First off, thank you to Friday's blogger for his commentary on today's blogger. A few weeks back during a periodic Zoom of the Queens Civic Engagement Committee held by the office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, the topic was expansion of voting. I had shared in the chat a 2016 commentary I wrote about how low turnout in the electio …
I received it about 15 years ago. My Dad had started working for me 3 days a week after he had retired. Some of you may remember him when you called my office. On a particularly rough day, he sauntered in my office and sat down. He asked if I was okay and said he had some advice which, in and of itself, was an unusual statement to hear. He said …
One of the best things about Gotham is the willingness of each member to be of help. Of course, this willingness is the personification of our Mantra: It's better to give than receive, but what goes around comes around.Today, I feature our own Corey Bearak because I need to publicly thank him for all that he has done for me, Gotham and other membe …
This weekend we “fall back” - - resetting our clocks as daylight savings time ends.This semi-annual adjustment will spur the semi-annual focus and discussion about daylight savings and its effect on our lives, health and routines. We will wonder about legislation that proposes to make daylight savings permanent.Some will endure the change with grea …
There are many things in our day that can disrupt our normal flow, make you late for certain obligations (like blogging) and events that will have a lasting effect.... I know some of you will remember the blogs I have done in the past which included words of wisdom from our wonderful companion, Musha. Well, almost 2 weeks ago, Musha made it known …
How do you feel about Sunday's time change?
Goes a long way for everyone around. I watched a scene unfold the other day on the other side of a crowded LIRR train. A woman joined the crowd who was clearly pregnant and the train was crowded. I will admit that I usually jump up for a pregnant woman on a train, plane or in an automobile. I remember what it was like to stand for two all the …
I intended to take Friday off. My daughter was getting married on Saturday (which is a blog for another day) and so I decided to take the day to attend to last minute details, get my nails done, travel to the venue, etc. But, with my emails being pushed to my iPhone and my clients having my cell phone number, I still worked. There were several e …
Not sure I ever blogged about the "event" that occurs this year on Tuesday. I looked back over the last three years of my posts and nothing (I'll have to ask our "Webmaster" aka Saturday's blogger, if any easier way to review exists.). But the euphoria following the Halloween bash held by by Knights of Pythias lodge leads to today's post. It was …
Last Wednesday, a bug came to play, Brought the flu, much to my dismay. I laid in bed, a shivering heap, Dreaming of wellness, instead of sleep. I coughed and slept, a pitiful sight, Wrapped in blankets, through day and night. Ben's soup was my ally, tissues my friends, Together we fought, to make amends. But laughter came, amidst the gloom, As …
Last week's "10/10 Egg Cream Club" blog was about (U-Bet) chocolate egg creams which I love. Thus, I was very surprised by the number of comments favoring vanilla egg creams. Truth be told, I had never heard of a vanilla egg cream.Especially so, as Vanilla is described as "very plain and unexciting."Once I started thinking about it, I recalled that …
The other day I received a FaceTime call from my two-and-a-half year old granddaughter (with the help of her mother, my daughter).I was in my office and offered to show her around the office.My daughter loved the nostalgic mementos on the shelves and walls. My granddaughter marveled at how messy my desk was. She jumped at the suggestion that she co …
Space, The Final Frontier… The famous beginning words to the original 1960’s Star Trek TV series. Living on the Space Coast of Florida, we truly get a firsthand view and sound of whenever a launch happens, which is quite frequent theses days. Every flight is different. The flight path, the exhaust plume depending on the time of day or night, the s …
On my work from home days, I try very hard to tell myself to stand up, take a walk, get outside – even for just a few minutes. Yet these days, I am failing. Just too busy, which is not a complaint but sometimes an interference. Any tips out there Gotham friends? How do you make sure that you take a healthful break during the day?
Supermarkets are often hurried places with the routine of shoppers, carts moving, and register lines that seem to never move quickly enough. It is usually a place where people come to quickly purchase their essentials and leave. But sometimes, in the most unexpected places, we stumble upon moments of pure joy. It happened to me on a routine groc …
