It has not happened to me in a while so I was, admittedly, unprepared when it did. I was speaking to another lawyer-a man- about a fee his client was obligated to pay my firm on behalf of my client (a typical circumstance in divorce cases). Despite me initially agreeing to reducing the fee and giving the husband sixty days to pay the reduced fee …
At dinner with my son Max the other night he brought up the subject of my blogs. One day he said, he is going to sit down and read them all. Otherwise, he said, he may not read them until after I am dead and then I won't be around for him to discuss them with me. A fair thought. My son Josh reads them each week, I am pretty sure. He doesn't comme …
The Mets decisive win last night could be a turning point for the series. They lost the first two games and it looked like they weren't going to be able to quiet the free swinging KC bats. Maybe coming home was the ticket. They won convincingly and the orange and blue sea throughout the stadium was electric. If they win today...its all tied and N …
On the eve of Halloween I know what my costume will be. It will be the same as always: Count Dracula. I choose the Count because, in a small way, I feel a harmless, but important kinship with him as I draw sustenance from interacting and conversing with people: networking, if you will. Without such sustenance I would be rudderless and lost and I …
New York has Mets fever and I’ve been part of it. Last week, I bought a Mets hat to send to my daughter, Mea, who lives in Washington, DC. I was in Manhattan and decided to wear the cap for the day before sending it off to Mea. I was on the street for less than three minutes when, crossing Seventh Avenue at Thirty-Fourth Street, a young wo …
I love coffee. That is to say, I love espresso. Unfortunately, since getting my cholesterol count, I discovered that coffee raises your "bad" cholesterol. Tea is okay. Sometimes its more than okay. Sometimes a Chai Tea Latte is almost as good as a "real" latte. And I do like Earl Grey. [The Earl Grey blend, or "Earl Grey's Mixture", is assumed to b …
Two months ago, my wife and I (plus her siblings, cousins and their spouses) went to Amsterdam at the invitation of the Royal House of Orange. It seems that a painting that had belonged to my wife's paternal grandparents was stolen from them (by the Nazis) and it somehow found its way into the Royal Collection in about 1960. It isn't worth a whol …
As I have said so many times, I am not a sports fan. I have, however, recently begun to appreciate how sports can bring people together. My husband Philip, as most of you do know, is an avid Jets fan. So is my brother. And so I was glad to answer the phone when my brother called on Saturday night to offer to watch the Jets-Patriots game …
I can't believe I am writing about Kim Kardashian. I must have a fever, or restricted blood flow to my head. But when I was browsing new biographies in the bookstore yesterday, there was a new book about her life. I picked it up, I don't know why, and then quickly put it down and rubbed my hands clean on my shirt. Kim Kardashian may be very nice …
I finally found one. It's tough being a guy who wants to drive a manual shift car (aka stick). A lot of manufacturers stopped making them and the new ones that are available are expensive. But that didn't stop your intrepid "wheelman." I found a used 2011 BMW 328i xdrive with only 30k miles for a very reasonable price so I bought it. You can as …
During the recent exciting run for the Pennant by the Mets I posted the above photo and caption on the Gotham Sports Talk listserve and on Facebook. Inasmuch as most everyone knows me as a Yankee fan who proudly wears a Yankee hat it may have appeared to be hypocritical or front running, but, as they say, not at all.I was there as a fan at the Mets …
One of the aspects of watching the Mets on TV is that, in addition to watching the action on the field, you get to watch the fans in the stands watching the game. When the Mets are away, watching fans takes on an especially heightened level of aggravation, annoyance, empathy or joy. So it has been watching the Mets play in Chicago. (I like the …
I live in East Harlem, on E 120th Street. While still stereotypical, a sad & decidedly atypical incident took place down the block last night. It hits home on many levels. My adopted neighborhood is teeming with possibilities & opportunities. Yet, many things still make my eyes roll: Around the Lex & 125th express line, littered piz …
Facebook Moms that is. There is a phenomenon going on out there on Facebook. It is called the Moms groups. I have heard about this craze from a number of different places and decided to join two local Facebook Moms groups. Wow. Powerful on so many levels. One has advertising rules (Sunday and Wednesday only). Both are resources for sourcing do …
An article in the New York Times on Sunday referenced the movie, “Peggy Sue Got Married.” I loved that movie and have not probably not seen it since it was released in 1986. In the film, Peggy Sue (played by Kathleen Turner) is magically sent back in time from her twenty-fifth high school reunion to high school. The twist in the film is that she …
