Once a year a group of friends connected from one or more of neighborhood, elementary school, high school or their relationship to someone with one of the prior mentioned connections gather at Bell Park Manor Terrace across from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village. Kirby Lindell, who I met and befriended in high school, is the "instigat …
Because today is that day we plan to gather here -- we call it "Grand Junction." Marisa gave it that name as a "nom de pen" in a social media app I do not believe any in this family uses; I believe it operates albeit somewhat differently. But I digress. We plan a brunch around my fave smoked fish and then father and son will grill later. But to …
Today culminates a special week for my clan. It started with Shelly taking a ride on her new bike transported for the first time via a bike rack. Then we learn of our son Jonathan's promotion at Guttmacher Institute to Principal Research Scientist, Modeling & Analytics. A few days later New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces an indefinitely …
Shelly likes to ride -- a bike that is. My lovely wife started with one of this bikes you dissemble and assemble which make for easy transport. I would take her to different parks while I did my work remotely. Through our friend Brian, she recently upgrade to a regular bike. It required putting the back seats down until I ordered a removable bi …
A June at Madison Square Garden just shy of five decades ago was the last time I saw this band live in concert. I won a lottery then. You needed to mail in a self-addressed stamped envelope to get an opportunity to purchase. Oh how times have changed. You just need to get on the right presale list, sign on to your Ticketmaster or LiveNation acco …
You may already heard about it. Read about it (Friday’s blogger blogged about it two days ago.). Listened to it. Maybe you were there. All I know is I keep humming this song (see the title of this blog.). From a LP of the same name some 55 years old. A really good one. Most people think of “Down By the River” or “Cowgirl in the Sand.” Neil Young an …
One special benefit of Sunday blogging: I get to wish all the mom’s a special Happy Mother’s Day. Yesterday, I spent time with mom; my brother Richy visits her today. Our son and his wife hosts his mom and I today; our daughter also will be there too (she’s arranged the food.). What I am not able to do this year is celebrate the mom Richy …
Throughout last month, Shelly and I had talked of getting our deck, aka my Outside Office, ready. Before deploying the furniture, the first step involves a good power-washing of the deck, its railing and the patio below. It also involves cleaning the table and chair, covered by tarp for the last several months. This year, my loving wife handled all …
So tomorrow is April 29; 4/29 if use we use just numbers. When I went to post today’s blog, I was greeted by a message (see upper left) that I have 428 posts (Today is 4/28.). That means the blog that post today is #429. A coincidence. Any significance. Something to ponder. I posed that question to Google. I learned that there is something called …
Some readers of this commentary surely know the significance of tomorrow. Tomorrow we observe Earth Day. On “X” – formerly twitter (Oh how I wish Mr. Musk would restore that name and much more to that “platform”) – I saw hashtags #EarthDay, #EarthDay2024 and #EarthDay24; take your pick; I expect to use at least two of the three. The environment mat …
Friday, I attend the Queens Borough President's Annual State of the Borough ("SOTB") speech. The last several years I've attended the SOTB with my daughter Marisa who works at the American Jewish Committee. This year I met in the parking lot the venue, Queens Theatre in the Park, shares with the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. She …
Who does not know and perhaps also look forwarded to viewing and experiencing tomorrow's Solar Eclipse? The New York Times posted "A solar eclipse soundtrack" for subscribers only on Friday. It motivated the commentator to search songs which included the word "sun" in whole or part of their titles. I found more than a few; multiple versions in ma …
After going virtual last time out, Gotham's Annual Battle of the Band® presented by Jason Greenberg of Phoenix Public Adjusters Group, Inc. goes live once more, Sunday May 19, 3:00 to 6: 00 p.m. at Groove, 125 Macdougal Street, (Greenwich Village) New York, NY 10012. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges selected by the Gotham Battle of th …
A few weeks back I updated one of my playlists with a Traffic song -- Many A Mile to Freedom -- that played on "my" AppleMusic radio station while Shelly and I took a drive to the "mall." When I opened the "Playlists" folder on my MacBook I found an unfinished one (from the summer of 2022); a list of songs but no links to YouTube; I also found i n …
Two weeks ago yesterday on my way back from bringing in dinner, I notice fallen tree branches on my sidewalk. Blocking it. I moved them against the tree pit and which extends about 12 feet. The larger of the two fallen branch still block access from the curb/street as it extends about 20 feet. Shelly took this picture and I submitted it as p …
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