The Old Gray Lady has a good small business blog web section, where a selected list of 5 or so diverse entrepreneurs discuss real life and daily issues the deal with - be personnel, cash flow, incentives, marketing and everything else under the sun.

Here's a good one about the buzz words that get thrown around all the time - more a big city problem where buzz words and catch phrases are used without caution in lieu of real business plans or expertise.

10 Words Entrepreneurs Should Use With Caution

I like the one that he mentions that isn't used enough - Profit.  All the rest is just hot air, since the goal - for most businesses I know of - is to make some money and gain professional freedom.

Houzz Tree House Article

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Houzz 340 sq ft home Article

So my friend Bryan, who owns Cottage 34, also owns William Bennett Modern, an art gallery.  So I fell for a painting by Chrissy Angliker, a 30 yr old painter from Zurich.

So I had this wall in my pad in Miami Beach, that I knew was going to be an accent of some sort.  And instead salvaged or reclaimed planking I did black high gloss, then set out to find a piece of art to anchor it.

The real scene.

Chrissy's painting.

My Mao I bought from William Bennett Modern when I first bought the apartment.

And an original Herman Miller Picnic painting - they commissioned 1 a year for 30+ years for their summer picnic.  Some of them are fabulous.

And the big run/walk loop for today (note the run before the walk, subtly (and misleadingly) implying that I did more running than walking).

I hear it's still cold up North.

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Sexting’s Strange Paradox: It’s Just No Fun

It's articles like this that make me always appreciate the true talent, uniqueness and intelligence of New York.  I mean, seriously, the articles hilarious (moms and squares - skip this link).

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