Sunday morning and Flo was going on a quick errand to the supermarket. Wouldn't be more than ten minutes, she said. Not more than thirty seconds after she left, I heard the beep of the car horn announcing her return. I went out to see if anything was wrong. She had forgotten her cell phone! She realized it as she pulled out and …
It may have been Independence Day. with thoughts of revolution and fireworks, but to me, it was a day of nothing more than family, friends, nice weather and relaxation. It is not something that I get or enjoy often, but nonetheless, I did actually take some time to bask in it. I did remember at some point sitting back and being truly proud of wh …
Really. The air conditioner hasn’t taken a breath in my house in days. Stepping outside into the heat of the morning feels like walking into a dryer that has been spinning for hours. Heading to the pool helps but only some and at the other extreme, standing on an elevated LIRR platform feeling closer to the heat source doesn’t help at all. This …
The moment the words came out of his mouth I immediately went to a surreal place. I just could not believe that people still had these types of thoughts. I was at the beginning of a consultation with a prospective new client. He had obviously been through a terrible time in the court system. While explaining his year long odyssey through Family …
The plane crash in San Francisco yesterday morning was an awful tragedy. From the photos, it seems as though it could have been much worse in terms of loss of life. It will also naturally aggravate the anxiety for those of us who have a fear of flying. I am a better flyer than I was years ago. Takeoff was the worst of it. I didn't mind the de …
Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster? There are a lot of people who do and still want to after the lastest information sufaced. An Italian geologist has tied the "sightings" to geological shifts in the earth's crust. One of Great Britain's largest freshwater lakes, Loch Ness, sits over a 62 mile fault line called Great Glenn. The geologist …
We saw fireworks last weekend at Point Lookout on Long Island. It was the first time in a long time that we've been outdoors seeing the fireworks up close and personal. The pyrotechnics were spectacular and the experience was heightened by Ray Charles' singular rendition of "America". It gave me a chill. Being outdoors on a perfect Summer night, wa …
We started in the Fourth of July spirit last Saturday night with the concert and fireworks in Point Lookout. Since then, Neil Diamond’s “Coming to America” has been a persistent mental hum. Fireworks and music --- made for each other. Enjoy your holiday and, on this Fourth, let me share with you the lyrics to the song that is still in my mind and …
I see everyone posting all over Facebook all of their kids' accomplishments...getting into college, honor roll, winning championships, peeing in the toilet. It doesn't really bother me and there certainly isn't anything wrong with it, but I am not a big believer in using Facebook to pat myself on the back on behalf of my son (especially since he d …
It was a fairly normal commute on the LIRR yesterday morning, albeit a little late after a morning breakfast meeting. I was happily engrossed in my Ipad, instant messaging with my office, when a symphony of sounds made me jump. All of a sudden my phone and the phones of at least a dozen other people on the train around me rang a loud siren. It wa …
Last week, my children sat transfixed in front of the television as they watched Nik Wallenda walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope. Apparently, my children were not the only ones who watched as Discovery Channel, the channel that aired the walk, reported it’s highest ratings since 2000. My children were similarly spellbound when they watche …
In the car home last night, for no apparent reason, we started to remember old things. I am not talking about Fred. Things. Like the milkman who used to deliver our milk in a little box that we kept on the porch of our back door. I don't know why we didn't keep it by the front door, that porch was a lot bigger. We would get bottles of regular …
Paula Deen, the infamous southern chef on the Food Network is continuing to make headlines. The publisher of her new cookbook is dumping plans to publish it. “Paula Deen’s New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up,” due out in October was ranked No. 1 on Amazon. A bunch of her fans are buying her other books and leaving angry messages o …
My son David and his family have a non allergic dog named Lucy. She's a schnoodle. When they go away she stays with us. It did not take long for us to love her (and her breed). Because I'm allergic to dogs, we have not had one in many many years. However, Lucy broke through and as a result I agreed to Joanne's request that we get a puppy, as long a …
Although married, Flo and I do not share last names. Among our three married children, one couple shares a last name, one couple has chosen to each retain their surname, and in one, my daughter-in-law has hyphenated her last name. Sometimes the different last names have not gone unnoticed. Once, a passport officer asked Flo why she didn't take my …
