by Michael Carlon | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
On January 1, 2014 Wes Olesen courageously decrees that he will fight the urge to like pictures of cute and fuzzy bunnies on Facebook. What happens next will blow your mind.
by Michael Carlon | Dec 29, 2013 | Self Awareness
Every year around this time I reread Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I also watch it on TV. It doesn’t matter if it is Alastair Moore, George C Scott, Patrick Stewart or Jim Carrey playing the role of Scrooge, I just can’t get enough of this tale....
by Michael Carlon | Dec 19, 2013 | Silly Thoughts, Uncategorized
Almost 30 years ago, a group of recording artists led by Bob Geldof formed an ensemble called Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Africa. If you are a child of the 1980s like me you’ll remember the single “Do they know it’s Christmas?”...
by Michael Carlon | Dec 10, 2013 | Self Awareness
At the moment I am sitting in a diner somewhere in northern Jersey. It’s that weird pre lunch hour where the only patrons are the elderly and, apparently, consumer researchers who are in between interviews. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the...
by Michael Carlon | Nov 27, 2013 | Self Awareness
Thanksgiving is a day where many of us pause and reflect on the things we are most thankful for. Ordinarily, I would tell you that I thankful for my wife Nicole and all she does for me. I would tell you that I am thankful for the health of my children, the wonderful...
by Michael Carlon | Oct 31, 2013 | Self Awareness, The Moderating Life
Every now and then we have an experience that seem to put things into perspective. As I was packing for a trip this week I was complaining to my wife about how much I did not want to go away. I was going to miss my first Halloween since the kids were born and I was a...
by Michael Carlon | Oct 25, 2013 | Self Awareness
Tonight my kids went to their first middle school dance. This had me remembering my first middle school dance – a dance I would like to forget. I had a big crush on a girl in my class. Somehow I got the nerve to call her house and ask if she would consider going...
by Michael Carlon | Oct 19, 2013 | Traveling Observations
Last night my wife asked me to meet her out for a date night. The plan was for me to meet her at the restaurant as I was taking the train directly to New Canaan from New York. Somehow our signals got crossed; I mentioned that my train would get me in around 6:40 and...
by Michael Carlon | Oct 13, 2013 | Videos
Watch what happens when a misfit gets even.
by Michael Carlon | Sep 3, 2013 | Self Awareness
I was reminded of an important lesson today, but first a quick story. The other night during a family dinner we were all gathered around the table talking about our dogs. Yes, this is what you have to look forward to when you are a grown up living in suburbia. I...
by Michael Carlon | Aug 30, 2013 | Self Awareness
Today, my mother turns 80 years old. Exactly 39 years ago, she received a birthday present she would never forget; she gave birth to me and my twin brother Jimmy. The doctor told her that she was having a large baby girl. My my where they surprised when she came home...
by Michael Carlon | Jul 17, 2013 | Self Awareness
Honored to have my latest piece published by The Stamford Advocate. http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Carlon-Making-optimism-contagious-4670795.php We have a member of our family who, while loved and adored by many people, is wrestling with some serious...
