Last Sunday, I attended the annual commemoration of the Holocaust at Temple Emanu-el in New York City. It made me sad -- indeed sadder than I can remember ever being after attending the somber event in the past few years. At one point during the commemoration, as they have done every year, there is a candle lighting during which thirty-six cand …
I have been coaching for 17 years. This is my 7th year coaching Little League baseball. We have only had compettitve playoffs for the last 2 years. The first year we had competitive playoffs our team was good, but got knocked out in the first round. The next year our team was given the first overall pick in the draft. The following year, they …
He didn’t look but was that justified? Rutgers President Barchi describes his job as being the CEO of a large company. He relies and must rely, he says, on those senior executives who report to him in order to make decisions important to the business. So, when his Athletic Director (akin to the SVP of one of the most important and revenue gene …
On Friday, very early in the morning, I brought my car into the dealer to be serviced. I was shocked to see approximately twenty people sitting in the waiting room who had brought their car in before me. As I sat down to do some work, I noticed almost everyone in that room was either doing work, reading the newspaper, or had their eyes closed. No o …
One night this past week I walked into the kitchen as Eve was preparing dinner and from behind gently rested my face against hers. It took only a few seconds for her to lightly shriek and turn around and say "you shaved!" and then tell me that I have such a cute face. My mother used to say the same thing. "Why do you cover your nice face wi …
Starting next year, the employees at Michelin North America will have to pay, up to $1,000, if they have a waistline that exceeds their criteria (35 inches for women and 40 inches for men) or even high blood pressure. Other companies in the country are adopting the same philosophy demanding that employees share personal-health information, such as …
My birthday was last week and my wife Joanne greeted me at breakfast with a card that said "Life Isn't About Finding Yourself. Life Is About Creating Yourself. (Unknown)"Surely, this is a universal message. Take it to heart and aspire toinspire others to compliment you, as Jo did by adding "You are a piece of work!" to the card.
There is a “No Right Turn on Red” sign in my neighborhood that is, to say the least, annoying. There seems to be no justification for the prohibition on right turns on red at that spot. And, it is a long light. Oftentimes, I witness drivers stopping at the red light, looking around -- for cars and police -- and making the prohibited turn. Some …
The boys have worked so hard all year. We were an expansion team, so we didn't have any returning players like all the rest of the league. With the hopes of being the team to beat in the future, we drafted young so that we would be very good in the upcoming years. We didn't expect to compete this season, but then we were able to pick-up the one …
About a week or so ago, a teenage prank in a small town in Kentucky led to headline news. The way the story goes, a teenager and his friends were passing by the local bingo hall and one dared the other to go inside and yell “Bingo”. With the line in the sand drawn, the dare was accepted and off he went inside the hall crowded with avid bingo player …
My step-son, Ryan, turned eighteen on Saturday (yes, he shares a birthday with our illustrious co-founder, Fred). As this was a milestone celebration for Ryan I wanted to write something special in his card. I wanted to offer him some wise advice that would be useful to him in his adulthood. I struggled to think of what information would have been …
Thinking of golf, thank you Mitch, we have thought about taking it up this year. In the past I have played only twice each season -- once at the Gotham outing, and the second time is with my sons and son in law at the Bernstein Annual Father's Day Golf Tournament. You wouldn't know I only play twice a year with the way I crush my golf cart compan …
It's an exciting time of year, leaves will start to form on trees, flowers will grow and more importantly we get to play golf. Golf season is here and, as I'm sure you know, the Annual Bob Formica Golf & Tennis Outing is right around the corner. But a more important story is emerging from the USTA. On the heels of proposing a ban on belly …
My wife Joanne was my high school girl friend and we have been married 46 years. Among the many many things she brings to our marriage is that of the great "Leveler". She has an inexhaustible capacity to cut through all the spin, puff and noise to bring me down and ground me. This is a not always pleasant for me, but I know it is a good thing as, f …
Between Passover and Easter - a time to reflect on tradition and family. This year was the first year that our generation was the oldest generation at my brother and sister-in-law's seder table. But we were lucky to still have three generations around the table. I remember my son on my father's knee. Now it is my knee. The tradition goes on.
