My children observe that I post on Facebook about three topics -- each of them and how much I dislike the LIRR. And now we head into the summer of Train Pain. I know that these summer repairs are important and need to happen. But, commuting when every government official, news outlet and fellow commuters are predicting a torturous summer isn' …
The sun was shining on Gotham. What a beautiful day spent with old friends and new ones. And I have to say that my foursome never golfed better. Really. We golfed. Laurel, Flo, Liz and I have a great thing going. But that’s what Gotham is about. We are colleagues, friends and golfing partners. And I look forward every year to knowing …
I read an article recently about how often to wash your jeans. The theory is that jeans should not be washed unless they are dirty, as in having a stain because your ice cream sundae left its mark. Washing jeans too frequently apparently makes them stretch in unintended ways and accelerates the fading in ways you may not desire. So, wear them for …
You can feel it in the air. The weather is just about to change and with that change will usher in my favorite season. Summer. That time when everything seems to slow down, if even just a little. That season when the beach calls me, or even just a lounge chair with a glass of wine and my Kindle (Yes, that wine is a sweet Moscato but I have …
I am in charge of laundry. I actually don’t mind the washing and folding parts. I find it kind of relaxing. Folding warm sheets and towels in front of the television watching a little House of Cards is kind of satisfying. But I could really do without having to put all the folded laundry away. If there were some magical way to wish …
We all know that networking is amongst the most powerful marketing tools. Success in building your business is directly related to who you know and perhaps more importantly, who knows you. But my question for you today is – what is the value that you find in networking that is not directly about building your client base? How does networkin …
I carry them with me. The oldest one is handwritten note from my grandfather. My grandparents gave me a watch for high school graduation and my grandfather wrote me a note on his special notepad telling me to think about him when I wore it. When Jaclyn was 8 years old, she visited my office. I left her sitting at my desk for a few minutes a …
It was a crowded morning on the LIRR. Once again, there were problems with the train and so as we proceeded through the stops, the cars quickly became standing room only. A woman boarded the train at Jamaica. She was likely my contemporary (no, I won’t tell you exactly here) but she was walking with a cane. She came up the aisle right alon …
At some point late in any afternoon, a 20 minute nap is restorative. It is a break and adds a little recharge to be ready to attack the rest of the day. On a quiet weekend day, napping plays a different role. It fits neatly with other types of relaxation like reading a book, watching a movie. It's not about that extra boost of energy. I propose …
I have a particular taste in wine. Most who know anything about wine at all, (mostly) politely chuckle when I order. My standing question to a server or a bartender is – “What is the sweetest white wine you have on your menu?” Ideally, the answer is a sweet Riesling or even better a Moscato. [I did learn about Ice Wine not that long ago bu …
If you know me at all, you know that I am not afraid of a podium or a microphone. But the process of preparing a eulogy for my father, someone who I have always looked up to and admired, was unlike any preparation I had done in the past. I kept hearing Fred in my head. He won’t remember this, but years ago I remember Fred talking about the imp …
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 …
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