Every season has its rituals. Graduation season is no exception. Everyone is expected to hang some ornaments on the wisdom tree. Yes, ‘tis the season for platitudes, especially those of the inspirational variety. I figured I’d get in the spirit of the season this time around. The...

Got $945? That’ll buy you one share of stock in Amazon.com. When it went public 20 years ago it was $18 share. This week marked the 20th anniversary of the public offering, so the whole Amazon thing has been in the news a lot. Are there lessons for the CNMI tourism industry...

For 2017 my spring-cleaning routine inspires dreams of chucking my entire workspace and starting over from scratch. Cleaning? I prefer demolition. This time around I’m starting to scratch out a clean-sheet approach to SOHO (Small Office, Home Office) design. So, for my fellow...

Saipan’s status as an East-meets-West crossroads is one of my favorite aspects of the island. Here’s another East-meets-West gig: A book called Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. It rolled out in 1974. It promptly sold several million copies....