You set a password every 60 to 90 days. Then you have to re-set it. For security reasons of course. Its not easy to think of a good password, something you like, something you can remember. Then you think of one you really like, then you have to change it. And you cant re-use the password again, its basically gone from your rotation. This is the be …
In todays world we have become more and more a cashless society, swipe, swipe, swipe. It seems like everyone just uses there cards every where you look. Maybe that's the reason the country has historical credit card debit. They are using Credit cards, iPay, Venmo, PayPal and others. Are people making a full payment? Carrying a balance every month, …
Its been 5 years sine the world has become consumed with Zoom. Covid forced the world to go remote over night and everyone landed on the zoom screen. Zoom stock zoomed but has since crashed. Everyone is still using zoom on a daily basis, it has become apart of the everyday fabric along with a few other platforms that realized they needed to catch u …
It seems like this week has been a break out week for the weather. A few back to back days in the 50's. Is this the start of spring or a head fake? With Spring upon us it should be easier for Gotham members to meet in between there regular meeting for there "Triad". For those that are not familiar, a "traid" is a breakfast or a lunch meeting with o …
When I was growing up the Winters were cold, sometimes really cold. The summers were hot, sometimes really hot. There wasnt much of a prediction, the snow just showed up without much warning. Sometime a little, sometimes alot. People just accepted it, after all its winter. The Meteorology profession didnt get much respect, it became widely believed …
SOme people make predictions for the comoing year, others make New Years Resolutions. Often times New Years Resolutions are broken in the first few months. A few years ago I made a resolution to give up soda and I did. Rarely do I have it, I dont miss it. More and more often on Instagram ill see a video using Coke to clean a rusty old wrench. Scary …
Thanksgiving has passed. Great food, Great football, holiday shopping, the race to year end. I have always loved thanksgiving, everyone does. Great time with family and friends, Great food. The cool weather arrives. This year didn't disappoint. The weather definitely turned, significant snow in some areas. The food was amazing, the football was g …
We have so many things in life that are "High Speed". High speed internet, high speed Wi-Fi, High speed smart phones. In recent years we have really mereged onto the information super highway. And for the most part, everything has been running pretty smooth, everything is fast. We have become so used to clicking and having an immediate reaction to …
We take so much for granted in life. We become accustomed to things just appearing on a regular basis without giving any thought to how they get there. Take the Gotham Blog for example. Hopefully those who read it every week enjoy it. Hopefully more Gothamites become engaged. It doesn’t just appear in your inbox by itself. There is a behind t …
Its 18 years running! (No one seems to really know the exact number) For the first time in Gotham history there was a Hole In One on the 17th hole, 177 yard par 3, or was it 192? This year the weather was perfect, the golf was great, the food and drink were plentiful. Fred sang a song(back up singer), I played camera man. An amazing crowd o …
Summer has come and gone. Its always so fast. Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day and its over. We have one more important day to look forward to to hold onto the last days of summer. The Sept 9th Gotham golf outing. Its the best day of the year for our family. I hope to see everyone there!
3 or 4 times in the past month or two i had walked to the mailbox on my corner and sent out a few things only to find out they had never been delivered. Its happened multiple times. Is my local mail team screwing it up? I can understand if it happened once randomly but its been a few times that something wasn't delivered. Is my local mail team losi …
For the past few years we have heard a lot of news headlines around gas prices. They go up, and they go down. When you get gas, you have a choice of paying with cash or credit. Generally speaking credit is about 10 cents more than cash per gallon. It is estimated that about 15% of all gas purchases are with cash, 85% is credit. The 10 cents is supp …
Chat GPT, AI, Spell check, auto correct. The spelling can be correct, but its the wrong use of the word. With all the technology we have today, the spelling and grammar is still far from perfect. Everyone relies on all the technology it to make the corrections, then someone will point out to you a few grammar mistakes in your writing, Have we reall …
In recent months there have been some headlines on the legality of Non-Competes. Should they be legal, or illegal. One thought is that it protects the companies intellectual property and encourages the company to invest in its staff. On the other side of the topic is outlawing Non-competes (already illegal in California, Minnesota, North Dakota an …
