Well, he is pretty darned cute. You may all remember (or not) about two years ago we welcomed Hudson, my first grand puppy, to the family. Yes, I was and continue to be a little obsessed. Many of my friends are at the grandchildren stage. We are not. Instead, we have grandpuppies. And so with that, welcome Walter! Walter became a member …
I was wondering today about everyone’s social media platform of choice. I was also wondering whether that choice aligns generationally. For me, I am a Facebook and LinkedIn user, each for its own purpose. I haven’t been hooked in Instagram, YouTube, TikTok or any of the others. My kids say that shows my age. What is your social media platfo …
I was reminded the other day how often my family just breaks into song. We always have, and most often really ridiculous silly songs sometimes even made up – or, in the alternative a good old fashioned show tune. I grew up on show tunes. We were a big musical family (we still are). I woke up every Saturday morning to my dad playing his favorite …
We have a new tradition – Rosh Hashanah in Lynchburg. Why, you ask? Because when the children can’t come to you, you go to the children – in time to make lots of brisket. When my son shared on the day before our travels that he had not even scoped out a brisket to buy yet, I was nervous. Here at home, I have my brisket in the freezer at leas …
Did you ever notice the energy in the room when a bunch of Gothamites come together? I have been taken recently by how comfortable and open our connections are when we are in the same room. You can’t pass any group conversation without hearing someone say – “You might want to meet . . . “ This observation was loud and clear to me last week at …
Well, sort of. Growing up, the day after Labor Day always meant the end of summer and signaled a sharp turn towards fall. Most years, truth be told, I’ve been ready. Don’t get me wrong. I am a huge fan of summer but I also very much look forward to all of the changes in season. This year, however, I am not ready and calling a “do-over”. …
Here is my question for our Gotham family today. My grandmother lived until just past her100th birthday. Pretty amazing. My mom always believed that once you pass a certain age, the medical profession just stops trying as hard. [Feel free to ask me which age fit my mom’s theory.] She was always concerned that something fixable would be mis …
Tomorrow morning my daughter starts school. OK, it’s a PhD program so she’s had a first day of school for more years than I will count. But it still feels fresh. As she was brimming with excitement tonight talking about the start of the program, it took me back to all of those first day of schools for her. Remember the excitement of new scho …
We are all in the people business in one form or another. We all service human beings. Those human beings might represent a business, but they are nonetheless humans. As service professionals, our job is to make those human beings feel important and appreciated. We could accomplish that goal in any number of different ways. So, let’s take a …
This feels like the old days of blogs when Don Bernstein would start us off with a story line and we would each move the story forward one day at a time. Now I’m picking up from Rona’s blog picking up from Fred’s blog. To Rona’s point that it is too easy to respond by text, social media or what have you. It is. But what gets me are the soc …
This past weekend we took a road trip. To Boston, to be exact, for the wedding of the daughter of a good friend. Tons of fun. But my blog is about the trip there and back. A long car ride, just my husband and me. After we have talked for a while and caught up, our car rides quickly turn to music and loud, very loud I’m afraid, singing. We h …
When my son turned junior in college, it was COVID. We really did not like the idea of public transportation and its contamination and I wasn’t leaving the house very much anyway. So, off to college he went that year with our old but reliable and easy to drive Honda. For the next three years, for the most part I drove a 22 year old minivan (wit …
What did you think of Prime Day this year? Are you an Amazon shopper and did you indulge? I completely passed this year, and I have to admit I am a bit of an Amazon fan. The convenience is hard to beat. But, the Prime Day hype just didn’t call me this year. Apparently I was in the minority as it seems this Prime Day 2023 was Amazon’s most su …
Last week’s blog was a conundrum – an absent conundrum. The July 4 holiday sent my entire calendar out of whack. By Tuesday evening when I realized I was off by an entire day, it was too late. So, my blog spot sat quiet, empty. I thought about hopping on for a quick blog late Tuesday night but decide quiet was better. A belated Happy 4th …
I very much appreciate technology. These days I can carry around – and find – any document I have ever created. OK, maybe that is an exaggeration, but you get my point. The convenience, completeness and efficiency is second to none. But, when it comes to actually studying a document – often the cornerstone of my workday – I prefer a hard cop …
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