Please read my last week's blog Pregame Anxiety as prelude to this. In a few words, I wrote I was worried about my softball Playoff performance and that of our Gotham Batmen team. Well, we passed every test and won every playoff game on the road to the Batmen's first League Championship and I got to scream, at the end of each game, at the top of …
There's a local frozen yogurt place in our neighborhood. We built up a lot of loyalty points enjoying their yogurt until one day, about a year ago,when they stopped serving “Original Tart”. The owner explained that my favorite flavor was not a big seller. I was in disbelief because, for me, it was the only flavor that tasted remotely like yogur …
For me it would be a tie between My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Pretty Woman -- by far, my two favorite movies. The former because somehow I can relate to the big Greek family (and my husband’s windex is WD-40). The latter because apparently I am a sucker for a good Cinderella story. So what would your movie be? Finish this sentence. If I was f …
I purchased my current laptop last year. It has a touchscreen and came equipped with Windows 8. Somehow, I quickly became adept at interfacing the keypad with the touchscreen and using Windows 8. Now Microsoft has introduced Windows 10 and repeatedly sent me messages about the necessity of upgrading to 10. I really liked windows 8 and was very …
There is something especially good about playing tennis with my son Josh, aside from the fact that it is just plain fun. And that is that he remembers the score. When Eve and I play, it is hopeless confusion. Which side did I just serve to? What is the score? I don't know, I think it is 30-40. But it can't be that because I just served to t …
You can now be married by the power of quantum physics....in Las Vegas of course. I found the following story in Fast Company. "Marriage is such an incredibly fraught topic," says Jonathon Keats, the experimental philosopher behind the project. "So much is invested in it. So much of what people want out of life is put into this legal contract. It …
I am at the field over an hour early (so I won't be late) and I am alone with my nervous anxiety and demons. I have already stretched and I am waiting. Am I at the right field? Why is no one else here?Will I be able to perform up to my expectations? Will I be able to control my pitches and hit with authority? Will I manage the game well? Will …
I've heard the expression that "getting there is half the fun". Although I anticipated writing this blog from Asheville, North Carolina, I never thought that I'd be writing about getting --or almost not -- getting here. We booked our trip some time ago. Fly to Charlotte and a scenic two-hour drive to Asheville. The Forces had other ideas. Got to …
We Manhattanites have it good in so many ways. One way is almost wherever we go on vacation it's cheaper, this is particularly true in the U.S. I'm down in Key West this week, not staying at the famed Klein cottage this time, too big for our needs. We do always stay in "old town" and the closeness of the cottages doesn't bother me at all. I'm used …
I like lunch. It is an important part of my day. In fact, I have spent many a lunch with many of you. Missing lunch makes me cranky. The high school schedules came out today. In the buzz of activity that always accompanies the new schedules, I noticed a disturbing pattern. What happened to lunch? Where did it go? When did it become acceptab …
Along with most of our home, we lost four cars during Hurricane Sandy. Although it did not feel like it at the time, looking back it was actually a funny sight. Each car seemed to become almost haunted as they each began to flood. The electrical systems went haywire, the lights began flashing on and off, the windshield wipers went on as did the …
I have to say, I never liked my name. Of all the possible choices in 1954, why Donald? The most famous Donalds are a cartoon character and....another cartoon character. I did a little research on this. Apparently, the name, of Scottish and Gaelic origin, peaked in popularity in the 1920s hitting number 10 on the most popular list. By the mid to …
So I came home last night to find out that a truck rolling through our neighborhood snapped our connection to the internet. OMG! Now we have no TV, Phone or Internet services. After getting over the shock I called FIOS to report the issue and after some wrangling they will fix it today. It was quite peaceful being "off the grid." At least for a c …
Joanne and I were talking about the many uses of the word Get and we came up with a list:Get readyGet setGet onGet it onGet crackingGet paid Get downGet up Get byGet closeGet drunkGet stonedGet enoughGet fixedGet goingGet homeGet inGet outGet cleanGet moreGet numbGet overGet pickedGet quietGet realGet softGet tightGet underGet wellGet yoursGet over …
While listening to the radio the other day, I heard the results of a study stating that it takes an average of 23 minutes to regain one’s focus if one is interrupted with an instant message while working. The study seemed to concentrate on instant messaging, but I suppose that the concept would apply to any e-interruption, although the length of re …
