Retailers from Target to Tiffany's prepare for Black Friday. UPS, Fed Ex, and Amazon systemically prepare for the seasonal holiday rush. Amazingly enough, Fed Ex and UPS deliver nearly 6.5 billion packages per year. The Hamptons holiday rush is far different. Choosing the proper contractor...

  [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Each night we would stop in for a Grappa nightcap and Antonio was there to greet us with a smile. (Courtesy Photo)[/caption] You may have clicked on Hamptons or North Fork real estate or Googled swimming pools to find this article. You'll...

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="640"] From a frog to a prince, old vinyl pools are removed and replaced with luxury gunite pools and spas. (Photo: CP Complete, Stacy Wickham Photography)[/caption] December 21, 2012, came and went and the world did not end. Fortunately, many believe that the...

I was having a discussion with a good friend of mine about perception and reality. He made the often cited reference to two realities. He said that I have my reality and you have yours. I explained that I am of the opinion that there...

What Goes Around Comes Around - Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. If you are a...