As we are all out there happily networking, we meet so many new people. That is part of the fun, and the challenge. The idea is to try to remember as many names as possible as you meet new friends in your travels. We have all been there. You show up to an event and someone comes across the room with their hand out and your name on their lips. …
About five years ago, I wrote a blog about the issues I was having with a former client who owed my firm significant money. He had taken to the internet to disparage me and my firm in order to have leverage over his debt. The blog essentially centered on the help I received from others to deal with this sort of extortion. Through that experience …
I face an interesting dilemma involving a City Council candidate I advise. We want to include material advocating his position on a very important ballot issue – Proposition No. 1 (“Prop 1”) – voters get to weigh in on this November 8 when voters will also find him on the general election ballot. Four years ago, voters chose him with 96.8% the ge …
Fall is trying to arrive, leaves are starting to turn and it's a unique time in New York... Basketball season is starting Hockey season is starting Football is in full swing and the Yankees are in playoff baseball (one win away from going to the World Series as I write this and, hopefully, will be on their way by the time you read this:) Are yo …
I don't want to jinx the Yankees or Aaron Judge by writing about their present ALCS standing, but this story grows out of it. On Tuesday night Paul Napolitano took me to game 4 ot the American League Championship Series, which was a "must win" as our Yanks were down 2 games to 1. The first half of the game went poorly and we were losing 4-0 with …
Recently we have been witness to the incredible strength of nature. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the wild fires of California. Nature at its strongest....and worse. Last week, we were walking in the Town of Huntington and saw nature at its strongest. Against a barren brick wall, in the crack between the wall and the concrete sidewalk, a wh …
From Fox News: A woman claims that after being sexually assaulted by a Hollywood producer, her friend, Carrie Fisher sent the man cow tongue as a warning. The story was recounted by Heather Ross to 94.9 Mix, who claims an Oscar-winning producer asked her about meeting up in person to discuss work. "I was overweight. It wasn't like I was a s …
If you could pick just one Broadway show to see, what would it be? We are big Broadway fans, most often musicals. We have seen Les Miserables multiple times and really loved Book of Mormon. We are ready to expand our list. What are your suggestions?
It happened again last week. I was rushing to get to work on time and, while putting on my panty hose, I noticed a run in them. I quickly grabbed another pair. As I was now late, I rushed to put on the new pair. In my haste, my finger went through them causing a hole. Happily, I was able to get the third pair on without any mishaps and get to wo …
The proverbial water cooler discussion over the past week involved sexual harassment and worse. The political scientist in me viewed what occurred as a perverse exercise of power. Acts totally unjustified. I tweeted a Newsday editorial with my own spin, “Protecting #predators & letting acts go unpunished, endangers more people. Shame too …
As I write this the "Baby Bombers" are preparing to play the Houston Astros in the ACLS. Believe or not, they were underdogs this year for even making the playoffs and now some bookies have them favored to win it all. It's very exciting because it's a surprise. The young talent (Judge, Sanchez, Didi) aren't beset by the pressure to win. They seem …
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The flight had open seating. As we settled into the seats we had chosen, we heard coughing nearby. It was the young man in the seat in front of us. The young man with the eye patch. As he continued to cough, one of his colleagues asked how he was feeling. “Not so great. The medicine hasn’t kicked in yet...and the doctor isn’t sure whether it’s bac …
October 11th, 1975. A powerful day in our history. 1975 - Bruce Springsteen has his first pop hit, "Born to Run." 1975 - Saturday Night Live debuts 1975 - Hillary Rodham marries Bill Clinton. Today is a new day.You will get out of it just what you put into it. - Mary Pickford
Bill and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary in Puerto Rico. We stayed at a beautiful hotel in San Juan, ate well, visited quaint neighborhoods, and enjoyed meeting local people. We even climbed around a fort or two. Hurricane Maria washed that all away. I think about the people we met on the beach and at the hotel and whether they s …
