Every family has one member that is known for something in particular. I AM THE TRAVEL NIGHTMARE!!!! From late to canceled flights, lost luggage, COVID while traveling, having to sleep overnight in an airport, trajectory of door plugs canceling a full fleet of airplanes...you name it, it has all happened around me! One of the craziest stories to …
Now, this is a blast from the past. How many of you out there grew up with plastic slipcovers on the living room couch? If you are there with me, remember the whooshing noise they made when you sat down? How about, what it felt like to stand up from the hot cushions in the heat of the summer? Or, how the sharp edges on the corners felt just …
I was reminded recently of the personal experiences we sometimes bring to our professional experience. As many of you know, I became a divorce lawyer after going through my own personal divorce. In making the change, I felt that my personal experiences going through my own divorce would enhance my work as a divorce attorney. I believed that my pe …
Friday, I attend the Queens Borough President's Annual State of the Borough ("SOTB") speech. The last several years I've attended the SOTB with my daughter Marisa who works at the American Jewish Committee. This year I met in the parking lot the venue, Queens Theatre in the Park, shares with the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. She …
A silly family poem I heard every year growing up. Spring has sprung The grass has riz I wonder where dem boidies is Dem boides are on the wing Isn't that absoid The wing is on the boid
There is a unique dive bar in Key West called The Chart Room. I learned of it reading Key West Lou's blog. It is hidden away in the bowels of The Pier House at the end of Duval Street. It has quite a storied history, including Mel Fisher, Jimmy Buffet and many other Key West characters and luminaries. To me The Chart Room is the closest approxim …
Totality.A word that will never have the same meaning for me after last Monday.The mysteries and splendor of the universe witnessed, perhaps comprehended, for a few moments on earth.Totality.
A pet is part of the family. When it’s time to say goodbye, permanently, it can really cause some stress to all that have experienced the loyalty and love that a treasured dog can offer. On April 14th, 2024 after 17 years and 7 months, we had to say goodbye to our “baby girl” (as my wife would call her) Snowball. She was a mix of Lhasa Apso and Poo …
We would have ventured back to a movie theatre ages ago but frankly, just did not have the opportunity. OK, in truth, maybe we became a little lazy during the pandemic. There is something very relaxing about pajamas, a glass of wine and a movie or binge worthy show on my big screen TV. And, during the pandemic, the choices became very plentiful. …
My husband likes to say that I am the messy one and he is the neat one. I have to admit he is probably right. I like to consider myself a bit like Linus from “Charlie Brown.” A little bit of mess follows me wherever I go. My husband, however, has the uncanny ability to detect my mess. For example, just last night I sprayed Pam in a pan on the st …
Who does not know and perhaps also look forwarded to viewing and experiencing tomorrow's Solar Eclipse? The New York Times posted "A solar eclipse soundtrack" for subscribers only on Friday. It motivated the commentator to search songs which included the word "sun" in whole or part of their titles. I found more than a few; multiple versions in ma …
Did you feel it? I was in a meeting in Pelham NY when it happened. I thought it was so cool. People 300 miles from the epicenter felt the tremor which happened around 10:20AM yesterday The epicenter was about 4 miles southwest of Gladstone, NJ. According to the U.S. Geological Survey tectonic summary, the earthquake occurred because of “oblique …
Recently my friend David Berger commented that I'm relentless. He said it almost as a throw away line, because it wasn't directly on point. I heard it and it got me thinking that he was right on. One of my Rules for Success is to never quit and to out work the competition. David's "relentless" comment resonated so much in my mind that I am now h …
Overheard while waiting for coffee at a local coffee and bake shop:Apparently a customer was calling because she has lost her cellphone and thought she might have left it in the shop’s bathroom.The person at the counter who answered the call had an empty cellphone case in her hand and was explaining that the empty case was all that was found in the …
As kids we learned about four seasons: Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring. We even had a TV character named Princess Summerfall Winterspring Seasons are how we mark time. Ecclesiastes made note of seasons - The Byrds memorialized seasons in song. The seasons offer some degree of certainty – predictable cycles. Over time we seem to have acquired …
