Jer979's Blog

As you may know, I have a daily custom of calling people on their birthdays.  It's fun for me as I get to talk to people with whom I hav...

As if a combined 12 hours of flight delays, an unexpected night in a hotel in Toronto (sans luggage) and 48 hours of total door-to-door trav...

Yesterday, we visited the Holon Children's Museum and participated in a fascinating, interactive exhibit called "A Dialogue with...

is don't get on the plane if you can't handle delays. We were supposed to leave Dulles at 12:30pm on Monday for a flight to Toront...

A few years ago, I suggested that it would be cheaper for state governments to outsource backoffice operations to other countries.  It seem...

We're coming to the close of one of the most meaningful weekends of my life. Yesterday was my only son's Bar Mitzvah and I doubt t...

I've been thinking a lot about the recent state of affairs in the US. This came to a head the other day when I felt like I was unfairl...

It's one of those days that you know is a milestone which, I suspect, in hindsight may be even more momentous. Today, for the first ti...

For the last 10 years or so, when I would talk with people around the world the sports teams in Washington, DC, I would say the following: ...

If you are a small business owner or a solo entrepreneur, I am curious how you feel about ObamaCare? (If you are not in that category, yo...

I can't say that I enjoy the process of getting up at 4am, but I have to say that I do like the results. I read an article in the WSJ ...

Last night, as part of a local Holocaust Remembrance event, my family and I had the privilege of hearing the horrific, painful story of Mr...

The last time I was in Seoul was 1997. I knew the city would be different when I got here (I was speaking at a conference), but even I was ...

The other night, I was supposed to go to New York on an 8:57 pm train, but when I got to the train station, it was a 2 hour delay. I was s...

My first cousin describes her incredible attitude and living with Parkinson's in this video .  Watch it at 1.5 speed and it will take y...

I am in Alberta now and I had the opportunity to watch the thrilling US-Canada women's gold medal game in the 2018 Olympics in a room th...

I will admit that, for many years, I had zero understanding of what bi-polar disorder is. If I am being completely honest here, I will say...

Last week I was in Crypto Valley as part of the Crypto Explorers trip that I co-lead. After the event one night, around 10pm Zurich time...

I have already earned $110.36 just answering unsolicited emails that would otherwise be spam. This is the future of email marketing. Yo...

I'm in Switzerland now for our next Crypto Explorers event.   Trans-Atlantic fights can be brutal if you don't get any sleep. Howe...