The theory orfrelativity has always eluded me despite my best efforts to try to understand it. Now, finally I am getting some relief in the form of Walter Isaacson's 2007 biography of Einstein. He devotes a full chapter (the Miracle Year) to special relativity and does a great job. I am not hopelessly lost, in part because Einstein based his the …
Most of the time when I'm walking through the City I am approached by someone looking for money and from my last experience, they are getting very creative now. I was in front of Grand Central Station enjoying the beautiful day and the architecture when a man came right up to me and said "Do you speak Hebrew?" I immediately stopped and looked at …
Sly and The Family Stone had a great song: Every Day People. This is a story about one of those people. 2 Weeks ago at the Gotham golf outing I was sitting in my cart just before the start. A grizzled old caddie approached and introduced himself to me as Joe. I asked him the year of his birth. He said 1935 and I said "78 is pretty old for a cad …
Happy and Healthy New Year! There's a custom associated with the Jewish New Year to dip sliced apple and/or challah in honey -- to bring in a sweet new year. With that tradition in mind, Flo and I made our way to the Framer's Market in West Tisbury (Martha's Vineyard) last week to get honey for ourselves and family. The farmer's market …
The other day I was picking up breakfast from the deli for my family. I grabbed a Nestle vanilla milk for my son and waited for my order. The counter person packed my order, I paid and then I grabbed my bag and the Nestle chocalate milk on the counter and left. On the way home, I looked down and noticed that I must have grabbed someone else's ch …
We have been blogging for years, seven if I am correct. I suspect that my thoughts tonight have already been reflected in a prior year’s blog. That said, I am risking a “repeat” because when you all read this, it will be the first day of school. That may not be true in all school districts, but it is in ours out here in Nassau County on LI. This …
I have previously blogged about my conversion from a “procrastination queen” to an “early doer.” In the past, I thrived on completing my work immediately prior to its due date. Now, at work, I generally complete my tasks several days early. And as Mitch can attest, I usually have my blogs posted by Saturday morning or, at the latest, Sunday morning …
Driving along in my car, having a pleasant conversation, suddenly Eve yelled "OWW!" She looked at the underside of her left forearm and there was a red mark, about a quarter inch, shaped somewhat like Puerto Rico. I tried to get a look at it but had to keep my eyes on the road. I thought maybe there was something she caught her arm on between t …
I usually take route 106/107 to work and this past Thursdy morning was no different. The only exception was that traffic was at a complete standstill. After about a half hour of keeping myself busy listening to XM radio, NPR and a bunch of other stuff, traffic moved a little bit to reveal that the delay was not an accident, which I thought it was, …
This is another blog about our new puppy Charcoal (a little 10 pound Shnoodle). Last weekend Joanne went out and I decided it was the perfect opportunity for me to take Charcoal out on a walk on the road. It was our first "road trip" and I was nervous. From the start she was straining at the leash far more heavily than her 10 pounds. Every time …
The bottle was on the top shelf of a little antique shop in the village of Menemsha on Martha's Vineyard. It was old and dirty - a soda or beer bottle. On the clear glass, I could make out the embossed writing. “Henry Immen's Sons, 46 & 48 Commercial St, Greenpoint, LI”. That's what made me think. Greenpoint is in Brooklyn, Greenport is on …
OK, so Scraps is now gone all night Sat, all day Sunday (I call but few places are open) and now Monday morning I start making calls again. The Islip town shelter gives me the name and number of a young woman who picked up a dog of similar description late Sat. and I call the woman around 10am. She grills me a bit on describing the dog and asks m …
As my son described it, “after Disney they lose their minds”. Teen star Miley Cyrus clearly seems to have lost her mind. At this year’s MTV VMA awards, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke performed the hit song “Blurred Lines” among odd things, she “twerked”. [I didn’t even know what that term meant until tonight.] Frankly, it was an embarrassing perfor …
A story in last week’s news intrigued me. Actor Jason Patric, at the request of his ex-girlfriend, fathered a child with her through artificial insemination. According to her, he was not to have any custodial rights, visitation rights, or be obligated to pay child support. He was solely, according to her, a sperm donor. Patric contests her al …
As June 21st roll around I have commented that the days are getting shorter and that winter is coming. It is not a welcome thought as summer is just getting underway and winter is not really coming and who wants to think about that. But here it is, still August, still summer, and the mail brought two unwelcome reminders. First came the first SK …
