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On February 15, 2012, I wrote a long overdue thank-you note to my cousin who had sent me a copy of her richly detailed published map of Newport, Rhode Island. I was happy to be in touch with her, and … Continue reading →

(As seen in Parade – January 1, 2012) I’ve received quite a few nice notes and letters from people who saw my piece in Parade. That piece was necessarily much shortened, because of space limitations, so I thought I’d share … Continue reading →

In my book, I describe how I tracked my first 365 thank you notes with a spreadsheet that included the name, address, the reason for my note, and the text of the first draft of my note.  When I was … Continue reading →

In May 2011, Alice Beard of Abilene Texas was sitting beneath the dryer at her local beauty salon, and reading the Guideposts magazine story about my year of writing thank you notes. My journey sounded familiar to Alice. Years ago, … Continue reading →

It’s not unusual for judges to receive letters from prison.  There are the complaints about violence, lockdowns, harsh conditions.  There are the protestations of innocence.  There are intricate and confusing procedural motions drafted by jailhouse lawyers with the time to … Continue reading →

I met Ed Grinnan, the author of the new book The Promise of Hope, through my friend Michael when the three of us were undergraduates at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in the mid-’70’s. In those days, when … Continue reading →

Originally posted in the DAILY JOURNAL NEWSWIRE ARTICLE In my book, “365 Thank Yous,” I tell the story of how I recovered from business and personal losses suffered in 2007, a year I felt was the nadir of my career … Continue reading →