Recently I was going down a one-way street in the wrong direction and a passing driver called me out for it. Without thinking I heard myself say “but I’m left-handed“ and the driver laughed. As you know I am left-handed and think on the right side of my brain. Whether or not being left handed is the reason for it, as you may know, I do not stifl …
A 100 years from now very few of us today will still be functioning. Yet, (hopefully) the World as we know it will continue to thrive, turn and ripen. Just as 100 years ago few of us were alive. Yet 1919 society, as it was, thrived and resonates still today. A great example is the epic Babe Ruth trade that year from the Boston Red Sox to my Ya …
I have used iPhones since all the way back to my early Blackberry days, but just now hooked up with Siri. Was I shy or just a Luddite? No matter, we had no intercourse until my Apple computer Guru Steve Levy recently introduced us. He asked if I used Siri and I said I did not. He then patiently explained what I’ve been missing and proceeded to …
My Top 10 New Year's Resolutions are as follows: 1) Eat less French Fries2) Drink more water3) Wear a hat and sunscreen4) Make a new friend5) Wash my hands more6) Be more tolerant 7) Spend less time on my phone8) Fend off suppression9) Develop new routines10) Dream!
Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night with a start and realize that you forgot to do something important? Well, in the early morning hours of last Saturday I had such an experience as I realized that Gotham had forgotten to make plaques for this year’s worthy networkers of the year Laurel Scarr-Konel and Brett Deutsch.What to do? It quick …
I am a loyal disciple of Juice Plus which I use every day and believe bolsters my immune system. If that wasn’t enough there are also little inserts in my delivery which I read and are quite fruitful and interesting. The following caught my eye: New research shows that allowing yourself to be bored is key to creativity. While out for a drive, a wal …
Having reached a venerable age, yet aspiring to be Forever Young, one notices many not so subtle changes. One of the most obvious is having someone get up and offer a subway seat. Another is receiving courteous “Sir” greetings. Some would say “It’s all good” and that I earned it. Nonetheless, there is an invidious flip side. Too often, almost eve …
One of my favorite pastimes or hobbies is to take pictures/record images and my new IPhone 10 has the best camera ever available to me. For instance, the other day I looked out the back door and observed vivid butterflies flitting through the flowers. I quickly grabbed my phone, ran out and clicked away. The best of those clicks is above. To me, a …
When I was young I suffered from severe youthful irresponsibility which was best exemplified by being habitually late. It’s a fact that I was an hour late to my PSAT test. As a consequence, I really hated myself for this characteristic which forced me to flip into a person who hates to be late. One of our biggest disagreements in our long and bount …
One of the best things about Summer is seeing the Lightning Bugs/Fire Flies dancing around in the air at dusk. It is one of Nature’s greatest light shows. Apparently these marvels are winged beetles which use bioluminescence (when oxygen combines with calcium adenosine triphosphate and the chemical luciferin in the presence of luciferase a biolumi …
Last Saturday we were the subject of a (hack) hoax. It started with Netflix denying access and reporting that too many others were using it. Joanne went to our computer to reach Netflix, but found an **Apple Warning Alert** Malicious Pornographic Spyware/Riskware Detected (pictured) on the computer screen. As per the alert, she called for support …
There is a unique pleasure in sharing something that you love with those you care for. Yes, it's better to give than receive, but even better when you share in the pleasure of the gift. I consider the feel good payoff to be psychic compensation. The best kind of all!What goes around truly comes around!
On Monday I received a number of calls on my cell phone from a number which I did not recognize and which the phone did not identify. As a practice, I normally do not respond to a number which is not in my phone's address book.However, the number kept calling and in deference to the callers's persistence and my curiosity I finally answered.I was re …
"Just do it" is the iconic Nike slogan and to me it is a very compelling and profound mantra. Every day I say it to myself (out loud) before I start my morning exercise regimen. It would be so easy to take a day off, but not if you tell yourself to "just do it". Nike was really onto something!Do you know the derivation of the slogan?
Since I was young I always liked to "take pictures". As such, we have walls of photo albums and other walls covered with "blowups". With the advent of the digital age and the iPhone camera, if anything, I have upped my game. I believe that a key secret to taking memorable photographs is being in the moment, seeing a shot, and whipping out my iPho …
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