Two years ago this week, my firm went fully remote. We had been back and forth frantically over the prior two weeks about how to be safe in our office, but by March 13, we were done. We were ahead of the city by a few days. I remember driving down to Maryland to pick up my son from school. It was just about to be spring break for his sophom …
I can’t stop watching the news. Whatever device is near me right now, I am watching news reports. I share Rona’s sentiments from yesterday. Sometimes there is nothing else that seems right to talk about. So, here is what I am focused on this morning. The children. All of the children. There has been a running report about a children’s hospi …
I have a new grand puppy. His name is Hudson. He is an energetic, adorable and affectionate puppy who likes to play. I am a little obsessed – and I haven’t even met him in person yet. I am even sharing Hudson pictures with family and friends. Every so often, I catch myself asking – who are you? Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always loved dogs but th …
Stop and think for a moment about numerology – not that I know very much about it, but given the numerical pattern of the date as you read this, maybe we all should think just a little. 2-22-22. Two-twenty-two-twenty two. Lots and lots of twos. What if you were born at 2:22? More twos! I suppose we were very close on 2-2-22, but somehow the …
I write this blog every year after the Super Bowl. Honestly, I’m typically not all that interested in the game itself. But the commercials, the commercials are the draw for me. Sadly, I wasn't all that impressed this year, although a few stood out for different reasons: * For Sopranos fans everywhere, the reunion of Meadow and AJ to the show’ …
Did you see this news report? A Sioux Falls police officer arrested a Doordash driver and noticed an Arby’s delivery on the seat. Concerned that his customer had paid for and not received her lunch, the police officer decided to deliver it himself. And so he did. When the customer opened her door to see a local police officer, no doubt she th …
I am an annual goal setter. I like the idea of planning and thinking through what the year might bring. I set personal goals and professional ones. Frankly, I often need to adjust my goals as the year progresses, but I’m really ok with that. Long ago, I learned that it was healthy to cut myself some slack because just the process of thinking a …
Mom had a cardiac procedure yesterday. It was a super long exhausting day 10 hour day in the hospital starting early in the morning. To put this out right up front, It was a fairly routine outpatient procedure and mom is fine (happily). That’s not the point of my blog. At every turn over the course of a long day, I kept coming back to the palp …
Last week, I missed it. Just missed it. Perhaps there is just too much going on in the world of an employment lawyer these days. I did not post my blog. I had it written, but just didn’t post it. When I realized it later, I felt so badly that I had let you all down. Hence, this weeks blog is only to extend my apologies and promise it will neve …
We have all had at least one, or now maybe two birthdays since the pandemic began. Celebrations have turned into gyrations of creativity and honestly it has been fun to watch. So many of you played an important part in celebrating my birthday this year. While it was certainly not the picture I had in my head of a birthday celebration outside a …
This is about masks. I wear my mask on the LIRR and subway as I am supposed to. The LIRR was crowded this morning. Not shoulder to shoulder, but no excess of empty seats. So, I sat down. These days I’ve learned to look at the mask status of the person sitting next to me beforehand, but for some reason this morning I just sat. It felt so p …
It does take a village. I’ve been thinking lately about my own village – both the people I consider to be in mine and those who I know rely on me for theirs. Without great surprise, there is not unexpected overlap for me in those two groups. I define village as those people to whom you would turn to celebrate the good times and share the b …
You may have noticed, at least I hope you have, a new thing happening on Tuesdays on our social media. The past few weeks, have had “Gotham Tuesdays” where members have shared what is special about Gotham to them. Fred rolled out the first and toured us around some of Gotham’s offerings. Next, Shelley Simpson showed us all how to do it and she …
It is almost surreal to be planning an actual holiday in my house. I bought the turkey last weekend. Frankly, the turkey is the easiest part of the meal. Of course, the sweet potato pudding will be on the table, along with corn bread, stuffing and mashed potatoes Rumor has it there is also going to be some homemade gluten free macaroni and ch …
There are still so many decisions to make every day even at this stage in the pandemic. I had a meeting the other day. I was masked walking in but knew the colleague I was meeting was also fully vaccinated. Mask on? Mask off? Hug? Shake hands? Fist bump? Wave? Suggest a Zoom or a phone call instead -- because people are Zoomed out? Should …
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