Asta La Vista
Posted By : Erik ScheibeIt's been a rough year for a lot of people in a lot of ways. As it draws to a close, may we all look forward to a better year. I wish everyone a happy, hopeful and mostly a peaceful 2015.
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Favorite Gifts
Posted By : Nancy SchessThis is the gift giving time of year. It makes me reflect on the gifts that have been my favorite over the course of time. In no particular order: 1. My Kitchen Aide Mixer: May not sound romantic, but I wanted that thing so badly! 2. My Elephant Bracelet: I use the phrase “embrace the elephant” about 100 times a day. My elephant bracelet is my co …
“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
Posted By : Rona GuraAfter reading my recent blog concerning what book you would want to read again for the first time, a friend emailed me with an intriguing follow-up question, “What was your favorite childhood book?” I immediately wrote back my answer, “Charlotte’s Web.” I can recall many late nights, way past my bedtime, reading “Charlotte’s Web” under my …
Cousins
Posted By : Donald BernsteinOver the years from time to time I have worked on my family tree. With familyecho.com, I have now mapped it out, and with a total of forty seven entries have taken it to the level of my great great great grandparents on my father's mother's father's parents' side, if you can follow that. My great great greats were Sarah Stein and Solomon Potak, a …
A new tradition
Posted By : Mitch TobolAs Hanukah is upon us, I wanted to let you know about my spin on a holiday tradition. I never connected to the religious prayers when lighting candles and wanted to do something that was more meanignful. So i started a new tradition when my children were young. Each night when we lit a candle, we dedicated it to an important person in our lives t …
ReGifting
Posted By : Fred KleinI don't know how long it has been going on (I suspect many used spears were passed around by forward thinking Neanderthals), but I think reGifting is a great practice and venerable tradition. Everyone drives a "Previously owned" car and lauds recycling as a "Save The World" necessity, but for some incomprehensible reason their first cousin is frown …
The Public Ought To Know...something
Posted By : Corey BearakTuesday morning, I posted to Gotham politics a blurb and link from Crains that “Theater cancels premiere of controversial film” with a comments aimed a Gotham bloggers that I see a great blog here. Anyone familiar with that Gotham mantra, you say it you own it? Sort of happened here...... One blogger suggested an interest in taking up the mant …
A Great Night
Posted By : Erik ScheibeAt times, people can forget the real reason they love someone. They may not forget that they love someone, but the real reason other than obligation may not always be at the forefront. Luckily I am never allowed to experience such slippage. Last night a co-worker of my wife, who along with her boyfriend have become good friends ours, received …
Big Bang Theory
Posted By : Nancy SchessDo you watch? I do. Actually, my whole house watches. Since an episode airs just about every thirty minutes, we watch a lot. This show reminds of a quirky version of Friends, which I also watched religiously in its day. The ensemble cast has a rhythm uncharacteristic of such strong characters but it works here with great success. Repeatedly borrow …
Forever in Blue Jeans
Posted By : Rona GuraI realize that many things I do tend to embarrass my children, such as kiss them in public or comment on their Facebook posts (a sin I have never repeated). Lately I have noticed, however, that even my use of certain words can cause them embarrassment or, alternatively, have them in hysterics. Recently, I used the word, “dungarees,” a word I free …
A Losing Battle
Posted By : Donald BernsteinThere are many things in my office that aggravate me. Mostly it is the piles of paper that never seem to go away -- like an annoying child. They just get moved around or replaced by another pile. Our carpeting has to be replaced, and there is a piece of metal that was sticking out on my desk that scratched my brand new chair. Working can be a b …
Gettin ready
Posted By : Mitch TobolDecember 13 and we're in the throws of the Holiday season. Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanza to name three. Advertisers are in full swing and we are looking for deals. Have you already shopped or, like me, you're a last minute shopper?
Perspective
Posted By : Fred KleinTwo weeks ago I posted my "No Thanks Given" blog (listing my reaction to irksome conduct of others) on the day after Thanksgiving and received a healthy 19 comments. The comment which motivates and foretold this blog came from Dinner Group member Ted Lanzaro who wrote: All of these are "princess problems". Being truly grateful means being thankful …
Caught in A Protest
Posted By : Benjamin GeizhalsIt was to be expected. The other evening we were caught in one of the many protests in New York City after the non-indictment in the death of Eric Garner. We were in our car, leaving the City and traffic came to a halt. Protesters, accompanied by police, blocked the road, walked past our stopped car in the opposite direction and were gone. As t …
Local Kid Makes It Big!
Posted By : Erik ScheibeThis week the New York Rangers held a Press Conference announcing one of their best free agent signings yet. A young kid out of New Jersey named Chris Falcone. Falcone had been playing ice hockey since the age of 7, when at the beginning of his Freshman year, he was diagnosed with cancer and told that he would never play hockey again. After b …