Real Estate Industry Business Advisor: Since in my day job I am a real estate junkie, I find myself with not only legal expertise, but deep industry expertise as well. In this capacity, I work to help real estate players succeed in building their real estate businesses. I (mostly ) try not to put on […]
Real Estate Lawyer: About 25 years ago – I guess now 26 years ago — I founded a law firm in New York City called Duval & Stachenfeld, with the name recently changed to Adler & Stachenfeld. By the way, my last name is in fact Stachenfeld. Over the years I built this into a […]
The Group Theorist – I have a theory, philosophical or religious, which I am not sure is called Group Theory. It’s not the kind of group theory that mathematicians study. This is quite different. I am still developing it, but the heart of it is that we humans naturally group things – including other people. Sometimes […]
Wife Duties – my wonderful wife – also known by her nickname — Sweetie Pig — is on the board of major charities. She has a particular skill set of getting people to work together — even people who don’t inherently like or respect each other. I don’t actually know how she does it but […]
The strawberry moon across the water Made me pleased to have a daughter By my side we stared with wide eyes At the ethereal presence that fills the skies What would this sight have meant without This one I loved beyond all doubt Inspiring beauty is of little worth If you’re one […]
I start this Dialogue with a question: Should an Organization Celebrate Ethnic, Religious or Other Inclusive Events? I Googled this and found an extraordinary number of these possible Events. They array through all sorts of groups, including: Our heritages (i.e. what countries we come from) Our religions Our gender Our sexual preferences Our work history […]
There are a ton of workouts and I am certainly not qualified to say mine is better than others, but it is pretty amazing, as those who have tried it have concluded. At some point I will add a video and more description, but so no one is wondering, basically, it is this: It is […]
I work hard. Indeed an average work week for me is about 80 hours. Now this may sound awful and you might think ‘what is wrong with this Old Guy?’ But I think I have the last laugh here since what many call work is really play for me. Yes – through talent or luck […]
I have been wondering about right and wrong, which in my view is the soul of morality. That is hardly something new of course, but my inquiry is really about who gets to determine right and wrong. Is it each individual as he thinks best, or is it society as a whole? For example: Is […]