About a week or so ago, a teenage prank in a small town in Kentucky led to headline news. The way the story goes, a teenager and his friends were passing by the local bingo hall and one dared the other to go inside and yell “Bingo”. With the line in the sand drawn, the dare was accepted and off he went inside the hall crowded with avid bingo player …
Over dinner Sunday night, my parents were in the mood to tell stories. They repeated for us, with my children at the table, tales of their parents and their parents’ parents – stories I know I have heard before but which somehow sounded new. For example, my dad repeated the story of his father’s father who was a peddler. He died at the hand of a …
Let’s start with, I hate that word . . .”perfect”. Perfect doesn’t really exist but this weekend for me it did. My son was bar mitzvahed this weekend. And, the entire weekend was everything that we could have hoped for. Pride in his accomplishments, pleasure in being able to celebrate with our family and friends, and more than one good meal. …
I do. With some frequency, actually. Last week, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer banned telecommuting, a practice that had become welcomed and accepted throughout her workplace. The change caused quite a stir (as did her controversial 2 week maternity leave last year after the birth of her first child). Telecommuting has become so commonplace in today’s wor …
She followed company protocol, but was that the right thing to do? Last week an elderly woman passed away – and the 911 call that preceded her death is all over the news and hard to listen to. As the 87 year old woman deteriorated in the dining room at the independent living facility at which she lived, the nurse attending to her care repeate …
The moment you have been waiting for . . . your name is announced as the winner of the most coveted accolade of your profession . . . over forty million people are watching and cheering you on . . . and then you fall UP the stairs. Yes, this was Jennifer Lawrence’s entrance to the stage at the Oscars upon finding out that she had just won Best Actr …
It was time I suppose. My more than five year old laptop was very good to me. But five years in technology years made my laptop more like a relic whose time had come. So this weekend's project was to buy a new one. Shopping wasn't so bad, it was fun actually. But the set up and adjustment has been particularly trying -- and time consuming -- I t …
Last week, the United States Post Office announced that come summertime, Saturday mail delivery will be a thing of the past. Given the significantly over budget operation and the corresponding decline in physical mail, I understand the business decision. While some in Congress are apparently trying to rekindle Saturday delivery, I am not optimis …
No, I don't have any tips. I am looking for some. About to embark on what I am told is going to be quite the adventure, I am looking for any -- and all -- input from my Gotham family about what to expect and how to approach the process. My 11th grader has a very significant list of schools she is interested in that would have us traveling all ove …
Really? Still? I have an unofficial deadline of January 31. After that date, I will no longer wish someone I haven’t seen a happy new year. I have to say though, somewhere around the middle of the month, it starts to feel awkward -- as if the well wishes are just too late and need to wait another whole year before they are expressed again. …
For what seemed like hours, but was only seconds, Johnny paused to remember those early, happy days with Pauline so many years ago. They had met when they were children, probably no more than 12 years old. Funny, they were the exact same age and shared the same birthday. Pauline lived just down the street from Johnny and Earl. An only child, …
In my youth (I sound ancient, don't I?), I always appreciated a good dose of background noise. Whether a sitcom on TV or a Barry Manilow marathon on the radio (yes, I really do like Barry), my first reach was always to add some noise. While I was cooking, something in the background always kept me company -- whether a movie or a playlist. But tha …
Have you seen the video of the young boy, maybe 10 years old, melting down because his mother let him believe he had mistakenly purchased a $50,000 Mustang on the internet? His mother, the videographer, can be heard encouraging the boy's misconception and laughing in the background as he cries "I am going to have to sell everything I own" and his s …
In the past few years, Dick Clark has not really been an active presence on New Year’s Eve. As his health declined, he just could not play the same type of role he had played in the past. Don’t get me wrong. I like Ryan Seacrest but he isn’t Dick Clark. This year’s New Years show brought Dick Clark back for me. It was so much fun reminiscing …
In this season of giving, I started thinking about what have been my favorite gifts over the years. I for one, feel great stress in deciding on just the right gift to give so when it is perfect, I really get the significance. For me, and this may sound crazy, one of the best gifts my husband ever gave me was a Kitchen Aid mixer. I love to bake an …
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