As I glanced out the window a few days ago, I saw a bumblebee hopping from bud to bud in the morning sunshine. The first bumblebee I had seen this Spring…and I smiled in the secure understanding that Nature would keep us grounded.
My son Joe is going to graduate High School in less than a month. He thinks he would like to go for Mechanical Engineering as a major. Joe has of late, not been a great student grade wise as “senioritis” kicked in early in the term, and he has let his grade point average dip a bit. That and his lack of focus has made it tough for his parents to sup …
Saturday night, Rock Voices (Long Island West) came together for their Spring Concert at Walt Whitman High School. When Bill joined this chorus last year, he and we really had no idea what to expect. He knew only that the group was a non-audition necessary chance to sing with others that enjoyed the experience as much as he did. What he fou …
Do you ever splurge on yourself? If so on what? Anyone who reads my blog knows I am a fan of handbags. Two years ago, when my husband and I were planning a trip to Paris for my birthday, a close friend asked us to buy for her a Louis Vuitton tote bag. She was celebrating a special birthday and was willing to splurge a large amount of money on t …
Last month, I shared proud parent moments involving my daughter with whom her mom and I celebrated another achievement the month before. This month her big brother gets the kudos. I posted to X last week that research by Jonathan and Guttmacher Institute colleague Gilda Sedgh got published in the prestigious journal, BMJ Global Health. The article, …
For more than six decades, I had a great streak going. No fillings.No crowns.No root canals.Not even a single cavity. Basically, my teeth were the stuff of dental legend. And then... it happened. Out of nowhere, one of my molars turned on me. Before I knew it, I was sitting in a chair, mouth wide open, being told that my perfect record was abo …
As I write this I am experiencing a sense of melancholy and I ask myself why? Clearly, it is because we will soon return "home" in the north. "Home" Where is "Home"? If "Home" is in the north, why am I experiencing meloncholy?
We live in a world of acronyms and initialisms. Acronyms being the initials of words forming a grouping of letters that is pronounced as a word. Initialisms, on the other hand, are a grouping of initials that is pronounced as individual letters. Try NASA and FBI.How often have you heard such a grouping and were too insecure to ask what it meant?A f …
I was thinking about those “politics and religion-free” zones we create? They’re predicated on the notion that talking about politics or religion always leads to arguments, hurt feelings, and broken relationships. I have determined them to be of little value; in fact, I find them to be harmful. Conversations about politics and religion are neces …
I’m curious if you have a story or a tip. To some degree, most of us have responsibility for bringing in new business. It is one reason we come to a networking group – to expand our business referral sources (of course, in Gotham along with the strong sense of community inside our family). I am curious to hear your thoughts and advice for “cl …
When I was young, my mother insisted that my brother, sister and I eat dinner together every weekday at 5:00. Actually, she never called it “dinner,” she called it “supper.” Supper at 5:00 was our routine throughout my childhood. My father, on the other hand, had supper when he came home from work. My mother would sit with him while he ate. My br …
The title might suggest I could be talking about yesterday's nice weather. Indeed, I did go out under the deck to clear out the remaining leaves from the fall; after I sat on my patio chair near my grill and listened to some videos on YouTube of performance of "The Brothers" from their two 55th Anniversary performances last week at Madison Square …
Ah, the Long Island Expressway—our famed LIE,Where "express" is ironic, yet we use it to flee.From Queens to Riverhead, it's a daily test,Of patience and playlists—and holding in stress. Like the Southern State Parkway, with some curves so tight,It demands your focus both day and night.It’s narrow, it’s wild, it’s got no shoulder—And somehow ever …
I am involved with two separate groups, each of which buy weekly lottery tickets (thank you Rosalia and Mitch) and, to date, neither group has won, but winning doesn't seem to be the true benefit. The fellowship of being part of a group, with a positive common goal, is the true benefit, as we make believe (dream) we are going to win and talk and …
Oftentimes we’ll just put the TV on in the evening for background noise while we clean up the dishes and move on to other tasks. (We rarely block out the time to sit and watch one of the many “streamed” shows the are in the “must watch” list.)So, we have one of the formulaic network shows in the background.And now it’s baseball season and there is …
