The quotation, attributed to Winston Churchill, was tacked on the wall behind the desk.“However Beautiful the Strategy, you should Occasionally look at the Results.”As I gazed upon those words, other familiar words came to me and I considered… do the “Ends justify the Means”?
As the Jamies sang in my youth: It's summertime summertime sum sum summertime It's Summertime! Listen to the song
In 1985, I bought my first car – a white Oldsmobile Omega. The car was a hand-me-down. It had been my dad’s and he was buying a new one. Literally, a new Omega. I had just moved home after law school and it seemed a good idea to have wheels. I remember the car made funny noises. This week, my son is buying his first car – a 2023 Honda Accord …
I have hazel eyes. My Mom, as mothers do, always told me that they made me special because hazel eyes are rare. Recently, I got curious and researched whether my eye color is truly rare. After looking it up, I think my Mom embellished the facts, just a bit Apparently, violet and grey eyes are much rarer than mine. I remember that Liz Taylor wa …
Last year going into Father’s Day, I got to attend a mix of concerts and was looking forward to dinner and a show at the City Winery. Today, instead we host our children and our grandniece and grandnephew (their parents have a wedding). The previous week was not all song like the year before but a mix of song and my other non-pecuniary passion, spo …
I was in a card store yesterday buying lotto and felt the sadness of not having to buy a Father's Day card. It's been over 12 years since he's passed. Though standing there amongst the sea of cards, I felt grateful that I had the opportunity to develop a deep relationship with him. Because of his integrity, kindness, patience, and unconditional …
If you know me at all you know I'm driven. You know, like in the dictionary definition: A person relentlessly compelled by the need to accomplish a goal; very hard working and ambitious. Equally characteristic, lately, I have matured into one who is driven by a coterie of "Wheelmen" and "Wheelwomen". So thank you Mitch, Norm, David, Brad, Jay, Be …
So this week is the Yankees/Mets subway series. Its become a Gotham tradition and its one of the best night of the year! There is a lot of New York baseball tradition. Its sad when it comes to an end or there is an inevitable change. John Sterling has been the voice of the Yankees for 35 years. Years ago on TV and in recent years on AM Radio. He is …
and never give up! When you are feeling like all is lost, look around. There is invariable someone around you who is in a more precarious situation than you are. There is always hope. Point in case: I was honored to have recently closed a case that had been in my office for nearly 9 years. This poor gentleman client of mine was being deni …
I have always been a fan of a good nap. In fact, I would be a proponent of communal napping spaces that could be rented or even borrowed for short times around the city. This season is my favorite napping time. A good back, a tall iced tea (or iced coffee), outside in the sun in a comfortable chair. I will be napping pretty quickly I admit. …
In the midst of the eerie smoke last week, it was nice to read a story about hope and survival. Four children — including a baby — who spent over a month alone in the Amazon following a plane crash had been found alive. The siblings, who range in ages from 1 to 13 were found in the Columbian jungle on Friday. They were the only survivors of a May …
Yesterday ended very nice with an evening of music on the Village Green in Great Neck; we were there later than planned and caught the last two cover bands; the first covered some of the best of Bad Company and opened with Free's All Right Know (my all-time fave song) - one common thread is Free's drummer Simon Kirke and lead vocalist Paul Rodgers …
How ironic...this past week it was recommended that we wear N25 masks outside not inside. It wasn't too long ago that the recommendation was to wear them inside not outside. Apart from the orange and smokey air which was eerie and fascinating, I hope this is not a foreshadow of things to come where we'll be wearing them all the time.
On Tuesday night Insurance Doctor Robert Intelisano presided over his 2nd Annual Gotham Pizza Crawl. Why Robert? Because, to my mind, there is no one we know who knows (and likes) Pizza more than him. Not only does he know where to go, but he knows the history, the recipes and stories that go with it. In fact, he even writes about it. He's been …
The simple question was posed to a world reknown glass artist after his inspiring talk about his life’s work.“What is your best work?”He answered, “My next one.”That equally simple answer reveals the key to creativity.
