I was brought up with the work ethic that success requires dedication and hard work. The concept of “luck” was for winning the lottery (although even there, you have to buy a ticket). With that in mind, I have worked hard and succeeded at just about every job and career I’ve chosen. When I haven’t succeeded, I’ve been able to look back and see wher …
Every time I go on my Facebook page there’s a new notification waiting for me; will I give a life to a friend or relative playing Candy Crush? There is also usually a notification that a friend has surpassed a certain level in the game. My kids and friends all talk about the game. They offer to give one another lives and anything else th …
Bob has been one of my best friends since we met during our first year of college in 1972. When I moved to Chicago after we graduated, where he is from, we became even closer. We married within a year of each other, took vacations together, moved to the same suburb, and our first borns are less than a year apart. Then in 1982 I moved back to New …
Recently I've acquired a job working for Verizon Wireless/Cellular Sales. "Oh you work for Verizon?!" Everybody asks: yes and no. Verizon has a direct and indirect job market: the direct refers to all of Verizon's corporate stores, whereas the indirect refers to all of the authorized premium retailers. Cellular Sales is currently the top premium re …
I took last Friday off and went to lunch with Joanne. Rather than going to our regular haunts we tried to be creative and she suggested that we have lunch on the top floor of Lord & Taylor in Manhasset on the "miracle mile". As we entered the store my mind flashed back some 60 years to the time that my mother brought me there to buy my trea …
It's August 1st! The summer and the year seem to be flying by. There was something special about blogging on the first day of the month (and not-so-special about blogging on the last day of the month) but that was when we had the old website and blogs were "up" for the month. With the new website, today's blog is on view on the homepage and tha …
Alex Rodriguez was always disliked, even often called 'Lightning Rod' for not being able to avoid trouble. But the level of hatred is reaching nuclear proportions...and it's just getting started. Let me assure everyone that I am neither defending A-Rod, nor producing any confusion as to his guilt or need for punishment, This is simply a mocking …
Summer is off to a great start in my house. My daughter is in the middle of a project with a non-profit that is turning out to be a fantastic experience on so many levels. My son just finished the travel camp half of his summer and has now started the sports half. Baseball camp started today and he has already won an award for some play in the outf …
They have always intrigued me. Yet, as a Jewish woman from Long Island they always seemed, to me, to be so wrong. Pickles belong in a plate next to the cole slaw at the Kosher deli or in a container in which they arrived at my house fresh from the barrel. Pickles do not belong anywhere near breadcrumbs or a fryer. But there they were on the m …
We decided to go to the driving range to hit a bucket or two. It was hot, in the mid 90's and we were the only ones there, except for the guy driving around in circles in the little cart that picks up all of the hundreds of balls. Eve probably hasn't hit a golf ball in at least two years. So after half the bucket was empty, I felt very secure wh …
We, the United States Government, have promised not to kill or even torture Eric Snowden. That's comforting to a man who is holed up in the Russian airport. I'm not sure but I don't think that the Russian airport is a five star accommodation. For Russia's part, they say they will not extradite...and never will. I was not suprised when Snowden mad …
Inasmuch as wall units were invented in 1945, I am older than air conditioning as we first knew it. We got our first wall unit in the 50s. Prior to then, on hot summer days we took midday cold showers, ran through the lawn sprinkler, sat in a kiddie pool, rode our bikes as fast as we could while still wet, went to the beach (without suntan lotion …
With all of the attention on the other side of the Pond over the birth of George Alexander Louis, aka His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, the new heir to the British throne, I wonder what it would be like to live in a monarchy. My speculation only extends to consideration of a parliamentary monarchy -- where the monarch serves as a figur …
It feels like the concept of contrition is truly a thing of the past. Ryan Braun and Anthony Weiner are both being blasted not just for their transgressions, but for the disingenous manner in which they handled their controversies. After testing positive for steroids last year, Braun challenged the system and eventually won, I believe even go …
You may, or may not, know that I am a confessed Royal Watcher. My obsession with the royal family started with Princess Diana. I just really liked her. That obsession has grown to include royal weddings, the Queen at the Olympics last year, and now the icing on the cake – the birth of the Royal Baby. Now, I can’t help but wonder what name will be …
