There is a prayer said every day during the Shacharis (morning) prayer service that goes like this: "Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who fashioned man with wisdom, and created within him many openings and many cavities. It is obvious and known before Your Throne of Glory that if but one of them were to be ruptured or but one …
We had a formal affair last night, the 100th anniversary of our synogogue. I had my tuxedo dry cleaned, shoes polished, and bow tie pressed. I like tying my own bow tie. It is more authentic than buying one of the already tied ties -- more Bond-ish, though I have no idea if James Bond tied his own ties or not. Anyway, I have been tying my own bow …
I have never seen this before. Toilet seat handles. Now why didn't I think of that.
According to Robin Williams's widow, he suffered Lewey body dementia and he took his life to avoid having to live with the progressively worsening symptoms of the disease. These symptoms include hallucinations, often of animals and children, according to an article in the New York Times this week. The early stages of the disease, when a person ha …
Here was my text conversation with my son Joshua the other day: Me: What time do you leave work? Josh: 5. Why? Me: Thought we could get a beer. Josh: I have to bring my fish to the chiropractor. Me: You're kidding. Josh: No. For real. Me: What are you talking about? Josh: I'll explain later. What time can you meet? Me: That cannot possibly be …
The Times carried an article recently about the possibilities of performing a head transplant. No, this was not an editorial about the Republican debate. There is an Italian doctor who says that by 2017 he will be able to perform this procedure. He even has a volunteer patient. This is not a new idea. A number of times since the early 1900s doc …
Pumping gas the other evening after coming home on the late side, a woman came bouncing out of the convenience store, looked at me as she passed, and yelled "SMILE!" She was judging me. I wondered if I go around looking like a grouch, though I have to admit that at that time I was feeling a little grouchy. It must have showed. So I smiled back …
I came across a post the other day that listed mantras for someone going through a hard time or high anxiety. Some seemed helpful. Most, like "This Too Shall Pass" has a their theme "hang in there, things will get better". True. And mantras are good, as we know. Here is my mantra: "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh". It is an Allan Sherman's song from …
I have been riding alone so far this summer, until I caught up with a fellow while riding on Route 22 yesterday by the Kensico Dam. As I started to pass him he asked me where I was headed. That started a conversation that lasted another fifteen miles as we rode in tandem until we split off. We kept the same pace along the route until we came to t …
A friend is down in Tampa cleaning out the aparment of an elderly lady. She is in her mid-90s and is in an assisted living facility. He is her advisor and the named executor of her estate. He said it is a rather depressing job to clean up decades of her stuff. I asked him how she is doing. Pretty well, he said, the only thing she cares about i …
The first lines of Dante's classic Inferno, part one of the three part Divine Comedy, are: "Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway has been lost." And that is the good part. The succeeding cantos of The Inferno take the reader down deeper into the rings of Hell and lower depth …
Friday night was a special night for Gotham. It was the 21st Annual Theresa Awards Dinner. The Theresa Alessandra Russo Foundation is a not for profit that honors the memory of Theresa Alessandra Russo by touching the lives of children with special needs and their families. Theresa, who would have been 29 years old on Friday, was born with a rar …
I am stealing from an article in the New York Times this weekend. It was about the relationship between what you spend your money on and your happiness. Do you choose to spend your dollars on things, or on events like vacations. One is long lasting, the other fleeting. Now maybe if you are rich, like Fred, you can go do both. But that doesn't …
Finally, a day that feels like Spring. That means a day on the bike, the first ride of the season. It also means a day of a neck ache, saddle sores, and tired legs. And that means a good nap is also coming. All in all it is nothing to complain about. Being out of breath climbing out of the saddle on a steep hill with green legs means I can bre …
I have come to learn that women do not like to be called cute. Unless they are under 12. Much better to use words like "absolutely" and "gorgeous". That is why I have to change where I get my coffee in the morning. I was in my usual place waiting to be handed my coffee cup when I overheard a conversation between a customer and one of the counter …
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