Someday, I’m gonna be able to sleep on a transatlantic flight. That didn’t happen on this trip, so here’s how the last day-plus went as we got from NJ to Milan: Friday, 5:15pm – board plane for alleged 5:50pm departure; in fact, because of Friday evening air traffic and crappy NE corridor weather, the flight [...]
The most depressing job ever
Sep 28, ’07
10:21 AM
One of the features in the October ish of my magazine is an interview with Dr. Robert Maguire, chief of operations for Wyeth’s R&D efforts. I finished laying out the section this morning, because I was waiting for the company to send over Dr. Maguire’s bio. For any of you who think your job is [...]
Unrequired Reading: Sep. 28, 2007
Sep 28, ’07
5:09 AM
My October ish is (just about) done and it’s time to head off to Milan for the CPhI/ICSE conference! Have some Unrequired Reading, my dear unrequired readers!
Radio Silence
Sep 26, ’07
9:57 AM
I know it sounds like I’m always under a huge pile of work, dear readers, but this time I mean it. Last week’s conference overrode my other responsibilities, and now I have to finish a 156-page issue by Friday morning, so I can catch my flight to Milan in the afternoon to cover the CPhI/ICSE [...]
Operation: Yizkor
Sep 23, ’07
8:53 PM
As I wrote last week, I was a bit disappointed by my old shul when I attended Rosh Hashanah services. This put me in a bind because my father wanted to recite the Yizkor prayer on Yom Kippur to commemorate his parents, and that meant we’d be kicking it new shul. I’d been so busy [...]
The Drew Friedmanizer strikes again
Sep 23, ’07
9:23 AM
According to WSJ, Armani is going into the electronics business, partnering with Samsung. Maybe they can work on a device that’ll clear up his skin:
Good night, sweet Bip
Sep 23, ’07
6:50 AM
To commemorate the death of Marcel Marceau, let’s have a moment of silence.
Unrequired Reading: Sep. 21, 2007
Sep 21, ’07
6:03 AM
To my Jewish readers: have an easy fast. To my non-Jewish readers: be fast and easy. On with the show!
Conference Call
Sep 19, ’07
6:19 AM
We hosted our big (around 400+ people) pharma-conference & exhibition yesterday, and that’s the most nerve-wracking day of my year. This edition’s Big Surprise occurred shortly before the first presentation, when our marketing assistant informed me that, while he did bring down the PC laptop that we use for the presentations, he forgot to bring [...]
“And obscure as that heaven of the Jews”
Sep 17, ’07
6:43 AM
(There’s a slideshow. Try that instead.) I really did try. I went to shul on Erev Rosh Hashanah, back to the temple where I attended Hebrew school as a kid. I hadn’t been inside since 2001. There were about 18-20 people in attendance. Most everyone was celebrating the new year at home; there would be [...]
