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Corey Bearak
Oct29
Halloween
Posted By : Corey Bearak

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

Corey Bearak
Aug20
Another group outing
Posted By : Corey Bearak

This afternoon I get to run another outing to a baseball stadium.  It will be the second time.  First was June 14 at Citi Field, Mets v. Yankees.  This one involves their high Class A minor league teams, Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets) v. Hudson Renegades (Yankees).  As Friday's blogger noted on Friday (of course), we arranged to throw out the first pitch

Corey Bearak
Jun18
Father's Day 2023
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last year going into Father’s Day, I got to attend a mix of concerts and was looking forward to dinner and a show at the City Winery. Today, instead we host our children and our grandniece and grandnephew (their parents have a wedding). The previous week was not all song like the year before but a mix of song and my other non-pecuniary passion, spo

Corey Bearak
Feb05
Support charities while you enjoy the superbowl
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Next week at this time many will be preparing to watch and/or attend gatherings around Superbowl LVII.  Many enjoy “buying” boxes around the final score or variations on it. My Knights of Pythias lodge runs a nice variant of superbowl boxes as a fun fundraiser that helps raise funds for our lodge’s foundation. Each year, FDR Lodge 613’s Kings FDR T

Corey Bearak
Sep11
Gotham needs to make a choice!
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Gotham needs to make a choice -- and  it's not Yankees or Mets but when to see these beloved and successful teams play each other (at Citi Field) in 2023. As Gotham looks forward to another successful outdoor gathering -- we get to enjoy the splendors of Alley Pond Park in Bayside Queens next Saturday, September 17 for our annual (free) Gotham Pic

Corey Bearak
Aug28
Two divergent shows by rock icons
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Two shows last week. Iconic artists. Both rescheduled from original dates. August 14, 2020 in the case of Rod Stewart. January 14 of this year in the case of Billy Joel. While we’ve seen both, it’d be the first time for each for Marisa who wanted to see each. While many around us at Jones Beach appeared to enjoy attending this performance by the fo

Corey Bearak
Aug14
Gotham & Knights
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last culminated a number of important events in the Order Knights of Pythias where I hold a number of roles in NewYork. Last Wednesday, our Grand Chancellor, elected at our Grand Convention last month, delivered his message at a special event called the “Pythian Investiture” and I was “invested” as his “Executive Secretary” (see photo at left where

Corey Bearak
Jul31
A Friendly Gathering Around A Rivalry
Posted By : Corey Bearak

  We took over Citi Field last Tuesday.  At least one section of the Left-Field Landing.  Last week’s commentary concluded with a mention of Tuesday night when some 250 of my closest friends and their family, friends and colleagues would join me at Citi Field where Friday’s bloggers Yankees and my Mets previewed a later October (and maybe early No

Corey Bearak
Mar13
Play Ball!
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Months ago I expected to draft a blog like this last month. But then that lockout imposed by a clueless commissioner happened. No doubt exists that the collective bargaining agreement reached last week could have been reached without the rancor. Nonetheless this correspondent exudes excitement about the prospect of baseball’s return. I planned to a

Corey Bearak
Feb20
Season ahead?
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Normally, this blog heralds optimism about the start of the baseball season; while some ballplayers populated Spring Training complexes, none currently find their names listed on any Major League Baseball team’s 40 manning roster. It reflects an inability of rather wealthy team owners, from the perspective of this labor-affiliated advocate, to barg

Corey Bearak
Jan23
Game on
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Major League Baseball owners’ non-sensical lockout of its players puts Spring Training in jeopardy; maybe even the season. With the school year calendar no longer an issue for my household, I entertained thoughts of attending Spring training to watch my team some. Of course Covid-19 and reports by friends in South Florida how seriously or not many

Corey Bearak
Sep12
9/11
Posted By : Corey Bearak

It was a special night.  I think my tweet captured the sentiment.   We gathered at Citi Field last night.   It involved more than a game. Shelly posted on Facebook some nice pics of the pre-game ceremony.  The outcome on the field remained secondary (thought there certainly are those happy or not at that) to the commemoration.  Bottom line,

Corey Bearak
Mar28
Things will be better
Posted By : Corey Bearak

A year ago I blogged about gathering virtually for Passover (and for others, on Easter). No one thought then we would still be dealing with COVID19, albeit with many of us “vaxxed” or on the way to be such. Nonetheless its a big deal that we were able to gather in our small but safe core. My daughter took care of making sure a new seder plate she p

Corey Bearak
Jul19
Baseball is back this weekend
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Baseball is back this weekend. For real.  The Mets hosted the Yankees in a summer exhibition game.  Last night's outcome confused. It included players I do not expect nor want to play when the games count but it was nice to experience it via the telly. There’s more tonight. Did you check it out last night?   Do you plan to watch it tonight? It a

Corey Bearak
Feb16
Let's extoll service on the eve of honoring two greats
Posted By : Corey Bearak

President’s weekend honors our first and 16th Presidents. Why not honor them by extolling public and community service? Many we know toil in government gigs at all levels. Next time your see them or speak to them (or email or message them), just thank them. Many of them and many of you also perform some community service. Describe something better

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