Have you seen this in the news? A new stunt among teenagers appears to be growing in popularity. The “knockout game” entails attacking people without warning and “winning” is achieved by a quick and violent conclusion. A Pittsburgh teacher collapsed head first onto the ground after becoming a “knockout game” victim. A Brooklyn man was” knocked ou …
Anyone who knows me would be shocked to find out the following about me: I do not go to any mall between Thanksgiving and New Years. Even when my children were much younger, and holiday shopping was more complex, I would finish all of my holiday shopping before Thanksgiving. My dislike of crowds is stronger than my love of shopping. Last week my …
The title of the article is "What Lies Beneath." The subheading reads "after years of razors, wax and lasers reducing pubic hair to the bare minimum - or nothing at all - there's a return to a more natural state." I read on. Interestingly, the story goes, Marilyn Monroe had a "bountiful crop" which she bleached platinum to match her hair color. …
Mandela's life and impact is an incredible story. The son of a tribal chief and imprisoned for 27 years, he was elected President of the country that put him in jail only three years after he was released. He become a symbol of racial reconciliation around the world and an inspiration to millions of oppressed people. What amazed me about this m …
Tuesday night we bestowed our treasured "Red Bandana" Award upon Paul Napolitano, Co Chair of our East End Group. The Award is in memory of Welles Remy Crowther, son of Jefferson Crowther, Co Chair of our Open House Group. Welles was an annonymous hero on 9/11 who perished after saving 18 souls while wearing a red bandana to protect his breathing …
“It's better to give than receive, but what goes around comes around.” The Gotham mantra kept going through my mind as I watched us bestow the Red Bandana and the Networkers of the Year Awards, and make the grants to four charities from the Gotham Foundation on Tuesday evening at the Holiday Party. I remember when, years and years ago, we …
Tonight is our annual Holiday party and I am looking forward to seeing all of you there. Our response this year was so fantastic that I am sort of convinced that each and every one of you will actually be there! Tonight we will announce not only our Networkers of the Year and the winners of our Summer of Giving but also the recipient of our Red B …
One of Hallmark's ornaments for the holiday season has caused controversy following the replacement of the word "gay" while quoting "Deck the Halls." The ornament, in a shape of a red Christmas sweater is decorated with the lyric, "Don we now our fun apparel." As most of you know, the traditional line from the famous Christmas song is "Don we n …
It was just my birthday. I got a new telescope. It is a Maksutov-Cassegrain 90 mm reflecting scope, and the coolest part is that it has GPS. When it came in two boxes and I laid all the pieces out on the floor, I knew I would be challenged. Putting things together is not my strong point and the way the instructions were written it presumed tha …
After stuffing myself with fried turkey, brisket, potato latkes, stuffing and brussel slaw, I wondered how many other people enjoy the same. So...I went on a Thanksgiving fact finding tour and found the following morsels for you to digest. Americans eat 736 milllion pounds of turkey every Thanksgiving That's roughly 16 lbs per person (I definitel …
On this second day of the Thanksgiving weekend I would like to give thanks to all things Gotham. In the true spirit of our "It's better to give than receive, but what goes around comes around" mantra, our Tribe has enjoyed a bountiful year.In this our "Sweet 16" year we have grown geometrically to over 50 groups (stretching from Boston to South Flo …
Since I blog on Thursdays, I have the pleasure of using this space once a year to wish the entire Gotham family a very Happy Thanksgiving. May you enjoy the day and share thanks with those near and dear to your heart. And may you find much to be thankful for in all that surrounds you. Happy Thanksgiving.
It is my impression that Gothamites are positively changing our world every day. Whether we are supporting charities, helping one another, or helping those we do not even know. We raise our families and we contribute to our communities. Sometimes we can even change the world a bit. Many of you know that I am the Pickman in “Because People Lie …
An eighth Princeton University student was diagnosed this past Friday with meningitis. To me, this is terrifying. With a daughter getting ready to head off to college next year, this outbreak has my attention, as I expect it has many parents’ attention with college age children. This latest reported student comes after the university announced th …
Ben’s recent blog about Yiddish got me thinking about one particular Yiddish word, “beshert.” My Mom used to call my Dad her beshert because, until the day she died, they were one of the happiest married couples I have ever seen. “Beshert” essentially means “inevitable” or “preordained.” While my husband and I do not call one another beshert …
