Author Archives: S. J. Tagliareni

Stan the Man Musial

When I was five years old my father took me to Ebbets Field to see the Cardinals play the Dodgers. The star of the Cardinals was Stanley Frank Musial dubbed “The Man” by the Brooklyn fans because he was a … Continue reading

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Hunger

Literally thousands of times in my life I have said things like” I am starving or I am so hungry I could eat a horse”.. In fact, despite these phrases, I have never in my entire life known true hunger. … Continue reading

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Hope is not fantasy

There is more shouting and name calling in public discourse every day. Labels are thrown about and public officials seem to have lost the ability to dialogue. However there is hope in the most recent polls about guns, the debt … Continue reading

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The Gun conversation

The attempts by Governor Cuomo and the President will not totally solve the issue of gun violence but they are a start. There are reasonable steps that must be tried and no one that is fair minded believes that the … Continue reading

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The Power of listening

Too often there is little dialogue in our personal and political discussions because we are focused on the next thing we are going to say. Real change occurs when we listen to the other person with an open mind. There … Continue reading

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Amazing press conference

It has been one month since the tragedy in Newtown and yesterday many of the victim’s parents held a news conference. It was moving to hear that this group of parents despite their grief pledged to help protect all children … Continue reading

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Joy

One of the wonderful emotions in the human experience is Joy. I feel it at various times ,many of these are immediate and often unexpected. It happens when I have the pleasure of a dear friend’s company, or hear the … Continue reading

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Finger pointing won’t help

Since the Newtown tragedy there has been a great deal of finger pointing and very little self evaluation. Finding a villain may satisfy parochial views, but I believe it will do little to prevent the next tragedy. There is a … Continue reading

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Jeanne Monford

Forty years ago at a gay pride parade a school teacher who had a gay son marched with a sign.The sign implored parents of gay children to love them. That simple act by one person exploded into an avalanche by … Continue reading

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Disruptive Innovation

Just came back from a fabulous lecture entitled” disruptive Innovation”. It was fascinating, based on new business models that radically change our world for the better while bringing down the cost of goods and services. It was particularly fascinating when … Continue reading

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