Around the dinner table last night, we were talking about family tree. My daughter recounted a story we had not heard before. Last year, she went on a trip to Israel where the group participated in an exercise about heritage. The question was how far back in your lineage do you find the first immigrants to the United States? As each g …
I saw a news report that I thought was interesting. Some women in corporate America are starting a new trend. Instead of applying their creativity each morning to putting together their best and most diverse outfit, they are saving that creativity for application during the workday. Instead, their work wardrobe now consists of five identical, …
Even the most gastronomically adventurous among us dislikes something. I consider myself very middle of the road when it comes to food. Don’t get me wrong, I have been heard to say many times “It’s all about the food” (Remember the golf invitation this year?). But I am not particularly adventurous. Compared to other members of my family, howe …
Last year, you all indulged me for months and I was very grateful. You know what I am talking about. Those of you who listened to me obsess about sending my oldest off to college for the first time deserved a special thank you. I thought I would reflect upon where I sit a year later – oddly, in the same place. As we get ready to pack the car …
The sun was shining, the food was plentiful and the company just plain fun. What more could we ask for (besides air conditioning on the course.) Every year, this event just gets better and better. Thanks again to Norman Spizz and the entire Golf Committee for all of their hard work. And I can’t even believe that I am going to say this – …
For me it would be a tie between My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Pretty Woman -- by far, my two favorite movies. The former because somehow I can relate to the big Greek family (and my husband’s windex is WD-40). The latter because apparently I am a sucker for a good Cinderella story. So what would your movie be? Finish this sentence. If I was f …
I like lunch. It is an important part of my day. In fact, I have spent many a lunch with many of you. Missing lunch makes me cranky. The high school schedules came out today. In the buzz of activity that always accompanies the new schedules, I noticed a disturbing pattern. What happened to lunch? Where did it go? When did it become acceptab …
You may catch me giggling out loud on the Long Island Railroad. I am in the middle of Billy Crystal’s most recent book, “Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?” Billy Crystal makes me laugh out loud. I think it is partly because he talks about his own experiences, and being from a Jewish family an …
I have always been a student of people. I enjoy hearing their stories. I think it helps to broaden my own perspectives. Last night I had occasion to talk to a man from Nepal. He had come here 20 years ago as a student and made a life. He married, raised children, and has owned several businesses along the way. But he hasn’t seen his Nepalese fa …
Friday night we attended a free concert in our town park with friends -- a Bee Gees tribute band. They were great and I sang out loud. (No comments please on my choice of music. I had my fill of that from my children all weekend long.) Saturday night we had dinner with friends at a restaurant in Bayville literally on the beach. We sat at a tab …
Names are funny things. We don’t pick our own – our parents give them to us at a time before we have even met. How do they know if our names will fit us for an entire lifetime? That is kind of a long time. When we picked our daughter’s name (Jaclyn), we always assumed that she would be called Jacqui for short. That was not her plan, at least u …
This is graduation week in so many places and I am reminiscent of this time last year when we celebrated two in our house at the same time. I can’t say that my childhood memories are always easy to reach anymore but some remain crystal clear and included among them each of my own graduations going back to elementary school. I remember the dress …
With graduation season upon us, I wanted to comment on a phenomenon that is getting some press. It seems that some schools are having trouble deciding upon a single valedictorian so instead, the entire set of top students gets to hold the coveted title. I have a real problem with that. Don’t get me wrong – I fully recognize the hard work that …
I have been writing this blog since August 2006 – over 450 weeks. You may even recall that last week in my blog I talked about my system of waiting until Monday evenings to write so that my thoughts are current. Apparently this week my system failed. I was out at a networking event last night enjoying getting to know some new colleagues, came …
If you and I have ever talked about my blog, you know that I write on Monday nights. Each of the seven of us has our own time to create. Some plan days, even weeks, in advance. Even with the pressure of coming up with a topic on deadline, I like thinking about what is current and present just when it is time to post my blog. As I write, Memorial …
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