July 29, 2016
It's been quite some time since I've written a blog that connects a reader's random idea to the wonderful world of Specialty Box &Today I open my top secret list of suggestions and the winning words are offered up by Pamela Fialkoff. She inspires this month's message with the phrase "call [...]
June 30, 2016
My teenage sons, perhaps rightfully, give me a hard time about the constant spotlight this monthly blog places on their adorable four year old sister Piper (if you need a Piper picture fix just reply with a request and I'll send one).So...meet my 17 year old son Nate who has made me unspeakabl [...]
May 27, 2016
You know those Birthday Scrooges who reveal their special day after it's already passed? That's not me!This Monday, Memorial Day, is my 47th birthday and I want the world to know!!!Please click here and enjoy this year's birthday dance.Also, please, please, please send me a message with your [...]
April 29, 2016
55 years ago or so my father David and grandfather Leonard started a small packaging business named Knickerbocker Box and eventually changed the name to what it is today.It began with a rotary dialed phone call.“Son," my grandfather said, "I want you to start a packaging business with me.”My d [...]
April 1, 2016
I'm sincerely grateful for the kind replies I receive from those who take a moment to read my monthly message.And then there are the rare and painful exceptions like the one I received last month from my "friend" Donna who, unprovoked, resorted to name calling."Dork!", she called me and then h [...]
Feb. 29, 2016
Last night, right before turning out the lights, in a desperate attempt to thwart writer's block, I sent the following text to my 17 year old son Nate."Random favor request...please send me the first word or phrase that pops into your head after receiving this text."In my mind I'd committed to [...]
Jan. 29, 2016
This past holiday season was such a whirlwind of travel that my wife and I did not exchange gifts until one full month after Christmas (and my sons and I finally exchanged gifts this past Saturday).Each year my bride blesses me with a drawing and (as you can see from the included picture) she [...]
Dec. 23, 2015
I’m going to make this one short and sweet so you don’t deprive yourself of watching the included video. This is the first Christmas where my three year old Piper “gets” Christmas. But there is one part of Christmas she wants nothing to do with. Check out the conversation which we have daily: [...]
Nov. 30, 2015
If you're not a fan of low budget family home videos this might not be the blog for you (and after that introduction I'd be stunned if you're not already hitting your delete button).Still, I have two short Thanksgiving day clips to share and I don't fully understand my motivation. Usually busi [...]
Oct. 30, 2015
This month I have nothing to say about packaging, Halloween or my daughter Piper. Still, I wish that the whole world could read these words.Last month I let you know I'd be away to visit with three dear "brothers." Last week I left home again; this time to say a final good-bye to one.Though de [...]
Sept. 30, 2015
For the next six days I'll be ditching Specialty Box so I can have face time with three dear brothers. Today I fly to Baltimore and visit with my friend Brooke who mentored me in college. He and his entire family are very dear to me. I count this "brother" as one of my few heroes. On Thursday [...]
Sept. 1, 2015
I'm surprised that I've not yet written about what was a troubling time for our family. Back in early May, my daughter, having just turned 3 years old, had a choking episode that led her little mind to this logical conclusion: Any food that requires chewing is dangerous. Convinced of this, [...]
