I first learned of the single sailor, around the World Golden Globe (sail boat) Race when my 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 Guy off on his unique adventure. Not only is the race solo, but it takes place in a 1968 (year of init …
Yesterday I celebrated my pictured Birthday Satchel Paige once said "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" How profound! Feel free to ask yourself :) I would be 40, when I qualified for the Boston Marathon. I don't dwell on the ever mounting number as I know I'm in the process of becoming a Tribal Elder and that I've notched …
On Wednesday night I facilitated a "Boys Night Out". Of course, we are no longer Boys, but we like to think of ourselves as such and maybe we act it at times. In any case, we were an eclectic group of 6 guys (pictured). 4 from New York, one from New Orleans and one from Kentucky and, not coincidentally, 4 Liberals and 2 conservatives. There w …
On Sunday morning I was awakened ultra early by a call from a friend alerting me that the water had been turned off in my neighborhood and advising I buy bottled water. It got me thinking about water, our most taken for granted natural resource. Pictured are some of the ways water benefits our body. Let's just say we can't live without it. And …
Recently, I have started describing myself as a "significant nobody". It's not for nothing that I come by this moniker. Yes, I was Treasurer of the Friars Club for 10 years, senior partner of a labor and employment firm for many many years and cofounder of Gotham City Networking, but that all came to a resounding end last Fall. At that time our …
My 16 year old grandson Shawn visited us last week and he let it be known that he was learning to play the guitar. Amazingly, he was soon peppered with all sorts of offers of stringed instruments: ukuleles on up through acoustics to electric with amp. Even a steel guitar. Of course he jammed. We did not plan it and just marveled at the burgeoni …
My granddaughter sends me a weekly question and my responses are accumulated until year end. Then they are bound in a volume for the purpose of memorializing Family History. If the concept interests you please visit www.Storyworth.com. The question this past Monday was: What is one of the strangest things that ever happened to you? I resp …
There’s an oft used expression “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” For many years the expression held water. However, over the not inconsiderable span of my life I have noticed that Humans can be conditioned to learn new and better habits and conduct, ergo, new tricks. 2 examples that jump out to me are not smoking indoors and picking up pet …
Last week my Friday With Fred blog was about the Anubis Horribus year of 1968, eg, 2 assassinations and my friend David Berger suggested I lighten it up by blogging about the wonderful subsequent year. 1969 has been called The Year That Shook the World. Pictured are many of the wonderful highlights of a wonderful bounce-back year! For me, a Spo …
Inasmuch as Monday was Martin Luther King day, I harked back to 1968, the year of Dr. King’s assassination. I was a young impressionable man then and I recall it being Anubis horribus! A significant number of horrible events come to mind, as pictured. Is there a lesson to be learned from enduring 1968? Yes and No. Subsequent history teaches us …
What was the very best Holiday present you received last year? No question, mine was from granddaughter Maggie Klein. It was Storyworth. To learn more visit www.storyworth.com. The concept is that every Monday I receive a question, eg, What was your first job? I answer the question and add an appropriate picture and it goes on and on weekly …
On New Year’s Day I decided I would make New Year’s resolutions. Having reached that conclusion I then pondered what they would be?I conjured that I would Live Right and drink more water. Boring?Not if I fulfill it!
Showers require water, lots of water and water is our most taken for granted Natural Resource. So much so, that when I take a shower I turn off the faucet after I’m watered down and before I soap up. Then I turn it on again to rinse. I know a long hot shower is a wonderful, sensual luxury, but think of all that precious water down the drain!It take …
After 53 fruitful years with the same law firm, I am embarking on a new adventure with my Partners Joan Rothermel, Jane Jacobs and Nancy Schess (plus our associate Brian Gordon and indispensable Matt Bost). We are joining the prestigious, full service mid town firm of Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, LLP. We are still there for you and even deeper an …
Last week I blogged about (and in favor of year round) Daylight Saving Time and this week’s is about the difficulty adjusting to the recent time change. In a word, it was (and still is) Brutal :( Yes, this is a short blog, but there is really nothing more to say…
Fridays With Fred
A perfect way to send you into your weekend