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Mitch Tobol
Nov07
It's a mystery
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

  Authorities in Indiana said an overturned semi truck spilled cases of beer across the lanes of of U.S. 50 in Dearborn County.   Thankfully no one was hurt but it seems that within 2 hours, the beer was gone.   I heard Police later investigated a complaint of a loud party going on roughly 25 miles from the scene of the spill. The officers reported

Fred Klein
Nov06
Big Brother
Posted By : Fred Klein

I'm a first born and I never had a big brother.  I suppose that's good and bad.  In any case, I have negotiated and survived the ups and downs of life fairly well. Little did I know that for quite a while I have had a Big Brother tagging along and watching over me! Since who knows when, I have noticed unsolicited messages pop up on my iPhone screen

Benjamin Geizhals
Nov05
Another T Shirt Blog
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

It's time for another T-Shirt Blog..... Have you considered discarding that old T shirt? Here’s something to think about. We recently welcomed a new person into our extended family. Our cousins became grandparents to Baby Arlo.In a picture, Grandpa Cousin posed proudly with little Arlo on his lap, while wearing a T shirt that he had gotten many yea

Carly Bentley
Nov04
Hurry Up and Wait!
Posted By : Carly Bentley

Seems inappropriate to write about anything other than this GREAT AMERICAN process. 2020 is proving to be an unexpected, historical year. We, as a country, as a people, and as a society, have been through what I describe, as SERIOUS turbulence. My friend told me a story yesterday that I thought was funny and light. I will share it with you, here.

Nancy Schess
Nov03
Today Is The Day
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I know that Corey blogged about this topic on Sunday – but I just cannot think of anything else to blog about today that makes any sense and would not seem completely superfluous. I suppose you can consider this a theme. In this country, we have the power and privilege to vote. We get to show that our voice matters. I have been so heartened by all

Rona Gura
Nov02
Who Gets Your Candy Vote?
Posted By : Rona Gura

This past Saturday Mitch posted about Halloween. He had mentioned that he had not yet bought candy. Given the current circumstances, I can understand why he waited. As a candy lover, however, I always am very well stocked several weeks before Halloween. This year was no exception.   Every year the struggle with purchasing candy is always the same;

Corey Bearak
Nov01
Voting Makes A Difference
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Since Gotham allowed me to regularly blog in this space I used this Sunday before Election Day to urge folks to exercise their right to vote.  It remains something I feel very strongly about.  The first professional remarks I ever drafted involved such participation in our electoral process.  An editorial I drafted during law school where I edited

Mitch Tobol
Oct31
Halloween
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

It's Halloween today and I don't have any candy. I'll need to run to the store to get some but I'm wondering...   Do I need to wipe down every piece? Will they take the candy if I put it out? Will there even be trick or treaters this year?   I never had so many questions about Halloween.

Fred Klein
Oct30
New Dream
Posted By : Fred Klein

As a follow up to my recent Recurring Dreams blog, last week I had a brand new dream.I was running hard in a road race and I was on pace for a good time when I turned a corner and saw a long train (pictured) approaching an intersection at breakneck speed. This is where my dream memory did not serve me.  I can’t remember what happened next,ie, did I

Benjamin Geizhals
Oct29
The Line
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

The line wasn’t quite around the long block. It certainly wasn’t as bad as we had seen earlier or the day before or as we witnessed the next day. The rain and mist had stopped and it was a bit milder.Everyone was wearing a mask and the line moved steadily. People in pairs were in conversation while those alone were preoccupied with their phones. Wi

Carly Bentley
Oct28
Inventory
Posted By : Carly Bentley

This week I’m taking personal inventory on what I deem important vs what others deem important. Am I living intrinsically or am I motivated extrinsically? I’ve never been a fan of allowing others to dictate my decisions, nor do I desire the responsibility, or weight of other’s decisions. Why do individuals feel compelled to convince others to have

STEPHANIE SHALOFSKY
Oct27
Are You Procrastinating?
Posted By : STEPHANIE SHALOFSKY

Based on my very informal survey, I would say that procrastination is on the rise. Yes, we have probably all fallen victim to this periodically. However, our current times seem to be the culprit now. With all the added distractions, disruptions, and challenges of running a business during these unusual times, I personally have found myself procrast

Rona Gura
Oct26
I Love NY
Posted By : Rona Gura

Last week, my husband, friends, and I were supposed to be in Hawaii. For obvious reasons, we cancelled the Hawaii trip. We decided instead, because we needed to get away but wanted to stay safe, to plan a one week trip around upstate New York. Happy to be going away, but certain the trip would not be as spectacular as the planned Hawaii trip, we le

Corey Bearak
Oct25
Stoppin’ Traffic
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Other topics always intervened. And something nice occurred yesterday but covering it follows a different timetable. As Friday’s blogger knows and experienced, and like Saturday’s blogger (aka “wheelman”), this commentator knows how to and skillfully weaves in and out of slower moving traffic where poor or just lazy drivers slow things down inapp

Mitch Tobol
Oct24
Peeping time
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Yes...it's that time of year to experience something that is unique to the Northeast forest. (I learned that from David Attenborough:) Watching the green leaves change into a variety of colors.   BTW the term "fall" was likely a deviation from the Old English words "fiaell" and "feallan," both of which mean to fall from a height. And autumn came fr