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Fred Klein
Mar15
Our New New Bed
Posted By : Fred Klein

Recently we bought a new mattress. The process was a complex one during which we were tested and we tested many mattress options.   Price aside (inflation is real), it was a complicated trial and error process. Eventually we decided on a thick pillow top mattress with new (full) box springs.   Then it happened, our new bed was delivered and assembl

Fred Klein
Mar08
Donations
Posted By : Fred Klein

Have you ever been asked by a friend to make a donation to their cause? Do you dignify the request with a response? If you comply, what motivates you to do so? Also, what equation goes into the amount of the donation? Lastly, do you remember the amount? I'm not sure if there has been a scholarly study on this subject or that the answers to my above

Fred Klein
Mar01
The Three Wise Men
Posted By : Fred Klein

In addition to this blog appearing on the Gotham City Networking platform, it appears in the Key West on line newspaper KonkLife.   As a consequence, there are a few more readers and, unexpectedly, I have engendered three new (Key West reader) friends.   I call them The Three Wise Men. They are Larry, Rick and Lou. Each one smarter, more interestin

Fred Klein
Feb23
My Rap
Posted By : Fred Klein

Last week when my turn came at the joint Queens/Westchester Zoom networking meeting, rather than do my usual presentation, I "Spit":My name is Fred, most people my age are dead.   This Rap shows my Cred and my quest is to make you bread! You should have seen the stunned faces on the full Zoom screen and some who weren't paying full attention evenas

Fred Klein
Feb16
Satisfaction
Posted By : Fred Klein

The Stones famously sang (I can't get no) Satisfaction.   Well, respectfully, I disagree.   Satisfaction is defined as the fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations or needs. I, for one, feel that my striving, dreaming, working and doing have pretty much achieved it by.   As someone once said "You get what you pay for"! How about you?

Fred Klein
Feb09
"Bombshell"
Posted By : Fred Klein

Last Friday we saw our friend, Erin McKenna, a Long Island girl transplanted to Key West, perform at iconic Williams Hall.    It was the first Williams Hall theatrical production, "Bombshell", a 5 act, one woman show starring Erin and directed by her friend Jeremy (The Cat) Zoma . During the arc of the show, Erin transforms herself from a competiti

Fred Klein
Feb02
3 Choices
Posted By : Fred Klein

If you could choose between Fame, Money or Power, which one would you pick? All are extraordinary and out of the reach of most.   To me the choice is obvious:  Fame has so much hidden downside, Money has its negatives too, but Power, if wielded correctly for good, is my overwhelming choice.   Imagine if you had The Power!

Fred Klein
Jan26
Busy
Posted By : Fred Klein

As you may know, this blog is written from far away Key West (an Island under the protection of Uncle Sam) and, to let you in on a secret, it's a little different down here.     They call it the KONK Republic based on a bizarrely unsuccessful attempt to secede from the Union. It was fueled by a populist pervasive passion for non conformity.   Do

Fred Klein
Jan19
Bright Side
Posted By : Fred Klein

Just as there are 3 sides to every story: Your side, My side and the Truth, there is usually a bright side in every situation.   Where many complain or express anxiety as to their situation, I always endeavor to see and express a possible bright side as so many of us, on balance, are SO fortunate.  Don't suffer the small stuff. See the Bright Side!

Fred Klein
Jan12
Zoom
Posted By : Fred Klein

Do you Zoom? Could you function without Zoom?   Did Zoom even exist pre pandemic?  I know not, but what I do know is that it saved many of us during the pandemic. Sanity and otherwise.   No doubt, we could not have stayed connected without it, but that was then and this is now.     I wonder, has "Big Brother" condition us with Zoom to become lazy a

Fred Klein
Jan05
Triumph of the Will
Posted By : Fred Klein

Last December I resolved to swim each and every day of 2023 and I am proud to say my mission was accomplished last Sunday.    The ins and outs of it were pretty easy, but the most important thing was that I did not suffer any major illness or injury which might have aborted my quest.     Weather was also an important factor and I give thanks to my

Fred Klein
Dec29
Resolutions
Posted By : Fred Klein

It's time to consider making resolutions for the upcoming year.  Do you make New Year's resolutions?Last year I made one and am in the process of fulfilling it.  It was/is not easy!At this writing, I'm not sure what resolutions I have for the coming year.  Again I ask: What about you?

Fred Klein
Dec22
Jury Duty
Posted By : Fred Klein

I received a Juror Qualification Questionnaire in the mail.I eyed it warily as Jury Duty, even though provided for in the Constitution, is generally regarded unfavorably.I have been called, but have never served.I filled it out and will send it back.  My initial reaction is, except possibly for my vintage or being an attorney, I should qualify. We

Fred Klein
Dec15
20 Minute Friends
Posted By : Fred Klein

Every morning I swim at the local pool at 6:00 am and one must arrive early to get a good lane.  Thus, we begin lining up, huddled in the cold, at about 5:40 and there is a regular crew of swimmers (special are the ladies who regularly swim in lanes 2, 3 and 6) and gym rats (pictured).  I feel that the 20 minutes we spend together in the cold has f

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