by Artie Isaac | Mar 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I wrote about the funniest men in my life. Because you might never have met them, I sent you to Old Jews Telling Jokes. Since then, I have been clammy with fear that you did not visit that site. So I am bringing you the jewel in that crown:...
by Artie Isaac | Mar 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Every weekday for several post-war decades, my father met the same four or five men for lunch at the Neil House Motor Hotel across from the Ohio State House.This was a group — Doc Benis, Bob Greene, Harry Hofheimer, others — that my barber (he coincidentally cut most...
by Artie Isaac | Mar 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I've always admired Tom Lynch. His — and his son's — Woodhouse-Lynch Clothiers carried the very finest menswear that Columbus ever deserved.By that, I mean, it was the top rack in any serious businessman's closet. Not the goofy runway fashions, no sir....
by Artie Isaac | Feb 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
A newly minted college graduate, I walked into the work world in June 1982.I remember someone mentioning that the company's first photocopier had been rolled in just before me."Ever seen these?" asked Sheree Reinbach, the chief administrator, showing me...
by Artie Isaac | Feb 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
"Good morning!"These two gentle words seem so harmless, so kind, so genuine. They don't invite any complaints like, say, "How are you?", "How do you do?" or — as dear old Aunt Dottie would ask, in her reliably efficient greeting:...
by Artie Isaac | Jan 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
I love City Year Columbus. (I've already told you that.)Today, I had the privilege of speaking to them again — this time about effective communications for better teamwork and, separately, on tips for new public speakers.Idealism is in the air! We really need to...
