by Bruce Turkel | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Picture a tropical island off the coast of the United States: This island is known for powdery beaches, swaying palm trees and stunning sunsets. Because it’s an island, it’s surrounded by endless blue ocean. This island has vibrant cities and quaint small towns....
by Bruce Turkel | Jul 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago my mom recommended that my wife and I go to a restaurant she likes. She even gave us a voucher for the restaurant that she had purchased on Dealtificate, a couponing site similar in function to Groupon and others. She’d paid 20 dollars for $40 of food....
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Twitter has forever changed the way people communicate because being limited to 140 characters forces writers to be succinct. Even if you dislike Twitter, you can thank it for forcing people to shorten their prose. As editor Arthur Polotnik wrote, “You write to...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was a kid back in the dark ages of transistor radios. If a friend told me about a cool new song, I’d tune in to WQAM and wait until they played what I was waiting for. Usually it would take an hour or more if the song was hot. While I waited I’d get my cassette...
by Bruce Turkel | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
During the last days of 2010 Barack Obama changed Federal tax law. In a stunning political role reversal, Republicans supported the President’s package while Democrats opposed it. You might remember that the President’s deal included a renewal of expiring jobless...
by Bruce Turkel | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
A few hundred years ago it was easy to know what someone did for a living. Mr. Shoemaker made shoes. Goldsmith hammered precious metals. Tailor sewed. Farmer farmed. Baker baked. Today, it’s not quite that simple. When was the last time you met someone named Dr....
