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10/10 Egg Cream Club
Posted By : Fred KleinTwo good Yankee fans who are also friends are Paul Napolitano and Jason Greenberg. In fact, we share a text chain where we gossip about sports and other important issues of the day. Last summer we fell to discussing Joey Gallo, a unique former, non favorite, Yankee ball player. Joey is unique in an obscure negative way as, mostly, he either str …
Sunday Afternoon at the Library
Posted By : Fred KleinMy daughter in law, Julie Klein, is a Reference Librarian at our local Bryant Library. One of her responsibilities is to foster and coordinate Author/Book discussions. Recently, in that role, she asked me to introduce two authors who happen to be my friends: Alan Zweibel (original Saturday Night Live writer and recipient of 5 Emmys, amongst countl …
"Love"
Posted By : Fred KleinLove is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. The purpose of this blog is to register my disapproval of what seems to me is the present day watering down and usage of the word. Unless memory fails me, Love was once only expressed in a very special sense in very special situations. Now I hear the word bandied about in the most everyda …
Same Time Next Year!
Posted By : Fred KleinEvery summer we spend special time in Cape May with our dear friends Natalie and Richard and we are still in their thrall following our return home yesterday. We have known them since we were young and share over 50 years of intimate history. Yes, Natalie is like the perfect sibling. Yes, she's devoted to important Women's causes and has clout. …
New Tricks!
Posted By : Fred KleinWe have a 10 year old female Schnoodle (mixed breed Schnauzer/Poodle) appropriately named Charcoal by my wife Joanne. She is, by far, the best dog we have ever lived with. She is so smart that she communicates with her eyes, snorts, barks and tail. So smart that she can tell (dinner) time. She is loving, loyal, brave, vigilant, sweet, curious …
Top Ten Work Tactics
Posted By : Fred KleinI was recently asked for advice by someone who is transitioning from school to the work force. The following are my Top Ten Work Tactics which I shared with her: 1) Show up! Every day. No sick days. Be someone to rely upon. 2) Prepare, no, over prepare! Be ready for any contingency. 3) Work hard, real hard! They may be smarter, but they can be …
Showing Up
Posted By : Fred KleinAs a young boy my father constantly told me "You can't get ahead laying in bed with the covers over your head!" Later, Woody Allen said "80 percent of success is showing up."I have led my whole life adhering to these precepts. I suggest that others follow this advice...
Driven
Posted By : Fred KleinIf 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 …
Limits
Posted By : Fred KleinTake a deep breath and hold it 'til it hurts, race the clock, stay up late/get up early, steal a night on the town, watch the ball game into extra innings, turn the volume up to the max, read another chapter, have another drink, run an extra mile, bank another dollar, break a rule, spend without thrift, do another good deed, reach for another goal, …
Rights and Wrongs
Posted By : Fred KleinRecently I remarked upon our precious freedoms and our unique Constitutional Bill of Rights. A friend responded by declaring that possibly our greatest Right is not set forth therein. In response to my inquiry as to what was missing he responded, "The Right to be Wrong".Brilliant!We are so often "wrong again" :)Someone else chimed in that "There …
Women's Work
Posted By : Fred KleinWomen's Work is a term I heard in my youth. The use of the term today is pretty much taboo. When I was growing up my mom was charged with cooking, cleaning, child rearing and such. My dad's responsibility was to earn a living and put food on the table. Sounds simple, but in fact it was more complicated. Today it is far more complicated as gende …
Kirsten Wins!
Posted By : Fred KleinI am updating a recent blog about an amazing woman who yesterday achieved a singular triumph! I first learned of the single sailor, around the World Golden Globe (sail boat) Race when my Key West friend Guy deBoer entered it. The race started last year on the west coast of France on September 4th and we were there in beautiful Les Sables to see G …
Elevator Speech
Posted By : Fred KleinIn my (www.gothamnetworking.com) networking world we ask: Who you are, what you do and how can we help you? It's amazing how fruitful those answers can be, because we believe that "It's better to give than receive, but what goes around comes around." The object of the exercise is multi faceted. A basic objective is, in the words of my salesman …
Is it Still a Man's World?
Posted By : Fred KleinLast week I wrote about Kirsten Neuschafer (pictured), an extraordinary woman striving to win an around the World single sailor sail boat race against an all male field. I'm happy to announce that at this writing she is still (barely) in the lead. After reading the blog, the subject question was posed by one of my readers and it got me thinking. …
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