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Fred Klein
Jun12
Opinions
Posted By : Fred Klein

It seems that this is the season for the expression of very strong opinions about everything that swirls around us.   A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about Typhoid Mary because she was asymptomatic and compared her to those today who are asymptomatic for Covid19 and used this as a set up to implore folks to wear masks.   I was taken aback by the vig

Benjamin Geizhals
Jun11
The "S" Word
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

I’m still angry when I think about it — angry at myself.Several years ago, I was at a small wedding reception dinner and found myself at the bar with the father of the groom (I was from the bride’s side). I don’t remember much of the conversation except that he was talking about his background and used the Yiddish term (the “S” word) for a black pe

Carly Bentley
Jun10
The Ride
Posted By : Carly Bentley

I’m obsessed with my new Peloton! As soon as our power came back on, I hit the bike. The instructors are from all over the USA and the UK. Streaming from California to New York, Canada and London. I can ride LIVE, or hit a virtual trail. New friends, sending High-Fives through each intense breath. Today, my girl Robyn from Brooklyn, lined up som

Nancy Schess
Jun09
Last Week's Blog
Posted By : Nancy Schess

  When my children were young, we didn’t use the word “hate” in my house. Instead, when a particularly strong emotion moved us, we said “disliked with a hot burning passion”. I really disliked my blog last week with a hot burning passion. I had hesitated to write about what was really on my mind and so I wrote a silly piece about my change in shopp

Rona Gura
Jun08
I'm Available
Posted By : Rona Gura

  Prior to the pandemic, I rarely, if ever, gave out my cell phone number professionally. I only gave it to clients  in limited cases. I never felt it necessary as my voicemail at my office is automatically sent to me via email. And I am constantly checking my email.   Covid-19 changed that for me. Since the NY Pause Order went into effect, my c

Corey Bearak
Jun07
Something old; Something new (soon)
Posted By : Corey Bearak

The week just past I got to enjoy my outside office a bit more. Interestingly an important component failed midweek. My external monitor just went kaput. Fortunately, I had a temporary backup at hand. The week before Marisa asked me if I had an extra external monitor. I did but not on site. I was able to retrieve it before last weekend; I kept it d

ODEY RAVIV
Jun06
What Are You Listening to These Days?
Posted By : ODEY RAVIV

I have noticed that many a Covid Conversation ends up with the question-What are you watching to help pass the time?   The availability of streamed movies, TV shows, plays, and lectures is great, but I have found that for me, the most consistent form of comforting entertainment has been listening to Music.   Since JFK’s assassination, mus

Fred Klein
Jun05
Fear
Posted By : Fred Klein

FDR famously said in his 1933 inaugural address: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. To me his meaning was that no matter how dire the situation may appear fear can only make things worse.     With all that is swirling around us in these scary times, 2020 will surely rank amongst the worst years of the 21st century.  I fear, you fear,

Benjamin Geizhals
Jun04
Backgrounds
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

What’s your background? As Zoom, Webex and other virtual meeting platforms become the new norm — they are here to stay— your background is bound to make a difference. Soon, if not here already,  there will be sophisticated analyses of how your background impacts your presentation and message. I am not a fan of those artificial scenes. Somehow your

Carly Bentley
Jun03
LOVE, or L'amour
Posted By : Carly Bentley

"What the world needs now, is love, sweet love." I would be remiss, if I chose not to mention the anger filling our cities and streets, manifesting itself in the form of destruction, stealing, killing, fighting and then proudly posting it across the world, on social media. Love isn't something you can put in a box, slap a fancy marketing sticker ar

Nancy Schess
Jun01
On line or Online?
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I do not wait on line anymore to shop, unless of course it is the supermarket or Costco last weekend. Instead, I shop online more and more. I kind of like it. Pre-COVID, my weekend was often spent running errands. Multiple stores, multiple items, multiple trips. Well, those days are over. Now instead, I sit and shop online for items that I neve

Rona Gura
Jun01
Going Back
Posted By : Rona Gura

  With Nassau County having entered Phase 1 of the reopening I began to think about what going back to my office looks like for me. As I wrote in a past blog, I do not believe that I will be in my office five days a week as I can work efficiently from my home office. But I do need a presence in my Garden City office.       I decided that I will st

Corey Bearak
May31
An era ends
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Tomorrow starts not just a new month. It’s also an end. A termination. A retirement of sorts. Maybe a beginning but I leave that for another time. I enjoyed it or endured it or perhaps tolerated it for more than a decade. It accompanied me to many an event. It carried a number of important possessions: a “club,” a football, a basketball. a pair o

Mitch Tobol
May30
Coping with Anxiety - Guest blog from Sylvie Beljanski
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

TV is still showing people hugging, holding hands, buying cars, and all this feels like telltale's of another era. Shall we ever go back to what looks now, retrospectively, like happy days?     We struggle adjusting to the new reality, but have faith that we will get through this together. Therefore, during this difficult and unprecedented time, we

Fred Klein
May29
Naps
Posted By : Fred Klein

Some day we will look back upon these unprecedented times and the beginnings of new norms and habits.   Such a long view is not necessarily for me, but one thing has emerged for me.  I have converted my 2 hour commuting time productively.  Yes I Zoom (not my favorite pastime), but, best of all, I have started to nap.  As soon as 11:30 rolls around,