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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

Susan Meyer
Feb29
It's Leap Day!
Posted By : Susan Meyer

First, Happy Birthday to all of you celebrating your 15th – 19th birthdays, regardless of your actual age.   Why do we have leap years? Wikipedia will tell you more than you may ever want to know, but basically it has to do with planet rotation and the synchronization of our calendar to the astronomical or seasonal calendar. The other option consid

Shawn Bernabeu
Feb28
Vacation
Posted By : Shawn Bernabeu

Vacations are usually scheduled around the school calendar. Presidents week every February is always a big week then again in April for Easter/Passover and Xmas/New Years.  This past week my wife and I had gone with my kids to Florida where we always go. Its amazing there, great weather, although this year was a little cooler than normal but lots o

Nancy Schess
Feb27
How Research Has Changed
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I grew up with an encyclopedia proudly displayed on the shelves in our den.  The World Book – it was olive green with navy blue borders.   When a homework assignment needed some information, we turned right to the encyclopedia.   During law school, we learned computerized legal research.  Yes, learned.  Special classes – dedicated terminals.  Any l

Rona Gura
Feb26
Are We Alone?
Posted By : Rona Gura

As many of you know I am an avid science fiction fan. As a fan, I often wonder about the possibility of advanced life outside of our solar system. Perhaps, the better statement is, I hope for the existence of advanced life beyond our solar system and anxiously anticipate the possibility of contact during my lifetime.   Even if I was not a science f

Corey Bearak
Feb25
A change is gonna come
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Probably not fair to borrow the title of the iconic song by Sam Cooke for the change I currently face. It really only affects me. The solution also evidenced how relationships matter and how pro bono involvements can offer unintended and unexpected benefits. I returned a call Friday from Jim who runs the servers that hosts four websites that rea

Mitch Tobol
Feb24
Are we done with winter?
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Is that it? I can't help but wonder if the sparse snowfall we've experienced is all we're getting this season.   Climate patterns are shifting, and with them, our expectations of seasonal norms. Only time will tell.   I may have to move to Buffalo.     

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

Benjamin Geizhals
Feb22
The Neptune Resort Motel
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

As a young child my family took me to Miami Beach. We stayed at the Neptune Resort Motel, which, I recently learned, was on Collins Avenue at 159th Street in the long-since demolished Motel Row (and has been replaced by high-rise condos). Our trips were an annual family vacation ritual.  Until a few weeks ago, when we stayed at a hotel

Crysti Farra
Feb21
Blessed to be Stressed
Posted By : Crysti Farra

As I sit in a hotel room in Woodlawn, MD tonight, preparing for what might be the most consequential meeting of my career, I ponder the meaning of my work. Am I stressed? You bet I am!  Do I work too many hours? Absolutely! Do I have work life balance? Arguably, many would say a resounding NO!  HOWEVER, knowing that as I meet tomorrow with the Comm

Nancy Schess
Feb20
The In-Office Experience
Posted By : Nancy Schess

  Coming out of the pandemic (although I’m not sure we ever really have come out of the pandemic), I’ve learned that I really like my time in the office.  The hustle, bustle and plain social nature of being around a group is just plain fun.      I am convinced I learn more in the office as well – even at this stage in my career.  There is no substi

Rona Gura
Feb19
What Position Are You Sleeping In?
Posted By : Rona Gura

I was recently reminded that, no matter what, I sleep on my side. And, specifically, I sleep on my left side. My husband sleeps on his back.   I had injured my left shoulder, making sleeping on my left side painful. I tried sleeping on my back and then my stomach, as both positions were much less painful. But I could not do it. I had to sleep on my

Corey Bearak
Feb18
Optimism time
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Annually, in the middle of winter, something happens that brings a bout of optimism.  It especially matters when my green gridiron team, unfortunately more often than not, falls short of expectations, or worse offers no expectations.  My hoops team based at MSG, some of the time, but this year especially, helps temper the upset.  So as the game pla

Mitch Tobol
Feb17
Text into video
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

We are in the midst of the lightning fast changes in Artificial intelligence. Right now I can type a simple sentence into only AI video apps such as invideo.ai  and in a few minutes, it creates a 2 minute video. As an example I just created this video about Gotham starting at 7:15Am this morning. It took 10 minutes for the software to create and pr

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?