
On Second Thought, Don’t Tell Me
The trouble with a heads-up is what happens in your head.
Curmudg is a weekly column by Richie Goldman, co-founder of Men's Wearhouse, about aging, family, books, life, and the things we notice once we start paying attention.
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The trouble with a heads-up is what happens in your head.

The downside of letting the other guy know you too well.

Somewhere along the way, civility missed its connection.

Somewhere between keeping score and not caring, I found the game I'd been missing all along.

It wasn't luck—it was the right people making the right decisions at exactly the right time.

We thought we rescued her. I’m not so sure.

(and anyone who’ll listen)

I finally landed my dream job—then spent the next few months wondering why it felt wrong.

My career began with more confidence than common sense.

Looking backward isn't the problem—living there is.

He gave up his dream so I could have mine.

The summer the Goldman family terrorized the Saint Lawrence River.