It seems that movies, shows, plays, museums, gardens, and parks are always hyped as being “can’t miss”. I had heard for years about the Green-Wood Cemetery as a place that I had to visit. I was not motivated because I really did not know what all the fuss was about. A week ago, I finally took the plunge. First of all, it is beautiful. Green-W …
There are still so many decisions to make every day even at this stage in the pandemic. I had a meeting the other day. I was masked walking in but knew the colleague I was meeting was also fully vaccinated. Mask on? Mask off? Hug? Shake hands? Fist bump? Wave? Suggest a Zoom or a phone call instead -- because people are Zoomed out? Should …
A friend and I had a bit of a debate this week. She had her view on a certain issue and I had mine. To support my view, I emailed her a news article I had found. She did the same. We had two different viewpoints on the same issue, but each was apparently supported by two different news articles. The websites where we each found the articles were v …
Friday I decided the time had come to substantially close down the deck and patio for the upcoming winter. Part of the problem involved the level of plans that reduced expected opportunities to use the space much over the next several weeks. Call it crowded calendar syndrome; not a bad thing; indeed we enjoyed early plans last night (More on that …
Big discussion here...do we have Thanksgiving like we used to...Or not. I say YES. I've already got my peanut oil for the fried turkey and placed my order for the ducks (wait for it...Norm has a joke for this:) I even built a new area just for frying the turkey too. After having a great dinner the other night with friends - the feelings of bein …
No kidding, I’m suffering from a severe case of withdrawal. Withdrawal? Yes, withdrawal from Yankee Baseball!It’s just not normal for a man of my age to harbor such a boy’s Fanaticism (Fan is short for that) and Hero Worship. Fanaticism for the 2021 disappointing and dysfunctional Yankees, whose season was best described by (soon to be signed lon …
With temperatures falling, I wonder whether it’s time to go inside.Like many people, over the past year and a half we have been reluctant to eat inside restaurants and have been dining out outside.Exercise has been a challenge and we have not been inside a gym. Walking has been the major exercise escape and we’ve enjoyed the outside tent and equipm …
The news from the Box Office for Movie Theaters is improving. For each of the last 3 weeks, the 100 million dollar mark was hit for the first time since Covid shut down the in-person movie business. People have been heading to the movies to see James Bond in No Time to Die. The scary Halloween Kills and Marvel’s Venom did very well,too. I wante …
I always know Daylight Savings is ending and the time to move the clocks back is coming when it is dark outside as the morning alarm starts to sing. I enjoy the change of seasons and look forward to it every year. There is something special about the crispness of a fall day. But getting up in the dark is a different experience. Rationally, I …
Last week was one of “those” weeks. You know the type, when you breathe a sigh of relief when you leave the office on Friday night. And, it was Friday night when I left. A judge felt the need to “punish” my client and her soon to be ex-spouse for not settling their case. The punishment? Scheduling a court conference for 4:30 on a Friday afternoon. …
Last night was the last of two consecutive birthday celebrations involving the Bearak household. The need to herald the Gotham Green Awards and call for applications via last week’s commentary sort of combine this into one. Last night I tweeted, “Finally seeing the historical play on Broadway developed by the very talented son of my friend @Veg …
I've had the privilege of driving to New Jersey and Brooklyn this past week. Planning the trip to Brooklyn on Wednesday, Waze told me it would take about an hour from my house. It actually took over 2 hours...okay. However, I left the appointment at 2:30 and Waze came up with a 1.5 hour drive. It took over 3 hours. Jersey could've been in a dif …
We have a friend who is soon to be World famous. His name is Guy deBoer (pictured) and he is endeavoring to fulfill his dream to be the first American to win the prestigious around the World Golden Globe, 30,000 mile, solo sail boat race. He will embark, single handed, next September from France on this nonstop race. The race has been described …
One definition of root is to noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team.Here we are in baseball’s post-season. The local teams - who are the usual objects of our attention and support - are all packed up.I find myself watching the play-off games, primarily because it’s just good baseball. And I find myself far from neutral as I watch. But I’ …
Did you miss the Bagel Festival that was held in Brooklyn last weekend? I did not go but I heard all about it on the WNYC-93.9 show All of It. Bagel purveyors and lovers came out in droves to taste and decide which were the best. The bagel’s first written reference was noted in the Krakow Jewish Council of 1610. The word beigen is the Yiddish w …
