The plane crash in San Francisco yesterday morning was an awful tragedy. From the photos, it seems as though it could have been much worse in terms of loss of life. It will also naturally aggravate the anxiety for those of us who have a fear of flying. I am a better flyer than I was years ago. Takeoff was the worst of it. I didn't mind the de …
Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster? There are a lot of people who do and still want to after the lastest information sufaced. An Italian geologist has tied the "sightings" to geological shifts in the earth's crust. One of Great Britain's largest freshwater lakes, Loch Ness, sits over a 62 mile fault line called Great Glenn. The geologist …
We saw fireworks last weekend at Point Lookout on Long Island. It was the first time in a long time that we've been outdoors seeing the fireworks up close and personal. The pyrotechnics were spectacular and the experience was heightened by Ray Charles' singular rendition of "America". It gave me a chill. Being outdoors on a perfect Summer night, wa …
We started in the Fourth of July spirit last Saturday night with the concert and fireworks in Point Lookout. Since then, Neil Diamond’s “Coming to America” has been a persistent mental hum. Fireworks and music --- made for each other. Enjoy your holiday and, on this Fourth, let me share with you the lyrics to the song that is still in my mind and …
I see everyone posting all over Facebook all of their kids' accomplishments...getting into college, honor roll, winning championships, peeing in the toilet. It doesn't really bother me and there certainly isn't anything wrong with it, but I am not a big believer in using Facebook to pat myself on the back on behalf of my son (especially since he d …
It was a fairly normal commute on the LIRR yesterday morning, albeit a little late after a morning breakfast meeting. I was happily engrossed in my Ipad, instant messaging with my office, when a symphony of sounds made me jump. All of a sudden my phone and the phones of at least a dozen other people on the train around me rang a loud siren. It wa …
Last week, my children sat transfixed in front of the television as they watched Nik Wallenda walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope. Apparently, my children were not the only ones who watched as Discovery Channel, the channel that aired the walk, reported it’s highest ratings since 2000. My children were similarly spellbound when they watche …
In the car home last night, for no apparent reason, we started to remember old things. I am not talking about Fred. Things. Like the milkman who used to deliver our milk in a little box that we kept on the porch of our back door. I don't know why we didn't keep it by the front door, that porch was a lot bigger. We would get bottles of regular …
Paula Deen, the infamous southern chef on the Food Network is continuing to make headlines. The publisher of her new cookbook is dumping plans to publish it. “Paula Deen’s New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up,” due out in October was ranked No. 1 on Amazon. A bunch of her fans are buying her other books and leaving angry messages o …
My son David and his family have a non allergic dog named Lucy. She's a schnoodle. When they go away she stays with us. It did not take long for us to love her (and her breed). Because I'm allergic to dogs, we have not had one in many many years. However, Lucy broke through and as a result I agreed to Joanne's request that we get a puppy, as long a …
Although married, Flo and I do not share last names. Among our three married children, one couple shares a last name, one couple has chosen to each retain their surname, and in one, my daughter-in-law has hyphenated her last name. Sometimes the different last names have not gone unnoticed. Once, a passport officer asked Flo why she didn't take my …
We heard about the Rutgers scandal with basketball coach Mike Rice a couple months back. He was fired for his abusive basketball style which was actually caught on video. He was guilty of physically contacting kids in a detrimental manner and using homophobic slurs. This week, former Rutgers coach Mike Rice was given a chance to address a baske …
You know those moments – the ones that we all pretend never happened. Here is my most recent entry in the “Book of Embarrassment”. Last week I had to be up really early on multiple mornings. Early morning is not my favorite, or best, time. By the end of the week, my morning commute was really just an extension of my nighttime sleep. And then …
In an interview published this month in Vogue magazine, Katie Perry revealed that her now ex-husband Russell Brand told her he wanted a divorce via a text message. Similarly, Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member, Porsha Stewart, revealed that she was told that her husband, NFL player Kordell Stewart, wanted a divorce via Twitter. Reading ab …
Two nights ago I sat outside on our small deck taking in the last light and fading blue sky. It was 8:30. I recalled a trip to the Canadian Rockies years ago when the high summer sun did not set until almost 10 pm. And this morning I woke up early to blazing sun streaming through the blinds. Nice.And then, as if I was hearing the music abruptly …
