In this bizarro moment in time, here's a problem I think most of us can get behind. “We are experiencing a crisis that we evaluate to be even worse than the Great Depression (1929-1939) in terms of economy for Champagne,” Thibaut Le Mailloux of the Champagne Committee said . “And if you look at a more recent crisis like 1974, the drop in Champagn …
During our past reality, when I came home from a “Hard Days Work” Joanne would greet me with “How was your day?”, serve a great supper and ask for little help with the “House Wife” work. Now that we are mostly marooned at home the equation has shifted drastically. To say the least, since the onset of the pandemic, I have undergone significant chang …
We had just gotten on the short line outside the ice cream parlor. Two couples ahead of us. I felt the presence of a person behind me and turned around to see an older man without a mask — it was on his chin — uncomfortably close to me. As I turned to look forward and considered whether to say anything, a man ahead of me turned and called out “How …
Have you ever noticed how much meaning an old, frayed picture holds? And if it is in black and white, it is like sunshine in December! This past weekend, I was at my mom’s house. I went downstairs for something and found old photos strewn across the downstairs bedroom. I suspect that they were left over from Hurricane Sandy. Her downstairs was l …
Since March 23, 2020, when New York State officially closed down, my family has celebrated five birthdays, including my own. Three birthdays have been milestones, my two now twenty-five year old’s and my now thirty year old. Prior to March 23, 2020, my family would celebrate birthdays by having the person whose birthday it was choose their fav …
Summer’s almost gone Yeah it’s almost gone. Above are lyrics from song of the first phrase by the Doors. The LP is Waiting for the Sun. It goes back 52 years. It concludes with a question,“where will we be? In this summer of Covid what do you wish for the fall and winter. In part I post the question as we continue to face limits on some a …
In 2017, The New York Times disclosed the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. The program, which was started in 2007, studies the mystifying encounters between military pilots and unidentified aerial vehicles. The NYT reports..."Although Pentagon officials will not discuss the program, it appeared last month in a Se …
Yesterday was the anniversary of my marriage to Joanne Carol Davidson, my Roslyn High School Sweet Heart. Our wedding picture is above. Yes we looked like Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 back in the day and yes so many lamented that I “Got the Girl”. Only last week in the run up to our Anniversary someone wrote to me on Facebook “You are a lucky guy Fre …
"Play Ball" I was actually looking forward to hearing that call.Yes, it would be different. No fans in the stands. But then again, no one came to watch me when I played ball. So much drama leading up to the season. Negotiations. On, off and on again. A short season. A sprint, not the marathon of the usual baseball season. But, perhaps, a little mov …
Yes! You read it right. I decided to load up on more knowlege, in conjunction with my amazing career. I'm a girl from the Midwest and decided to choose a school that speaks to my roots, with a robust reputation in Behavioral Sciences. As of today, I am a registered student at Purdue University in Indiana, pursuing my degree in Industrial Psychology …
I have been thinking lately about how much we have learned from the experience of having been thrust into the future. Pre-COVID, remote work was taking hold in some industries but largely, there was not yet a groundswell of support for a complete transition to remote across industries. Fast forward and here we are. Let me start by saying I miss m …
Ben’s Thursday blog asked what safety protocols you are following during this time. Today I am asking, what etiquette protocols are you following when others either are not wearing masks or wearing them improperly? Essentially, my question is whether you have become a member of the mask police? Recently, I have been in three different situation …
We are proud of our children and their work. Jonathan works at Guttmacher Institute and Marisa at AJC (American Jewish Committee) New York. Marisa often arranges and participates in meetings with public officials and their staffs who I know and interact with. Jonathan researches and writes studies in the public health sphere, and his latest effort …
I was taught that if you shake someone's hand on a deal, it's done. You honor it because you just gave your word. Over the years I've been burned, unfortunately, by others who don't believe in it and seek to take advantage of every situation. Then along comes this story that renews my faith...just a little bit:) A Wisconsin man made good on a 28- …
“Every thing is up to date in Gotham City” is a play on the words of a Rodgers and Hammerstein Oklahoma song. With that I announce that I have updated all of my Social Media optics with the very same photo featured above. It is up to date because I’m responsibly sporting a Fauci mask and what’s more, my front seat riding cohort Charcoal is smiling …
