We gave two of our grandsons Lego sets as Hanukkah gifts and they quickly found their places to begin assembling the models. The older asked for two paper bowls to sort out and hold the many pieces as he set to work. His younger cousin observed, pondered and concluded that sorting the pieces in bowls was a good idea.He asked whether he could take t …
Every year a top cultural highlight, for me, is the Kennedy Center Honorees Special. It is always televised between Christmas and New Years on CBS. This year’s telecast is tonight at 8 pm, Wednesday, December 28. A group of 5 artists are presented Medals, in a night of celebration, for their distinguished careers. This year the list is an eclect …
It is a little surreal to me that this is my last blog of 2022. This year has just zipped by. “It seems like yesterday” was meant for this experience. I remember that feeling of a year passing when I was young. I remember thinking about how slowly time moved – and wishing for so many things to speed up. Silly child. You can expect my first …
For a post-Christmas blog, I am taking a “page” out of Mitch’s playbook and offering a heart lifting story I recently came across. Apparently, a first grader from California has achieved every young girl's dream; having permission to own her very own pet unicorn., The little girl, identified only as Madeline, wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Count …
In advance of the holiday season (as I did a few week's back) I devote an annual blog to a "Happy Holidays in Song" playlist; this year I often included in many emails I sent of late a p.s. with a link to that playlist. Of course the weekend preceding the advent of the new year, allows me to bring to the attention of my readers and others, "Songs t …
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a state trooper last week noticed a car in a high-occupancy vehicle lane on an Interstate in Phoenix with a “Seusspicious-looking” green passenger. A driver named Sam tried to pass off an inflatable figure of the Dr. Seuss character as a passenger. The Arizona police said they appreciate the “festive …
I always believed in Santa Claus. Still do!Tonight we continue our Family tradition of decorating our hearth with Santas small and large and they inspire me to think, as I mature and whiten. Aren’t there really 4 stages of life:1) You believe in Santa2) You don’t believe in Santa3) You are Santa and4) You look like Santa!
SOCO is a wonderful ice cream parlor on Railroad Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The best ice cream.Last summer, SOCO had a venture with nearby Shakespeare and Company and fashioned some ice cream flavors dedicated to Shakespeare. And, inspired by the great playwright, SOCO offered its customers the opportunity to decorate its walls with …
A Grammy Tribute Concert tonight, CBS at 9PM, will highlight the incredible career of New York’s superstar, Paul Simon. From his hits as a duo with Art Garfunkel, through his solo career, Simon has been able to explore both deeply personal feelings and the exuberance of world music as a unifying force for music lovers. Simon’s writing explored t …
Our evening of Chinese food and a family movie will quickly be upon us, complete with at least half of my children. We have already started the conversation not only about which take out restaurant will be our "go to", but also our choice of movies. I had a conversation with a client today and we wandered into talking about an old Robert DeN …
We are planning my youngest daughter, Sydney’s wedding. It is such a different experience planning your child’s wedding, as opposed to planning your own. For example, when we went bridal gown shopping, all I wanted was to see was my “baby,” in a huge princess dress. Being the accommodating youngest child that she is, she begrudgingly put one on …
Friday's blogger inspired this commentary so whatever I planned to chat about today awaits a new day. With many people still shopping on-line, I want to suggest making use of a special feature available through Amazon and if one chooses to shop through fave charity or non-profit so-connected, your purchase also benefits those served. Since I chai …
You know how magnets can repel each other? And if you've ever tried to push them together it's very hard. The forces keeping them apart are very strong. That's the essence of nuclear fusion. Forcing two particles together and using the energy from that reaction. Up until now it's taken more energy to create fusion than what you get out of it. In …
My wife couldn’t get the Amazon app to open on her computer, but I could on my phone. So I agreed to help, in my way, with her holiday shopping. And so began the following innocent, incompetent and frustrating adventure exploring the Amazon.In my own way, I then ordered the wrong thing or the wrong size or the wrong color. Or I ordered the righ …
I think they got it wrong when they decided that “Gaslighting” is the word of the year.I was speaking to Nancy the other day and we both commented on how many plans have been changed, often at the last minute......And how we have had to adjust accordingly.I think the word of the year should have been “Pivot”.
