Yesterday, I was at the Annual Meeting of the Health Law Section of the State Bar Association. I've attended the meeting yearly for many, many years. Although I get continuing legal education credit for attending, I find the meeting a great way to keep current on developments in health care law. It's also a nice way to network with my colleagues an …
If you've never heard of Score, let me introduce you, they provide free and low cost business mentoring, local low cost workshops and online business resources. SCORE here. A great asset in your biz toolbox. One of their workshops, which I and 2 other Gothamites attended last Friday was called "The Science and Art of Breakthrough Networking." The …
Almost everyone I know has been sick recently. There are some pretty nasty bugs going around. Last week, that bug caught up with me. It took my whole week away. I wasn’t in the office for a single day. If you know me at all, you know that is not comfortable for me. I tend to push through things and just keep going so when I lose that choice …
Anyone who knows me and my husband knows that, for many reasons, we love to travel. Clearly, one of the biggest benefits of travelling is getting away from work and stress and re-charging. For me, however, one of the most enjoyable benefits of travelling is learning something new and taking that knowledge home with me. For example, while in Ala …
Despite the title, I promise absolutely no politics, no political diatribes of any kind in this commentary. Just some Chimes of Freedom. You ask then how a discussion of Freedom involves none of the above. Well. Read on. You be the judge. I planned to purchase an iPad in the Spring. Shelly enjoys hers. Jonathan has had several, one repurpos …
I take Juice Plus daily vitamins under the sponsorship of Shelley Simpson. In addition to the health benefits that come in the capsules, there are also mental benefits. Recently there was a written insert which I thought was quite instructive. The subject was being awesome and it stated "here are three ways to be more awesome. 1. Stop worrying …
Last weekend was Uncle Joe's 92nd birthday. As we have for the past few years, Flo and I went down to Florida for a long weekend to see Uncle Joe and other relatives who no longer travel north. Joe is a survivor, both literally and figuratively. He survived the Warsaw Ghetto. He has had his share of loss and illness. But Joe was always a v …
Today, January 18, marks the 24th anniversary of ALL 50 states celebrating Martin Luther King Day. He was born Michael King on January 15, 1929. He would have been 88 last Sunday. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. This week there is a lot of op …
In January 2007, Apple announced that the first iPhone would shortly be released. It has been ten years since Apple’s first smartphone. Can it only be ten years ago? I was a late convert to iPhone, hanging on to my treasured Blackberry until my office manager literally refused to order me a new one. But the concept of smartphone was, and co …
In the world of social media, “likes” are very important. I recently noticed that my daughter had taken down a picture she had posted on Instagram. When I asked her why the photograph was removed she told me, “Because I didn’t get enough “likes” in the first hour it was up.” Based on my Facebook year end history I am a good “liker.” Apparently, …
In my weekly eve and weekend games, the same expectation applies to all players: Get open, get ball, shoot. And some I play with demonstrate phenomenal shots and range. I know my spots and when to slide or roll after a pick. Folks found the ball we used at our last session a bit heavy so maybe the usual bounce or roll that falls into the basket …
Have you every gotten frustrated and angry at our government institutions (I know;) Here's a captial idea...pay your government bill with pennies. In fact a business owner recently did this. Nick Stafford paid a DMV bill of $2,987.45 using five wheelbarrows filled with 300,000 pennies. The employees at the DMV office in Lebanon, Virginia were f …
Recently, Ben blogged re our most worthy Advocates initiative. Another of our great under the radar Gotham initiatives available to all members is our peer mentor program. Administered by Flo Feinberg, it matches Gotham peer members in a unique counter intuitive manner. We seek to hook up 2 people from 2 different worlds so that their shared exp …
Every week, on Friday afternoon, towards the end of the workweek, I get a subliminal message reminding me to wish a good friend a "Good Sabbath" - a "Shabbat Shalom" - in anticipation of the imminent arrival of sundown. We exchange the greeting, whether in a text message, voice call or, on rare occasion, in a face-to-face exchange, and whether init …
There are a lot of great films out there to be seeing. I find watching a movie, especially in a theater, to be a wonderfully uplifting experience. In hard times, a good film can really change my mood. First and foremost, you must see Hidden Figures. It is not because it is such an artfully crafted film, but because it has so many messages of hope …
