Mitch's blog this past week tapped into something that has been rattling around in my mind. My way has always been to try and fix things, to create discussion, to inquire when I am not sure about something, to present my ideas when I feel strongly about something. From about 1992 when I graduated college until maybe about four years ago, I used …
Have you heard of Air BNB? Interesting concept where ordinary people – just like you and me – offer their homes as accommodations to strangers. They say it is all vetted and if you want to be a host you must meet the Company’s standards. That said, would you use this service? Has anyone in our Gotham family tried to? On the flipside, would you …
It happened again a few nights ago. I was having some trouble sleeping so I began channel surfing. As I came upon one certain movie, I knew my surfing would come to an end. I can never seem to get past it. Whenever it comes up on my television screen, I have to stop and watch it. The movie was “Goodfellas.” I have seen it more times than I ca …
Most mornings I get a cup of coffee at a place next to my office and I bring it upstairs. One small coffee for $1.60. I hand over two bills, and they give me my change, an empty cup (that sometimes they stick their fingers in)....and a receipt. I really don't need documentary proof of this transaction. No receipt is necessary. When I first …
IMHO most people tend to dwell on negative issues. They complain about the weather, business, food...whatever. News outlets use bad news as a method to gain viewers and readers. In fact, the ratio of bad news to good news on a typcial broadcast can be as much as 17 to 1. I know that people seem to discount joy and happiness. They choose to push i …
Jefferson's three examples of our unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.Happiness is the state of Felicity.It has been said that it's not how much we have but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness (Charles Spurgeon). Lincoln added most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to …
Yesterday was my birthday and it was a Happy One! I was apprehensive about my birthday falling during Blog Happiness Week because I knew that it would have to find its way into my blog. This was one of the big ones -- when the government, movie theaters, and NYC MTA start to look at you differently. My sister -- many years my junior -- captured …
Rona's blog regarding happiness and money inspired my thoughts and blog in this theme week. While I do not believe that there is a direct relationship between money and happiness, I do believe that they are interconnected, perhaps dysfunctionally. Most of the wealthy people lI have seen lead miserable lives, ieven if they don't acknowledge it. …
Like Rona, I thought that this topic was going to be a cinch but in the end, I don’t think it is. What makes one person happy may be vastly different from what brings a smile to another. Sure, there are probably themes but when you dig down deep, where does happiness really come from for you? For me, I call on life’s moments and so thought I wou …
When Fred offered the suggestion of “Happiness Week,” my first thought was this is going to be a “cinch.” Just the evening before, my husband and I were in our kitchen when, one by one, our kids each walked in from their evening out. We wound up spending over two hours in the kitchen talking and laughing with them. It was the perfect moment in time …
"Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile." He's Gone -The Grateful Dead It was a mild winter afternoon on December 22, 1992 when my secretary buzzed me and said there was a detective from Boca Raton, Florida on the telephone. I was confused. I thought it might be a PBA solicitation and hesitated, but then took the call. The detective as …
Drone strikes have been around since the first recorded use of one in 1849 when the Austrians used pilotless balloons against revolutinary citizens in Venice. However, since 9/11 we have used drones to kill suspected terrorists in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and other countries. Those who are for using drones say that they have decim …
For as long as Gotham has had softball teams (Batmen and Bombers) I have pitched for one or the other. However, I was forced to retire this Winter due to chronic hip and back pain. I became the non playing Manager of the Batmen, but never scratched the itch or exorcised the dream to return to the pitching mound. Over the last few months the pain ha …
Unfortunately, for me, there is no comic relief. I am looking for it, but can’t find it. I remember them -- Whoopi, Billy and Robin --at Shea Stadium in their Comic Relief T Shirts, putting a smile on every face in the place. But the memory, or a You Tube video, won't bring a smile to my face. Not now, not yet, maybe someday. The old clips onl …
The bloggers had discussed doing a blog on happiness. I don't know if I'm kicking off the week with it, or if this isn't exactly what we had in mind, but yesterday's tragedy involving Robin Williams certainly seemed to relate to the topic. It has obviously been all over TV and Facebook. People lamenting the loss, telling stories, speaking about …
