Consider this a movie review in advance. Fifty Shades of Grey, the movie, is hitting local theaters. You cannot turn on the television these days without finding an interview, preview, hype and more hype. Personally, I do not intend to see the movie although I am fascinated by the interest in it. Admittedly, I read the first book and maybe …
Note an evolving social media phenomenon. Some people post to Facebook every time they grab a cup of coffee, buy a new pair of shoes or eat a meal. (You know I am not exaggerating). Others only share recipes or links. Some share family details with reckless abandon and others use codes to describe their children. There is an entire generation …
It has arrived. The biggest storm ever, so they say. As I write this, it is Monday evening around 8 pm. It is snowing pretty hard out here on Long Island. We are hunkered down ready to spend the day inside tomorrow -- except for Bill and Eric who will have to spend a good amount of time outside shoveling. I suppose that leaves only me ready to …
When I was growing up we had a dog, a little chocolate brown poodle named “Coco”. The dog was really my sister’s. Truth is, I didn’t really like him. He just wasn’t all that nice. He growled a lot and wouldn’t hesitate to take a bite every so often. Maybe Coco developed a complex because we gave him away when he was young. Here’s how that …
My family has an Ellis Island story and it goes like this. Our family name was Jablonsky. When my great grandfather came through Ellis Island, he wanted a nice American sounding name that had no ethnicity attached. The one that came to his mind was Levine – my maiden name. Bill’s family name was Pschesslofsky – yes, with a “P”. Much too long …
January 5, 1996. My oldest child was born and now she has turned 19. I vividly remember leaving our apartment in Manhattan to head to the hospital on January 4, 1996. I stood in the doorway for a moment thinking that life would never be the same. So true. I vividly remember her first birthday party. It was at the Marriott in Uniondale. Mickey …
This is not an original blog idea, with credit going to my law partner, Jane Jacobs. But, it got me thinking – well, really singing. Jane was in the process recently of creating a dance playlist and asked for recommendations from her friends. Let’s help Jane fill out that playlist. I’ll start. The first three that came to my mind: 1. Sweet …
This is the gift giving time of year. It makes me reflect on the gifts that have been my favorite over the course of time. In no particular order: 1. My Kitchen Aide Mixer: May not sound romantic, but I wanted that thing so badly! 2. My Elephant Bracelet: I use the phrase “embrace the elephant” about 100 times a day. My elephant bracelet is my co …
Do you watch? I do. Actually, my whole house watches. Since an episode airs just about every thirty minutes, we watch a lot. This show reminds of a quirky version of Friends, which I also watched religiously in its day. The ensemble cast has a rhythm uncharacteristic of such strong characters but it works here with great success. Repeatedly borrow …
Over the years, I have heard more than a snicker or two as I ordered a glass of wine. I am not shy about my order. I ask for my sweet white wine loudly and clearly. Seriously, at Passover I look forward to the Heavy Malaga Concord Grape Manischewitz. That should give you an idea about how sweet is sweet in my world. For a long time, I ordered a c …
I know that for most of the summer you all indulged my blogs about getting ready to send my oldest child to college. Thank you, your indulgence was much appreciated. I have purposely refrained from giving you all a play by play description of the college transition process every week thinking that might be pushing it a little too far. But we’ve j …
Sometimes I think our blogs are a selfish exercise. How lucky we are to have your attention every week where we can write about anything, anything at all. My selfish exercise this week is to tell the story of my Saturday evening. My 14 year old son loves to sing. This year he auditioned for and was selected to perform with the Nassau Symphonic C …
Wait, wrong artist. Continuing his promise to play in New York until the fans stop coming, Billy Joel just announced four new shows at Madison Square Garden into 2015 and they were all sold out in hours. That was on top of 12 sold out shows, one each month, for the entirety of 2014. Let’s do the math. Roughly 20,000 people at each concert this year …
We used to be big Jay Leno fans. Tonight Show regulars. When Jimmy Fallon took over earlier this year, we were concerned. Jimmy was funny, but could he fill the large shoes that came before him – at least in our humble opinions? Rumors had it that Jay had been forced out (really twice) and that his appeal to large audiences was fading but not in …
I am very excited, indeed grateful, that Election Day is here. I am a great supporter of every citizen’s right and obligation to vote. But that is not what prompts today’s reaction. I am looking forward to Election Day so that the robocalls will stop. Really, 10 calls a day, sometimes more. Last night alone I received 10 calls within 10 minutes. …
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