I remember, when I was a child, numerous small stores thrived in my town; clothing stores, book stores, hardware stores, shoe stores etc. I have so many memories of my Mom taking my brother, sister and I for back to school clothes at Chwatsky’s or new shoes at Jack’s Correct Fit. And, of course, the owners knew my Mom by name as well as me and my …
Father’s Day Four generations gathered yesterday to honor the dads: Shelly’s Dad, our niece’s husband, and this correspondent. Unlike years prior, I “enjoyed” no responsibilities on the grill; I just provided transit for Shelly, her dad and her sister. Shelly posted her usual group of pics on Facebook: Tara and Dave with baby Eden, Shelly and …
Another news nugget from your intrepid blogger. This files under the category of whaaaaaatttttt?!?!?! Italy's highest court ruled on Friday that lobsters must not be kept on ice in restaurant kitchens because it causes them unjustifiable suffering before they head for death by fine dining. They actually were upholding a sentence by a lower cour …
When I was young I did not drink coffee. I started mid life when I heard that elite runners and other athletes would load up on cups of coffee pre event or game to garner the supposed benefit of the interaction of caffeine upon glycogen. I truly believe it is a legal performance enhancer and continue such use to this day. Along the way I develop …
First, I was just always around to see my Father. Then I was taken to see my Father. I was then reminded to see my Father. I then remembered to see him on my own. I then looked forward to seeing my Father. I became a Father and they came to see me. And now they are fathers and ......
I'm very fortunate that business has brought me to the World Trade Center transportation and shopping hub a few times in recent weeks. It is magnificent. It is called the Oculus, designed by Santiago Calatrava, and completed at twice the original (public money) funding at 4 Billion Dollars. You can get both the PATH and the subway in this fantastic …
Bette kept on going. Sunday night, Bette Midler won the coveted Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the revival of Hello Dolly. I happen to be a huge Bette Midler fan, so perhaps I am biased. But I thought she looked wonderful and her speech was hilarious. Nothing was going to stop her. It went on for four minutes. Even when the …
I am very proud to say that all four of my children are college graduates and, in fact, two have their Master’s Degrees and have great jobs. The younger two are in the process of getting their graduate degrees; Ryan just finished his first year of law school and Sydney will be starting in September a combined program for her Masters in Special Educ …
RIP Adam West. I really enjoyed that series in my youth. I enjoyed the comics. In all his appearances always a nice person. RIP Batman. I took to social media, Twitter to be exact, when I wanted to learn about his passing. I learned he enjoyed 150,000 followers and only followed 115. His page said he joined Twitter in March 2009 – one month …
I was asked to guest blog for our webmaster Mitch today, so I decided to let the world know something about him and see how it relates to everyone. For the past 36 years Mitch and the same friend have met for lunch every Friday. They never miss it unless one of them is out of town. It got me to thinking about certain things we do on a regular …
Could it be that in the case of climate change our twittering President may be right? I don't know, but based on our recent unseasonable weather he just may be on to something. Do the melting glaciers cool the air? I don't know, but I do know the air is unseasonably cool. They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial first day of Summer, but n …
An aphorism is a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea. We all encounter them and fall back on our favorites from time to time. For years I have enjoyed the aphorisms posted in our local bagel store. Steve, the owner of Town Bagel in Plainview, takes pride in the aphorisms that he changes every Tuesday and have become a tradition. But it …
June 7 is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 207 days remaining until the end of the year. 1769 - Daniel Boone begins exploring the Bluegrass State of Kentucky 1864 - Abraham Lincoln renominated for US President by the Republican Party 1893 - Gandhi's first act of Civil disobedience 1930 - NY Times …
You can feel it in the air. The weather is just about to change and with that change will usher in my favorite season. Summer. That time when everything seems to slow down, if even just a little. That season when the beach calls me, or even just a lounge chair with a glass of wine and my Kindle (Yes, that wine is a sweet Moscato but I have …
After I graduated law school, I took off for three weeks to travel with my college roommate. Given the state of domestic and foreign relations at the time my parents- whom I was still living with- were very nervous about “two young girls travelling alone.” To appease their concerns, I promised to keep in touch. I kept in touch with my parents by …
