Thirty-five years ago, I had a friend, maybe just a regular acquaintance, who decided to change her name fom Linda to Caitlin. Some "spiritual adviser" had told the new name had better "whatever" for her. I thought it was the stupidest thing I had heard. Anyway, her name wasn't unappealing before but she changed it. Of course, I've had the good for …
I have been writing this blog since August 2006 – over 450 weeks. You may even recall that last week in my blog I talked about my system of waiting until Monday evenings to write so that my thoughts are current. Apparently this week my system failed. I was out at a networking event last night enjoying getting to know some new colleagues, came …
In a follow-up to Fred’s Friday blog about Facebook, I have to ask the following question, if you are on Facebook, do you use it to network professionally? This was the topic of discussion at our Long Island Women’s meeting last week and it made for an interesting dialogue. I have recently noticed that people are turning to Facebook for prof …
I have ignored professional basketball for the most part this season given the dismal showing of the Knicks, and don't really care who wins the NBA Finals. But things as they are, I am pulling for Cleveland. I felt sorry for the Cavs after LeBron ditched them years ago after his pathetic interview boasting about taking his talents to South Beach …
A New Jersey man whose last name is Bacon was arrested after a dispute over sausage, according to police. Thomas Bacon, 19, allegedly attacked another person at a Madison home on May 12 for eating the last piece of sausage. Bacon was charged with simple assault (or maybe they should have called it Sausage Assault) and released pending a court app …
Are you on Facebook? If not, in my opinion, you should be. Why? Because it is a great connectivity tool. We talk at meetings about the need to have one on one meetings and participation in Gotham committees and events, in addition to attendance at regular meetings, inorder to maximize the networking experience. However, in my opinion, the secret …
The hostess at one of our favorite restaurants in the Berkshires led us to our “quiet” table in the back dining room. Only a few tables in the room that was usually reserved for private parties -- one table of six, a table of four, another two at one table, and us. I learned a long time ago to never talk about private matters in public and nev …
As you read this, I'm having surgery on my nose to remove a spot of something I don't want growing on me. So to cheer me up, I am replaying my first blog to remind of the greatness of being a part of a bigger whole. Thanks, tribe. First, I must say, how grateful I am to be joining the bloggerettes here at Gotham. I am quite honored. Lucky me. So …
If you and I have ever talked about my blog, you know that I write on Monday nights. Each of the seven of us has our own time to create. Some plan days, even weeks, in advance. Even with the pressure of coming up with a topic on deadline, I like thinking about what is current and present just when it is time to post my blog. As I write, Memorial …
Over the past few years, I have read with interest Time Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People of the Year. Most years I have found that I agreed that most of the people on the list deserve to be there. It has also been interesting to see the names of people who have been on the list more than once, such as Hillary Clinton, President Ob …
I just started David McCullogh's new book on the Wright Brothers. When I was in fifth grade I did a specialty report on them though I can't say I remember much about it. I do remember though my mother coming to class that day and sitting in the back while I nervously gave my presentation. The book is filled with a number of quotes from brother …
It's quite a large volume of fluid. To put it in perspective, that's four of those big 2 liter bottles of soda. Not that I drink much soda but the amount is significant. And that's precisely the quantity of liquid they drained out of my stomach last Wednesday. I know...I can't believe it either. I watched as a catheter, that was inserted into my …
Something that can make a defining difference in one's life is drive. Drive might not make one happy, but it helps make one be the best that they can be and enhances the prospect of success (and happiness). I didn't have much drive when I was coming up and there were a number of disappointments and failures along the way. At some point, however, I' …
Last night was David Letterman’s last show. I wasn't a big David Letterman fan over the years but I was quite impressed with the recognition, accolades and respect given to him during the last few weeks’ countdown to the final show. I watched some of the last shows with interest -- he certainly had everyone who is someone in the chair for a la …
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward, and laterally. These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft and many forms of VTOL (vertical takeoff and l …
