Mitch’s blog on Saturday influenced this blog. At what point do you change your consumer actions based on unacceptable service? And have you changed your own professional behavior based on your personal experience? Mitch’s blog reminded me of a situation we had encountered several years ago. Routinely we ate at a local Italian restaurant every Th …
It seems that every four years there is a story of heartbreak at the Olympics. This year it is the story of Jordan Chiles, the American gymnast. After completing her individual floor exercise Chiles was in fifth place. The apparent winner of the bronze medal was the Romanian gymnast, Ana Barbosu. Within minutes, everything seemed to change. Chile …
Entertainment, to me, has recently been dominated by an onslaught of prequels and sequels. “Young Sheldon,” the prequel to “The Big Bang Theory,” just ended it’s run. There is currently, “And Just Like That,” the sequel to “Sex and The City,” and “The House of Dragons,” the prequel to “Game of Thrones.” While the prequel/sequel phenomena seem …
During a telephone conversation with my sister this week I mentioned that I still had no idea as to what my blog topic would be. Her children are younger than mine and she asked me whether I ever had blogged about social media and its effects on kids. I told her of course I had. In continuing our conversation, I came back to her social media sug …
This is a public service blog. In late April, I had my annual full body check with my dermatologist. All was well. About three weeks later I noticed a new small “pimple,” on my nose. I thought nothing of it initially. But when a week passed and then two weeks passed and it did not heal, I became apprehensive. I finally scheduled another appoint …
How are you with trying new things? Since the pandemic, I have done my own billing. As soon as I began inputting my own billing, I have been complaining about the program I used, finding it not user friendly and disliked that it was not cloud based. I finally decided to change my system four years after I started complaining. I am still learni …
I have a confession to make. I am not a cleaner. I absolutely despise cleaning. To me, cleaning is just a chore that I know I have to do. My mother, on the other hand, was an avid cleaner. Growing up, our joke was that she used to follow my brother, sister and I around the house with her sponge. My cousin tells me that she cleanses by cleaning. I …
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to travel. One of my favorite aspects of travelling is to learn about the location’s culture. I love to learn about the locals day to day life. One way we found to do is to take food tours. What people like to eat seems to teach us so much about their customs. I love watching “Somebody Feed Phil” on Netfli …
Last week, I had dinner with longtime friends. The three of us started our legal careers at the same law firm. Even though the three of us had not seen one another in person for a long time, the conversation just flowed and the time went by too quickly. This coming weekend, I am meeting my college suite mates in Connecticut for our annual “Suitie …
For, my husband the definition of a perfect summer day is a day where he can either be in or work on our pool. For me, my definition of a perfect summer day is a bit different. I love to just sit by the pool and read. Generally, during the summer, I try to read one book that I consider to be “literature,” during the summer. My definition of “lit …
How do you put on your shoes? This became a topic of discussion after my husband watched me put on sneakers last week. I put on my right sock and then the right sneaker. I then proceeded to put on the left sock and then, the left sneaker. I was told I was doing it wrong. That I should be putting both sneakers on first and, after I have both soc …
I was forcibly unplugged while in Europe last week. My husband and I were in Lisbon. The converter we were using was clearly defective as my iPhone, my iPad and my husband’s iPad all blew. The iPad was even sparking when we tried to charge it. Luckily, for us, my husband’s Android phone was running perfectly. I had no alternative but to remain …
When did canned fish, other than tuna fish, become chic? As a kid I loved canned sardines. Not the ones canned in tomato sauce (ick), the basic sardines canned in olive oil. But I never, ever, brought them to school for lunch. The most notable reason was, probably, the smell. But I also was afraid that the other kids would make fun of me for lik …
I sat last week in my doctor’s waiting room for over an hour waiting to be seen (why doctors can keep people waiting for over an hour is the subject of another blog). During that time, I watched people coming and going. Checking in immediately before me was a young woman to see the doctor. Accompanying the young woman was her mother, obviously the …
Several years ago, I purchased an egg cooker. Essentially, it can make seven hard boiled eggs at a time. It can also poach eggs but I, almost always, use it to hard boil eggs. When I brought it home, my husband laughed and asked why did we need that gadget as it’s easy to make hard boiled eggs on the stove? Since that time, he has seen me use it …
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