real Enduring Legacy of Niagara Falls
- It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It
- A Whole Greater than the Sum of Its Parts
- We Preempt Westward American Expansion for…
- The Lost Tribe of Western New York
- The Real Birth of Greater Western New York
- The Night They Burned Old Buffalo Down
- Who Killed Cock Kodak?
- Ode to Curt’s Stop-In: An Era Ends
- Western New York’s Bread of Life Fills Both Spirit and Stomach
- “Back to the Future” or “Goodbye to our Future”
- Blizzard Envy
- A New Metric for Elected Officials
- Throwback Bills Fans – What’s it Mean?
- New York Governor’s Race: A Corleone Election
- Misleading Headline? Baseless Buffalo Bills Bashing? Or Both?
- Surprise! Buffalo Bills Score in Nielsen’s New NFL Ratings
- Has the NFL Provided the Answer to Promoting the Greater Western New York Region?
- Is Social Media the Key to a Better Government, a Better New York and a Better Western New York?
- What Popular Fast Food Item was Invented In Western New York?
- Can You Find the Hidden Gems in the Greater Western New York Region?
- Bring Back Crispy M&M’s®!
- What Are These Mysterious Blue Boxes?
- Chasing the Iron Ghosts of Blasdell Junction
- D&C Writer Disses Western New Yorkers
- Western New York Media Market: Whole Greater than Sum?
- The Snow Monster Returns: Buffalo Bills, Undefeated for the Decade!
- It’s a Wonderful Western New York Life
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