I take Juice Plus daily vitamins under the sponsorship of Shelley Simpson. In addition to the health benefits that come in the capsules, there are also mental benefits. Recently there was a written insert which I thought was quite instructive. The subject was being awesome and it stated "here are three ways to be more awesome. 1. Stop worrying …
Recently, Ben blogged re our most worthy Advocates initiative. Another of our great under the radar Gotham initiatives available to all members is our peer mentor program. Administered by Flo Feinberg, it matches Gotham peer members in a unique counter intuitive manner. We seek to hook up 2 people from 2 different worlds so that their shared exp …
For me 2016 was a very good year. Some highlights: Joanne and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. We visited Cuba. A once in a lifetime, never again experience. Gotham held its best event in it's, about to be, 20 year history; author Tom Rinaldi's Red Bandanna book celebration of Welles Remy Crowther at a Gotham Book Club lunch at the Fr …
Bob Dylan wrote and Rod Stewart cribbed the perfectly poignant ballad: Forever Young. This is for them:ElvisLennonBuddy HollyJanisOtisJimiJim MorrisonJFKBobbyMartinMarilynJames DeanBobby KaplanBasquiatKeith HaringSteve JobsTupacAmy Winehouse CobainThurman MunsonPrincess DiRoberto ClementeErnie DavisPeter SalamoneDavid WolfeKaren LangoneChrista Mca …
Our law firm has enjoyed the same Office Manager for over 30 years (9/84 DOH): Pat Sumple (nee Castrovinci) and she is retiring at year end. Needless to say, I (we) will sorely miss her. Although she can be tough and at times impatient, we will always consider her one of our Family and value her various contributions, opinions and decisions great …
I really really like CVS. Maybe I'm even addicted. So much so that I feel for our long term local pharmacy, but how can one resist the avalanche of discount mailers and bonuses that spew out when you pay?Last (Black) Friday I was armed with saved discount chits and slips. I attacked with the plan that the more I bought the more I'd save. In the …
Joanne went to a Film Festival last weekend and left me home alone with Charcoal. Home Alone: The prospect was alarming and sad. I anticipated a pretty lonely experience only highlighted by feeding and walking Charcoal. However, things began to look up when I asked my 2 teen aged grand children if I could take them to dinner and a date was made …
Recently, I was minding my own business as I ascended the subway escalator when I heard one person ask the other "how are you?" The response was "great, only better is you". Really? I never heard such a thing. Is it some sort of 21st century compliment?I'm happy with who I am!
I was recently sitting with a young man who is just starting out in the business world. Nearby were a bunch of DJs wearing colorful foot gear. In an attempt to be cool and with it, I called his attention to their "Kicks". I was amazed, if not deflated and put off, when he shot back "They are Jordans, Kicks is old fashioned".I let it go and chalk …
Last week our 9 year old grandson sent home the following letter:Dear Mom, At challenge course I fell on a rock on my hand. At soccer, I got tackled like in tackle football and got kicked in the face. I don't know will happen in the next 3 periods. How are you doing?Perfect!Brilliant!
You can't make this stuff up!A while back I was minding my own business when I received an out of the blue call from someone who claimed his father had died and that he went to the Department of Motor Vehicles to turn in his dad's car plates. He claimed he discovered later that a one digit mistake had been made and that rather than his father's, m …
We have a Citi Bank-American Airlines credit card (see photo above) As you may have guessed, we chose it for the "miles" as our favorite destination is on the AA system. We use it frequently enough so that the accumulated miles are not forfeited over time. It works for us, but I wonder...are we missing out? Are there better deals out there? Ar …
Last Saturday we returned to timeless earthly labor and planted our vegetable garden. This was the first time in memory that I participated and, truth be told, 3/4 of the work was done by Joanne. Usually she engages in this annual ritual with our son Alex. However, he was unavailable and I was drafted to substitute. We started with an early mor …
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