My Baltimore Blizzard Engagement Ring Story

The seventh biggest blizzard in Baltimore history and the biggest blizzard ever in December couldn’t have come at a worse time for retailers. It was the Saturday before Christmas, and to make it even worse we were having our Holiday Party on Sunday, complete with live music, food and drinks. Well, I had a diamond […]

The Herman and Walter Samuelson Foundation

It’s always good to see the legacy of The Samuelson Family doing good for the community. Herman and Walter Samuelson were my grandfather’s first cousins. My father just attended the ground breaking of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore’s $29.5 million expansion of its Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital. Here’s the article from the Baltimore Sun: […]

My First Dead Show – RFK Stadium 7/12/1990

Just about nineteen years ago I went to an event that changed my life. It was my first Grateful Dead show at RFK Stadium. So I was just graduating high school and I went up to College Park Towers where my sister was living (and sort of going to school) before the show. Now Ellyn was […]

Demo of 426 West Baltimore Street

Well this morning it was reality. Randy the demo guy came with his Bobcat and smashed through the front of our old store at 426 West Baltimore Street. It wasn’t easy to watch for me and I know it wasn’t easy for my Dad. We’ve been there since 1972, the year I was born. It’s […]

My Advice to Mark Zuckerberg

On another Facebook note, I’ve been following the story of Holocaust denial groups allowed on Facebook, and after the recent killing in DC at the Holocaust Museum it’s resurfaced. Here’s a link to Brian Cuban’s open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. I agree with Brian on this one. Here’s my take on it. […]

The Important Things in Life

I just lost a buddy of mine and it makes me think about the stuff my grandparents always used to say. Back when I was younger, they would always say stuff like, “If you got health, you got wealth” and “As long as you have your health” and other lessons that Jewish grandparents tell you […]

Larry David and Me

My life mirrors Larry David’s experiences in Curb Your Enthusiasm in so many ways. From getting into an argument with the Chinese restaurant about the amount of shrimp put in a dish, to his other problems and misunderstandings, it’s really unbelievable. Recently, I experienced an incident where this scene comes to mind: Oh well, what […]