The Pursuit of Happiness | Weekly Report for March 28, 2025
In 2011, the United Nations passed Resolution 65/309, which led to the creation of the World Happiness Report. It’s a joint effort by the UN and Oxford University with data from 140 countries collected by Gallup. The…
Billboards Can Teach Us A Lot | Weekly Report for March 7, 2025
When I was younger, my family would travel down to Myrtle Beach for a week each summer. Dad was a firefighter, and mom was a nurse, so squaring up the time to…
Stuff | Weekly Report for January 31, 2025
This week I’ve been completely absorbed with one task; getting rid of stuff. As you may have read in last week’s email, we’re renovating Madison+Main’s International Headquarters at 1st & Cary Street. So we’ve…
Exit Stage Left | Weekly Report for October 18, 2024
If you break it down to the fundamental components, life has three stages; beginning, middle, and end. We are born and grow up, then fly the coop to be on…
Virginia “Legalized” Weed Three Years Ago | Weekly Report for August 9, 2024
Disclaimer: Because I get a lot of emails, letters and social media messages, let me be clear about this week’s topic. This blog is merely a look at Virginia’s fledgling marijuana…