Good morning! I’ve been doing these weekend reads for 2 months now with no plans of letting up. Please let me know if you have feedback on the type of articles you would like to see, format, or other general comments. Anyway, here are 3 articles that I enjoyed reading this week. NBCUniversal CEO Jeff […]
Archives for June 2020
Gaines’ 1st Birthday
We celebrated Gaines’ 1st Birthday in Cashiers, NC this past weekend. We were in the mountains with Cameron’s family for a long weekend and my parents came up for the day on Saturday. It’s hard to believe he is a year old now! This past year has been immensely joyful for us and we look […]
Weekend Reads – 6/19/20
Greetings from Cashiers, NC – here are 3 articles that I enjoyed reading this week. How to write emails in a pandemic (BBC) High Spirits: Even at $529 a shot, Japanese Whisky is Selling Out Fast (WSJ) Fiona Hill: “I knew more about what was going on in the Kremlin (FT) This weekend, we’ll be […]
Weekend Reads – 6/12/20
It’s been a busy week at work so I’ll keep it short – here are 3 articles that I did enjoy reading this week. I plan to start rolling out some new blog posts/emails over the next few weeks so stay tuned. The Unusual Ambitions of Chamath Palihapitiya (Institutional Investor) Silver Lake’s coronavirus bets: a make-or-break […]
Weekend Reads – 6/5/20
TGIF and what a week! I’ve been reading a lot of blogs and articles this week on varying subjects but here are 3 that you might find interesting: The Day Coronavirus Nearly Broke the Financial Markets (WSJ) Rock-Bottom Interest Rates May Be Here to Stay (NYT) Credit Card Companies Expanding Options For Cash-Back Reward Programs […]
99 and Counting
My grandmother, Lucile MacLennan, was recently profiled in this article titled “At 99, Still Sowing Seeds for Eternity” for Decision Magazine. Nini as we (and some of her friends) call her will turn 100 next month. When people ask what keeps her going at 99, she’ll often answer “God and Gardening”. My whole family is […]