Michael Rosenbaum's Blog

I voted early last week and I had to wait in line for 20 minutes on a regular weekday afternoon. The polling clerks—all volunteers, God blessem—said it's been that way from the start. Thousands of voters, energized, wanting to share in our Republican form of government. (Yes, it's Republican, not a Democratic format.) Based on [...]

I'm liking the lunar calendar this week. Rosh Hashanah starts on Wednesday night, which combines with Labor Day to make this a two-day workweek for me. Oddly, that's not the reason I'm a big fan of the lunar calendar this year. The calendar that sets the course of Jewish life varies not with the sun [...:]

I'm leaving for several days on a trip–Attention, burglars, there is an alarm system and toxic waste in the house–and I am in a panic about my online life. I actually checked out my various blog/networking sites, took a last look at my ever-so-important FaceBook friends and made sure there were no incredible new job [...:]

I picked up a new project recently, which means I had to clear the decks, and the desk, to accommodate the work flow. I was overdue for a cleanup, as the office was looking like Max's room in Where the Wild Things Are and the floor was beginning to sag into the basement. Just a [...:]

Susan and Stephanie were having a Sister Day. Two or three times a year, they get together simply to enjoy each other's company and share the joy of being sisters. Usually, it involves some self-indulgent activity like manis or pedis or shopping and, sooner (usually) or later, consumption of alcohol. Sometimes, in the evening, the [...:]

Every so often you get a brilliant idea. You wake up in the middle of the night and say, GADZOOKS, THIS IS GENIUS. And maybe you grab a note pad by your bed and write down your $billion$ idea and then, when you wake up the next morning, you look at the note and try [...:]

….As we continue our life lessons for the recent grads and suddenly-minted grown-ups who are out in the workplace, earning a living, and trying to hold onto a job. (Of course, if they haven't read Your Name Here: Guide to Life yet, none of this great advice will work. JK.) ________________________ A number of years [...:]

Fourth of July Note: Before posting this item, I passed it by some friends, both conservative and liberal and somewhere in between. None has unfriended me on FaceBook and they still take my phone calls, so it’s just possible there’s some truth in common sense. And isn’t this great country all about common sense, common […]

Fourth of July Note: Before posting this item, I passed it by some friends, both conservative and liberal and somewhere in between. None has unfriended me on FaceBook and they still take my phone calls, so it's just possible there's some truth in common sense. And isn't this great country all about common sense, common [...:]

"When you're a spy," Michael Weston informs us, the key to survival is to trust no one and look for danger everywhere. The Burn Notice character has nothing on cyclists. Yes, it's summer again and all us weekend warriors are pumping up our tires and confidence as we take on deadly threats unimagined by mere [...:]