Last year, you all indulged me for months and I was very grateful. You know what I am talking about. Those of you who listened to me obsess about sending my oldest off to college for the first time deserved a special thank you. I thought I would reflect upon where I sit a year later – oddly, in the same place. As we get ready to pack the car …
It’s that time of the year; my daughter is heading back to school tomorrow and my step-son goes back next week. So, the conversation in my house has been focused around a very important topic, where will we be taking them out for dinner the night before they leave? This is a very serious discussion as apparently, in Buffalo and Binghamton respec …
We had a lovely evening last night and then came home. I poured two glasses of bourbon over ice and we sat on the couch for a nightcap. I picked up my book on The Rules of the Velominati, which I get excited about. Eve took our her iPad to seach for a fireplace vacuum, which she gets excited about. Trying to interest the other, this was our conver …
I'm wondering if you've experienced this. Driving down a street and someone starts to walk across, actually jaywalk, but that doesn't matter right now. They start to either walk really fast or slightly jog until they see the oncoming driver slow down then they walk REALLY slow the rest of the way across the street forcing the driver to slow dow …
Three is my lucky number. They say things happen in threes and in that regard this has been a very fortunate year for me: 1) I was honored by Vincent Russo's Theresa Foundation this Spring, 2) designated as the Friars Club Friar of the Year soon thereafter and 3) I pitched Gotham's Batmen softball team to its first Championship this Summer (It's …
There are a few bagel stores in our neighborhood. Two within walking distance, although you'd pass one on the way to the second. Several others are a short drive. I am not sure whether any of them are significantly “better” than any other; however the loyal fans of any one of them swear that others don't compare to theirs. And there are differ …
The sun was shining, the food was plentiful and the company just plain fun. What more could we ask for (besides air conditioning on the course.) Every year, this event just gets better and better. Thanks again to Norman Spizz and the entire Golf Committee for all of their hard work. And I can’t even believe that I am going to say this – …
The latest story out of the Jets locker room has me intrigued. According to the NY Post, some players have said that Geno Smith and Ik Enemkapli were having words over a $600 debt Smith allegedly owed the linebacker. Supposedly Smith was “taunting” Enemkpali over it. Enemkpali challenged Smith to say it to his face. Smith did and pointed his fi …
Having lived in Manhattan for nearly thirty years, I cannot say I knew too much about trees. In our new house in Connecticut, I am learing. Just ten yards out of our bedroon window is a very big and beautiful tree. When we moved here in February we would stare at the bare majestic branches. It is a work of art. Spring arrived and the leaves fill …
Another wierd but true story from our planet. A squirrel was "detained" when a woman called police to complain it was stalking her. A panicked woman was unable to shake the rodent in the western German city of Bottrop, so she turned to the authorities in desperation on Wednesday, police told Reuters. The police took in the squirrel and found it …
Please read my last week's blog Pregame Anxiety as prelude to this. In a few words, I wrote I was worried about my softball Playoff performance and that of our Gotham Batmen team. Well, we passed every test and won every playoff game on the road to the Batmen's first League Championship and I got to scream, at the end of each game, at the top of …
There's a local frozen yogurt place in our neighborhood. We built up a lot of loyalty points enjoying their yogurt until one day, about a year ago,when they stopped serving “Original Tart”. The owner explained that my favorite flavor was not a big seller. I was in disbelief because, for me, it was the only flavor that tasted remotely like yogur …
For me it would be a tie between My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Pretty Woman -- by far, my two favorite movies. The former because somehow I can relate to the big Greek family (and my husband’s windex is WD-40). The latter because apparently I am a sucker for a good Cinderella story. So what would your movie be? Finish this sentence. If I was f …
I purchased my current laptop last year. It has a touchscreen and came equipped with Windows 8. Somehow, I quickly became adept at interfacing the keypad with the touchscreen and using Windows 8. Now Microsoft has introduced Windows 10 and repeatedly sent me messages about the necessity of upgrading to 10. I really liked windows 8 and was very …
There is something especially good about playing tennis with my son Josh, aside from the fact that it is just plain fun. And that is that he remembers the score. When Eve and I play, it is hopeless confusion. Which side did I just serve to? What is the score? I don't know, I think it is 30-40. But it can't be that because I just served to t …
