Perhaps it’s the end of an era. One of my local regular lunch haunts had a big sign in the window last week. “Effective 11/11, we will no longer accept cash.” I must admit that I usually use a credit card to buy lunch. But I wondered what it would mean if I just wanted to stop in for a cup of coffee. Credit card too? What if someone c …
I know that my blog topic is a repeat. Corey very eloquently blogged about the importance of voting on Sunday. But it's Tuesday and as you are all reading this, a critical election is happening all around us. How could I blog about any topic other than the importance of exercising our collective right to vote? Whether we all agree or …
Used to be that I would look forward to alone time in the car to crank up the radio and sing at the top of my lungs. But, I’ve noticed lately that my radio habits have completely changed. Instead of looking for some old Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen or yes, even Barry Manilow, I don’t even reach for the power button to turn the radio on. …
I have to admit I’m intrigued. There are so many “meal in the box” services popping up. To me, one looks better than the next. The ingredients look fresh and to make it even more appealing, there would be absolutely no need for me to step foot into a supermarket. Anyone out there had an experience using one of these services? …
I have to admit I’m intrigued. There are so many “meal in the box” services popping up. To me, one looks better than the next. The ingredients look fresh and to make it even more appealing, there would be absolutely no need for me to step foot into a supermarket. Anyone out there had an experience using one of these services? …
Well, maybe not really breaking news. I cannot take credit for this thought but I have to say it stuck with me. A Sunday morning news commentator posited the following observation which resonated with me. Do you remember the feeling that came along with that ominous, but extraordinarily rare, announcement of “Breaking News”? I do. It …
Well, maybe not really breaking news. I cannot take credit for this thought but I have to say it stuck with me. A Sunday morning news commentator posited the following observation which resonated with me. Do you remember the feeling that came along with that ominous, but extraordinarily rare, announcement of “Breaking News”? I do. It w …
In this ongoing playoff season, I started to think about my own baseball memories. Growing up, my grandfather was the biggest baseball fan around me. When you think of favorite people in your life, he ranks very high. He was a huge Mets fan. Whenever a game was on, you could find him planted in front of the television cheering on his team. …
In this ongoing playoff season, I started to think about my own baseball memories. Growing up, my grandfather was the biggest baseball fan around me. When you think of favorite people in your life, he ranks very high. He was a huge Mets fan. Whenever a game was on, you could find him planted in front of the television cheering on his team. …
Bill and I saw Billy Joel perform – again – at Madison Square Garden. It is one of only a few concerts I can think of where you enter the venue singing, sing the whole time and leave thinking about the few songs you didn’t hear. His repertoire is so vast that he could fill many concerns and never repeat a song. And, Billy Joel is so …
This past weekend, I experienced a first. My first Big 10 Football game. We were visiting my son for family weekend (how could that have happened already?) and the Maryland campus was ready for football. We walked by many a tailgate tent on our way up to the stadium. OK, I admit to never having seen a tailgate before and the tents were in …
Do you have cash in your wallet? I’m not asking how much just whether there is anything green in there. I’m pretty sure the answer is generational. I always have cash in my wallet, together with some emergency money stashed somewhere for well, an emergency. However, with the advent of Paypal and Venmo and mobile banking of all sorts, …
I didn’t see the whole exchange, but I have been fascinated by the story. Serena was accused of cheating and reacted, loudly and strongly. She would never cheat to win she said. She would rather lose. Serena accuses the umpire of sexism. Her opponent, Naomi Osaka, who in her own words, wasn’t supposed to win, did just that. Then she …
I’m not happy about it but here we are – it’s the official end of summer. You know, it’s that time of year when the weather starts to change, the kids all head off to school and that slowed down pace we had all become accustomed to disappears with the heat of the sun. Oh wait – it was over 90 degrees today and the forecast is the same for …
A while back, some of you may remember that I asked for some recommendations to help us build a new deck. Of course, Gotham came through. Gotham member Todd Bragin recommended Keith from Stellar Decks. Keith came with high praises from Todd. And the process began. When it became clear that we needed an architect, we turned to Gotham’s …
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