Business Sense

Back in the early ‘90s, when I was a full-time law professor at Stetson, and working on my first appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.

When you ask for a favor, make it easy for the giver to perform. Include the links to the websites where you want him to post book reviews or testimonials.

Writers are often stereotyped as people staring at their computer screens while their spouses nag them about finding a “real job.” Publishing is the hard bright line that separates the “dreamer” from the “success.”

Hey, you divorce lawyers! How’s this for a new tool to add to your marketing toolkit? Is your client the “impecunious spouse”? New Chapter Capital offers him or her “divorce financing assistance.”

Serendipity is such an odd thing. I had a late lunch today with my sister at La Segunda, a cafeteria-style Cuban bakery and restaurant.

Many years ago, I spent $150,000 for my law degree. Not all at once, mind you. It took me a while to pay back all those loans.

If you could have one super power, which would you choose? Without hesitation, I’d choose the ability to read people’s minds, though I must admit that social media eliminates the need to be super.

Just the other day, I sat (in front of four studio cameras) across from Bill Logan, at his roundtable segment during Sarasota’s ABC 7’s News at 7.

Social media has altered the way that we make big purchases, that we announce our engagements to speak and our engagements to be married.

Earlier this year, my city declared a state of emergency. Later, President Trump made the same declaration.