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Three Weeks Away....
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsThree weeks from today is Thanksgiving. Time to start considering the holiday seriously, if you haven’t already.The Thanksgiving Day Parade will be back - perhaps a sign that things are getting back to PC normal.And after the parade are families gathering for dinner as they did before?With three weeks to go, our family is in discussions. Concerns o …
Sitcoms as Cultural Artifacts
Posted By : ODEY RAVIVThe best Situation Comedies reflect the times and make us think about circumstances and experiences beyond our reality. A rating of the top 100 SCs in Rolling Stone covered a lot of territory. TV fans check it out. The top 5 in descending order are: All in the Family, I Love Lucy, Seinfeld, Cheers, and the winner-The Simpsons. The idea th …
Spooky Halloween
Posted By : Nancy SchessYears past, I scheduled the day off every Halloween. Trick-or-treating was always a highlight. Our neighborhood used to swarm with kids and we loved being part of the swarm. I remember Jaclyn’s first Halloween. We literally had to teach her how to trick-or treat. She thought the idea was that after collecting candy from a house, she was suppos …
Journaling
Posted By : Rona GuraI’ve been playing around with the thought for several years. Last week I finally committed to it. I bought a journal. I bought it at Weight Watchers so, a part of the reason for the journal is for me to record and review my eating and wellness habits. Which I did this past week and noticed some interesting habits. But this journal has a lot mor …
Tattoo who
Posted By : Corey BearakAt Gotham Happy Hour I shared something about today’s Gotham blog. Friday’s blogger remarked nice to not discuss my outside office (he used a different term!). Well I did go there but only to retrieve the coffee pot so Shelly’s brew could remain in the thermal pot parked inside the kitchen-based coffeemaker. And I still found some time for yardwor …
Socks anyone
Posted By : Mitch TobolTrue story... An employee refused to come into work because his girlfriend hadn't washed his socks. The scaffolder contacted his boss to say that he just couldn't make it in. He tweeted: "I can't come in I can't find any f****** socks she ain't washed f*** all so ain't got nuffin and can't where none because boots got big holes in ffs soz buddy …
Moderna III
Posted By : Fred KleinIt amazes me that so many people are reluctant or afraid to be vaccinated. Or have other ill advised reasons. We are suffering an ongoing worldwide Pandemic and all the science points to vaccination being the path to herd immunity . And we are so fortunate that vaccinations are available (and free to boot). Being of a certain age, we were in the …
Understanding
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsWe recently heard of a disruption during dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. The incident, in which a diner complained to the annoyance of many people around him, was over a condiment that was simply mot available that evening. The restaurant had run out and the delivery wouldn’t be until the next day.I wonder why some people complain that s …
Expectations Exceeded
Posted By : ODEY RAVIVIt seems that movies, shows, plays, museums, gardens, and parks are always hyped as being “can’t miss”. I had heard for years about the Green-Wood Cemetery as a place that I had to visit. I was not motivated because I really did not know what all the fuss was about. A week ago, I finally took the plunge. First of all, it is beautiful. Green-W …
Continuing COVID Etiquette
Posted By : Nancy SchessThere are still so many decisions to make every day even at this stage in the pandemic. I had a meeting the other day. I was masked walking in but knew the colleague I was meeting was also fully vaccinated. Mask on? Mask off? Hug? Shake hands? Fist bump? Wave? Suggest a Zoom or a phone call instead -- because people are Zoomed out? Should …
Is It Real News?
Posted By : Rona GuraA friend and I had a bit of a debate this week. She had her view on a certain issue and I had mine. To support my view, I emailed her a news article I had found. She did the same. We had two different viewpoints on the same issue, but each was apparently supported by two different news articles. The websites where we each found the articles were v …
A change for the season & much more
Posted By : Corey BearakFriday I decided the time had come to substantially close down the deck and patio for the upcoming winter. Part of the problem involved the level of plans that reduced expected opportunities to use the space much over the next several weeks. Call it crowded calendar syndrome; not a bad thing; indeed we enjoyed early plans last night (More on that …
Turkey Day...
Posted By : Mitch TobolBig discussion here...do we have Thanksgiving like we used to...Or not. I say YES. I've already got my peanut oil for the fried turkey and placed my order for the ducks (wait for it...Norm has a joke for this:) I even built a new area just for frying the turkey too. After having a great dinner the other night with friends - the feelings of bein …
Withdrawal
Posted By : Fred KleinNo kidding, I’m suffering from a severe case of withdrawal. Withdrawal? Yes, withdrawal from Yankee Baseball!It’s just not normal for a man of my age to harbor such a boy’s Fanaticism (Fan is short for that) and Hero Worship. Fanaticism for the 2021 disappointing and dysfunctional Yankees, whose season was best described by (soon to be signed lon …