I am one of the few Gothamites qualified to opine on the virtues of age. Yes, it creeps up on you and suddenly you are "Mr. Klein" and your hair is silver (not gray). You learn to accept a new consciousness and state of mind (which still harbors youthful thoughts, desires and aspirations). You find yourself (semi proudly) stating, rather than hidin …
The weather in Seattle last weekend was spectacular. Cloudless skies. Very un-Seattle-like, especially for early May. Beautiful, memorable sunrises over Mount Rainier were the prominent news stories. So Flo and I decided to view what was being touted as the opportunity of a lifetime. Tuesday was our last morning in Seattle and we were up at …
We had struggled with it for years. My wife was more inclined to being open to the concept, where I was resistant. I had seen and heard about it being overdiagnosed for years. I felt ADD was something that often was a crutch for parents who would rather rely upon medication than instilling discipline, that teachers often relied upon rather than …
My regular every-other-Sunday manicure ritual this week included some interesting conversation with Fran. Fran and I both had a bit of a wait. As we sat together on the bench, she turned to show me a letter she was holding from the Jewish War Veterans organization. “Do you know them?” she asked, with a glimmer in her eye and inviting me to ask …
I have a confession to make. While I have a Linkedin profile I am not, at all, comfortable with using Linkedin. And, while I know that statement alone will probably generate a lot of castigatory comments that is not the focus of this blog. I accepted a Linkedin request this week for someone to join my network. After that, I was directed to a …
At times I feel like a loser. But I am getting better. I bought a new pair of reading glasses about six months ago that I carry with me to the office every day and then back home. I am surprised that I have not lost them yet, though they once fell out of my pocket in Grand Central and someone kindly picked them up and tapped me on the sho …
Last Tuesday night we, the Tribal Council, were commenting on when was the last time you turned your technology off. Not surprisingly, none of us turn it off. In fact, Fred and I get in trouble because our heads are bowed down immersed in email. Those that are with us get very upset because it appears we are not paying attention. We are...albeit …
Last Friday I sat with Gotham Executive Director Debbie Lindner at a lunch honoring our Annamarie Bondi-Stoddard. The luncheon was hosted by The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. Any time I am with Annamarie and Debbie (plus a goodly number of other Gothamites) it is guaranteed to be a very nice time, but this time was even more s …
My daughter, Mea, is getting married on Saturday. The wedding is in Seattle and the weather forecast, at last check, doesn't include rain. A good omen. It's a good thing that the wedding is in Seattle, because I'm going to need a nice long plane flight to think about what to tell my daughter and new son-in-law. What words of advice (dare I say "wis …
Earlier in the week, Rona brought up something that I have had on my mind for quite some time. While I was glad that someone else other than myself had noticed the same "effect", I disagree with Rona on the cause. While Rona correlated the decline with the new web site, I feel that the quality of the blogs and the interest level shown goes back f …
In a few weeks, I am leading a meeting where the topic is as follows – “what new technology, software or hardware, are you using that has made life – business or personal – just a little bit easier.” I know I am partial to certain technology. In fact, just today I had monitor envy as I admired my partner’s gi-normous (is that a word?) screen. I …
I have noticed an interesting phenomena; since we have switched to the new web site our blogs, mine included, have gotten noticeably shorter. Do you think it has something to do with the new format or have we learned to say what’s on our minds a lot more efficiently?
It has been a long time since I was hooked on a TV show. The last time I watched as religiously was Hill Street Blues, a long time ago. Now, 30 years later, it is Game of Thrones. The woman who cuts my hair told me to watch it. She particularly liked the sex scenes she said, which seem to have waned a bit after season 1. I like the tension in …
Kiplinger magazine compiled the 10 cheapest places to live in the US and guess what? None of them were in the Northeast! It's no surprise that they are all in the South and South west. Here they are... 1. Harlingen, Texas 2. Memphis, Tenn. 3. McAllen, Texas 4. Fayetteville, Ark. 5. Temple, Texas 6. Conway, Ark. 7. Pueblo, Colo. 8. Wichita F …
Last Friday Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick took the unprecedented decision to shut down all of Boston and its near environs. The shut down was coined "Shelter in place" and intended to facilitate the massive manhunt for the "White Hat" bomber. However, as the hours ticked by and there was no capture, the political and practical pressure must …
