Bumper stickers
Posted By : Mitch TobolDriving along Route 110 on my way to work I encountered a purple car with these bumper stickers. I'm not sure if I should smile or be concerned.
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Cafe’ Con Leche
Posted By : Fred KleinEvery weekday morning I get up bright and early and go to 5 Brothers (pictured) for the best coffee on the island served up by Pepe. I wait my turn as the early bird (before 6:30 official opening time) regulars troop in for their daily dose of caffeine. The regulars occupy the main bench next to the entrance and can be heard in their exuberant p …
Bane of Existence
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsOur soon-to-be six years old grandson recently shared one of his greatest confidences.“The bane of my existence is that I don’t know what the bane of my existence is.”I wonder whether he was simply expressing that he didn’t know what “bane of existence” means or whether he was actually reflecting upon the concern foremost on his mind at the moment. …
Why I Did a 10-Day Silent Retreat
Posted By : Rick RaymondEarly last month I drove to the Vipassana Meditation Center in Shelburne, Massachusetts to participate in a 10-day silent retreat. Vipassana is an ancient Buddhist tradition, often translated as "insight". A major goal of the program is to develop your facility for equanimity - a mental calmness, composure, an evenness of temper in difficult situ …
Finding the Care in Healthcare
Posted By : Nancy SchessMom had a cardiac procedure yesterday. It was a super long exhausting day 10 hour day in the hospital starting early in the morning. To put this out right up front, It was a fairly routine outpatient procedure and mom is fine (happily). That’s not the point of my blog. At every turn over the course of a long day, I kept coming back to the palp …
Scouting
Posted By : Rona GuraI read Fred's blog on Friday and thought about an article I recently read about famous people who were Scouts. The list included Lucille Ball, Debbie Reynolds, her daughter Carrie Fischer, Barbara Walters, Reese Witherspoon, Condoleezza Rice (as well as every other female Secretary of State), Blythe Danner, her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow, Taylor Swif …
Gotham Business POWER Breakfast breaks mold
Posted By : Corey BearakNot yet reflected on the Gotham Networking website, but a partnership of two Gotham Groups that opted to meet together throughout the 2021 pandemic challenged year forged a brand new Gotham amalgamation for 2022. Gotham Busines POWER Breakfast held its inaugural meeting, Wednesday morning January 12 (, 2022). In 2021 building on an informal d …
Badgers?
Posted By : Mitch TobolAfter reading this you might think twice about badgers. Experts believe that a badger foraging for food unearthed an ‘exceptional’ treasure trove of over 200 Roman coins. The ancient coins were found next to a burrow, with some even inside it. Although the badger itself has not been seen, it is thought the most likely explanation is that it …
Happy Hour Girl Scout Cookies
Posted By : Fred KleinMy friend’s daughter Allison calls me “Uncle Fred” and she’s in her last year of Girl Scouts and she’s got it in her head that she wants to go out in a flourish and what better way than to set the record for Girl Scout Cookie sales! Being a good “Uncle”, I’m all in and, of course, gave her an order, but then last Friday her dad was on our weekl …
The Return ?
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsThe drop-down was to the effect that firms have given up on predicting when employees would return to their offices. I didn’t read the full article. As often happens, the drop-down is sufficient to lead to questions.Are you back in the office? If not, are you going back in the near future?
Do Award Shows Still Matter?
Posted By : ODEY RAVIVAs a Culture Vulture-The Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award Shows have all been non-miss events for me. The ratings for all these shows have been trending downwards. The Oscar and Grammy awards will be postponed due to Covid worries. And, this week the Golden Globe Awards were doled out without being televised. NBC pulled the sh …
Did You Notice?
Posted By : Nancy SchessLast week, I missed it. Just missed it. Perhaps there is just too much going on in the world of an employment lawyer these days. I did not post my blog. I had it written, but just didn’t post it. When I realized it later, I felt so badly that I had let you all down. Hence, this weeks blog is only to extend my apologies and promise it will neve …
Planning
Posted By : Rona GuraIt’s January 8th as I write this. I am putting away some of the generous holiday gifts I received. Included in those gifts are two planners/journals. They are very pretty and beautifully crafted. The question is, for me, whether I will use them. One of the attorneys in my office still uses a paper diary (a red book). Given the ease of electron …
A new image
Posted By : Corey BearakWhen I started to use Zoom, the inability to use virtual backgrounds for my meeting gnawed at me. When I upgrade “Early 2015” MacBook Pro late last year, I looked forward to using virtual backgrounds and uploaded images that reflected the organization involved in the Zoom. I have images for SNAP (Services Now for Adult Persons) where I chair th …
The First One
Posted By : Mitch TobolIt's a winter wonderland :) I enjoy the change of the seasons and especially the first significant snow. Although, as usual, the first snow arrives with complaints. Well if you're complaining, you might want to think of moving. I like living here and experiencing each season as it comes and goes. It's one the alluring aspects of living in the …