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Benjamin Geizhals
Nov30
Watering
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Do you water plants on a regular basis - like once a week? Or, do you water “as needed”?I generally water my plants once a week, on Thursdays.But sometimes a plant cries out for water. And I water off schedule.And sometimes, the crying out for water leads you to overwatering.“On schedule”’or “as needed” ? Somehow I feel that this choice applies to

Benjamin Geizhals
Nov16
Texts
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Texts versus emails - is that the question?It has become increasingly clear to me that, if you really need to get in touch with someone, texting is more effective than email. The reasons abound. I even find myself texting someone to tell them that I sent them an email.There was a time when it was acceptable to not share your cellphone number. Covid

Benjamin Geizhals
Nov09
My Name
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

What’s in a name?My last name has always been a challenge of sorts. Hard to spell, difficult to pronounce and, given its meaning in German— roughly translated to “cheapskate” — a chuckle or two from people who know German.What I didn’t know, until recently, is that the name saved my life (well, actually, my father’s life and, by extension, mine).Wh

Benjamin Geizhals
Nov02
Fall Back
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

This weekend we “fall back” - - resetting our clocks as daylight savings time ends.This semi-annual adjustment will spur the semi-annual focus and discussion about daylight savings and its effect on our lives, health and routines. We will wonder about legislation that proposes to make daylight savings permanent.Some will endure the change with grea

Benjamin Geizhals
Oct26
My Desk
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

The other day I received a FaceTime call from my two-and-a-half year old granddaughter (with the help of her mother, my daughter).I was in my office and offered to show her around the office.My daughter loved the nostalgic mementos on the shelves and walls. My granddaughter marveled at how messy my desk was. She jumped at the suggestion that she co

Benjamin Geizhals
Oct19
Rain or Shine ?
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

 As we approach this weekend, we follow weather forecasts and wonder “rain or shine?”   Will this be the seventh weekend in a row that is “rained out”?   Perhaps rendered numb by the past weekends, (or are we wiser and learning to adapt?) we move ahead with our plans —-   Rain or Shine.

Benjamin Geizhals
Oct12
Process
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Last weekend, we joined about 24 members of the Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group for our annual trip to visit a place of interest for studio glass. This year the destination was Providence, Rhode Island.We visited the Rhode Island School of Design’s glass department, one of the most prestigious and influential glass studios and several promine

Benjamin Geizhals
Oct05
Ties
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Many, many years ago I visited a member of the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. As I walked through the halls of Israel’s legislature, I was struck by the lack of ties. Members were generally in shirts without ties. (Interesting in light of the recent news about dress codes in the U.S. Senate.)I asked the Member about the absence of ties and his respo

Benjamin Geizhals
Sep21
The Watch and the Bulletin Board
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Our grandson’s Apple Watch went missing over the weekend. His family was visiting us for the holidays and we learned of the missing watch on Sunday morning.With guidance from the tracking feature, our search was carefully directed —- to no avail.Flo posted the loss on our condo’s community bulletin board with our phone numbers in case of discovery.

Benjamin Geizhals
Sep14
Uncle Joe
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Today is Uncle Joe’s funeral. He was a few months short of his hundredth birthday.Flo’s Uncle Joe was the superhero of the family. As Flo’s brother, Jeff, reminded his siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews, without Joe, there would be no family — or none as we know it. Here’s the story:After the War and liberation from concentration camp, Joe met V

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