It's only the second day after Thanksgiving and have a lot of turkey and duck in the frig... In thinking about what to do with it...here's a list of ideas I had: Turkey and eggs Duck salad Turkey soup Duck pot pie Turkey pasta cassarole Duck, cranberry and apple cider wrap Turkey sesame peanut noodles Any good ones you have that you care to s …
This time next week Thanksgiving will be over and the march to the holidays commences. I think it's fitting I share my grilled duck recipe. First get duck...preferrably a fresh Long Island one. Buy one gallon of apple cider and put it on the stove, low heat, to cook it down till syrupy. This will take at least eight hours so start this early i …
Sign stealing is almost as old as baseball itself, and has been part of the sport for a long time. It appears that the Astros might have taken things a bit too far. A report from Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich at The Athletic details rampant sign stealing by the Astros at Minute Maid Park in 2017, the year they won the World Series said the Astr …
Winter is upon us. The leaves have turned and are falling off. The cold is invading and I'm cleaning out my fireplace today to start the burn. Until yesteday, I had forgotten how the cold knifes through your clothes and brings a chill. For those in warmer parts of the planet, you probably don't miss that. However, it is a sign and although it m …
What would you do to get an internship... Gursimran Singh, who studies computer science at Georgia Tech, used sticky notes to spell out "HIRE ME" on a window in his apartment that faces the headquarters of the tech company NCR. The next morning the folks at NCR responded with their own sticky note: "EMAIL?" Singh said "I never expected them to …
I have a new understanding and respect for those that use make up. It was last Tuesday at the dermatologist that my awakening began. While I'm sitting there discussing skin care, she says "What's that?" looking closely at my nose. "We need to get a sample of that." Before I could say anything I'm lying down and she is putting novocaine (or someth …
Today I find myself in the beautiful woods of North Carolina where I'm visiting my cousin/brother and his lovely wife in their 1.75 acre estate. The BBQ last night was filled laughs, wine, steak, chicken and sausage (of course I cooked:). I finally met my cousin's grandsons Jack and Max. 5 and 2. I forgot how much energy little kids can have. If …
My dry cleaner is open till 7p. I get there at 6:45...half of the lights are out but the door is open. No worries...at least I think so. I walk in and the owner comes up front and says we are closed. I tell her the sign says 7P and point to the door which, BTW, says 7p. She points to a small statement in red letters about the white times that st …
I teach entrepreneurship at Hofstra in the evenings and just started another class last week. Each class is filled with a variety of individuals from diverse backgrounds from matriculated students to single working Moms. As I start every semester, every student stands and describes their business idea and what they would like to get out of the clas …
About 15 years ago I started eliminating gluten and dairy from my diet. It was mighty difficult considering my affection for cheese and fresh, warm bread plus the total lack of products available. Today, there is no shortage of Gluten or dairy free products. Where I used to search high and low for a loaf of gluten free bread, there's no less than …
Last night I was reflecting on my first memory. I belive it was the following... I must have been 4 or 5 and my family and I were living in Bayside in a connected one story apartment around a communal square. The apartments were made of red brick and each had a very small area in front of it for a garden which my Mother used. What I remembered …
There isn't a day goes by now that I don't get spam calls on my cell phone. I must receive about 5-10 calls a day. And they are very smart because the calls look like they come from local towns around me. It's gotten to the point where I don't answer calls if the phone number is not in my contact list. I even have my number on the Do Not Call …
A new coffee shop opened in my town around the corner from my house. Frankly it surprised me given that Starbucks is right down the road. The store sells specialty coffee from around the word as well as artisan chocolate. The owner, Terry, is really into it. When asked, he'll explain where the different coffee comes from and what it will taste li …
Have you ever done something nice for someone you didn't know? Like holding the door open. Allowing someone to get in front of you at Starbucks (that may be the hard for some of you:) Or even letting someone in your lane ahead of you while you're driving (that's hard for me!) Small acts of kindness can go a long way. It also can signal what type …
The Amazon forest, which produces about 20% of earth's oxygen, and is often referred to as "the planet's lungs" is ablaze. There's been an 80% increase in deforestation so far this year compared to last year. Scientists have recorded more than 74,000 fires in Brazil this year. That's nearly double 2018's total of about 40,000 fires. In total, the …
It's Saturday...and anything goes.
