My family had an interesting conversation over the Thanksgiving table. We each recounted our favorite childhood Thanksgiving memory. I tried to relay a memory from when my children were young. But my now adult children called me out on that and asked me to recount a Thanksgiving memory from when I was a child. It was, actually, an easy memory to t …
Early in my career I enjoyed opportunities to work to enact major environmental initiatives including “The NYC Recycling Law,” the “Spill Bill,” mandating cleanup of accidental releases of hazardous substances or assessing three times the cost of any cleanup performed by the City of New York (The Hazardous Substance Emergency Response Law - 1987 Lo …
I’m all in when it comes to smoking ducks and frying turkeys—it’s my thing. But I have to tell you it wasn’t easy this year. The weather was cold and wet. Keeping the smoker at the right temp was a battle, and the fryer took forever to heat up. But for me, no challenge is too big when it comes to the feast. I stuck it out, got everything cooked, …
One of my goals in life is to continue to "be in the traffic" (and remain relevant). However, if you want to be in the traffic you need to deal with the congestion.And so it goes...
I wonder whether the turkeys pardoned by the President and really thankful. However, we enjoy this day, may we find a moment to be thankful. Happy Thanksgiving.
Just when you thought things were in cruise mode...BAAAMMM .... out of the blue life can deal you a wicked hand. However, when this happens, you instantly know who your friends are. The ones who support you and encourage you. I have many such friends in Gotham. I am also fortunate to have a very supportive family. So in this instance, I was c …
Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence. It is showing up in so many different ways. You can’t even do a google search anymore without AI results. We have lots of technology tools available at our law firm to make document production easier – proofreading and editing tools, template tools, timekeeping tools and the list goes on. I k …
For me, Thanksgiving is all about the side dishes. It’s also about the frame of the turkey but that’s a blog for another day. We generally host Thanksgiving and serve “traditional” side dishes. For us, that includes sweet potato casserole, with the melted marshmallows, a string bean casserole, with the Durkee fried onions, my husband's stuffing w …
It was that time again. Cannot ignore it. Cannot avoid it. Cannot delay it. The outside office —at least of very last vestiges of it — got formerly closed yesterday. Much of the work got done the preceding weekend. Just needed to dispose of some cushions for my chair; we decided to secure new cushions next season. I’ll miss being able to “deploy” …
Time is a funny thing. It’s always moving forward, unstoppable and unrelenting. Everything—people, plants, animals, even the things we create—has a time limit. Eventually, everything perishes, changes, or fades away. It’s a humbling thought but also fascinating. I've been thinking about time a lot lately, especially when I reflect on my company’s …
As you may know, Joanne and I share a wonderful 11 year old Schnoodle (Schnauzer/Poodle mix) named Charcoal (pictured). As time went by, a pattern developed that the night shift was my sole responsibility. Charcoal spends her somnolent night hogging space on our bed and when Nature calls she hops off the bed and snorts. Up until recently, that w …
This came from a colleague of mine. I think it is worth sharing. Just a quick story and lesson. We recently pitched a client on a new engagement. Client was interviewing another law firm in addition to us. The client selected us and we have been retained. I casually asked the client why they selected us … and the client responded that part o …
Since moving from NY just over three years ago, we decided our previous dog Snowball, who was getting old at 15 at the time, would be better off staying with my Stepdaughter Ashley, in NY, who had been taking care of her mostly when she was living with us. Snowball passed this last March at the nice age of 17 and a half years old. We had thought ab …
I read an article recently about the value of smiling to be an effective salesperson. The premise of the article was that success is driven by a positive attitude and conveying that positive attitude in the sales process – not only to a prospective purchaser but to everyone along the way from introduction to close. What do you think? Does a …
Growing up in a Jewish family in the 1960's and 1970's, the Holocaust was an important subject in our home. My father, as he did with most things, had very strong views about the Holocaust. He insisted that, as Jewish people, we must continue to discuss and learn about the Holocaust to honor the millions who died and to ensure that it never happens …
