That is really hard to believe. Twenty years ago, Fred and I put ten people around a table having no idea what would happen. We knew that we wanted to bring people to our table who wanted to help others but we really didn’t have a plan to make that happen. Gotham is the epitome of the “no plan plan”. But here we are – 20 years later – cont …
Batten down the hatches! It's going to snow! Here comes the Nor'easter of 2017. Supermarket shelves are empty. Every loaf of bread in the neighborhood is gone. Forget about a container of milk. Those were gone by Sunday. As for me, no panic or apprehension. I am kind of looking forward to the storm. We knew that schools were closed by about …
As if it were yesterday, I remember that feeling of leaving my children in the morning when they were young and heading off to my commute to the city. I often spoke to my kids as they started their day, with sleep still hanging in their voices. One day last week, I sat next to a lovely young woman on the train. Her phone rang and she started …
My son turned 17 last week. Yes, that was momentous on its own -- but what was really game changing was Eric's first unaccompanied drive. Having passed his road test a little while back, turning 17 meant taking the car to school for the first time. Since then, he has very happily run errands, filled the car with gas, and this morning made a trip …
Perhaps it’s somewhat of a theme in our blogs this week. I am inspired by Mitch and Rona. Honestly, I am conflicted. I really feel strongly about matters evolving in the political arena. I also feel strongly that we need to be able to talk to each other respectfully in order to be able to get through the next few years. Like Rona’s, …
Almost everyone I know has been sick recently. There are some pretty nasty bugs going around. Last week, that bug caught up with me. It took my whole week away. I wasn’t in the office for a single day. If you know me at all, you know that is not comfortable for me. I tend to push through things and just keep going so when I lose that choice …
Well, not really. Unless you are part of what has become a tradition around the world – No Pants Improv. Here’s how it works. Every January, a group of willing participants join a subway prank where random passengers board different subway cars and simultaneously drop their pants. They proceed as if they do not know each other wearing their h …
Or maybe it isn’t. At New Year’s every year, I set goals. You could call them resolutions. I prefer goals. My goals range from personal to work, small to large. And they always include something about weight. With all candor, I don’t always achieve my goals. Sometimes I do. Sometimes I get close. But to me, it doesn’t matter because I appreci …
Given that we are in the midst of the season of gift giving, I thought I would share my favorite with you. I am notorious for losing my keys multiple times a day, and most often at the worst times. Bill found TrackR which is a tag to attach to my keys which connects to an app on my phone. Now when I am digging frantically in my bag fo …
I am reasonably convinced that I have written this blog before but the conversation continues so indulge me. In my house, we are temperaturistically opposed. Yes, I know that is not really a word. Forever, I am opening windows and Bill is closing them as soon as I walk out of the room. I turn the air conditioning to its highest power …
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