How many of you still pay your child’s cell phone bill? I know this is a regular conversation amongst my friends. Mind you, we are not talking about teenagers around this table but rather grown adults. This past weekend, out of the blue, my son called to say he needed our mobile account password because he was switching phone carriers and taki …
To me, there are two types of people in the world, those who like to clean and those who do not. I fall into the latter category; I am not a cleaner. My mother was a world class cleaner. My siblings, my father, and I used to joke that she would follow each of us around the house holding a sponge so she could clean as we were physically making the m …
1973 was a good year. Some of my fave LPs were released that year (Eat A Peach, Harvest, Times Fase Away, Yessongs, A Good Feelin’ To Know which I selected for this blog’s pic), among others). A year I saw great shows by Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, New Riders, Dave Mason, Roger McGuinn and Jethro Tull among others). It was s …
According to the CDC’s National Health Interview Survey, which has been tracking American telephone use since 2003, fewer than 30 percent of American adults lived in a home with a landline phone last year. Those who still have one may have set it up ages ago—more than half of Americans over the age of 65 rely on landlines, and fewer than 2 percent …
My daughter in law, Julie Klein, is a Reference Librarian at our local Bryant Library. One of her responsibilities is to foster and coordinate Author/Book discussions. Recently, in that role, she asked me to introduce two authors who happen to be my friends: Alan Zweibel (original Saturday Night Live writer and recipient of 5 Emmys, amongst countl …
Last weekend, we joined about 24 members of the Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group for our annual trip to visit a place of interest for studio glass. This year the destination was Providence, Rhode Island.We visited the Rhode Island School of Design’s glass department, one of the most prestigious and influential glass studios and several promine …
This past weekend I had my first "Parent Weekend" at my sons college, University of Delaware. I have 2 other younger boys so there will be others in the years to come. Its a right of passage, for him and for my wife and I. As he gets older so do we. As he matures, gains more experience in life and grows, so do we as parents. It was scary to see som …
Well, he is pretty darned cute. You may all remember (or not) about two years ago we welcomed Hudson, my first grand puppy, to the family. Yes, I was and continue to be a little obsessed. Many of my friends are at the grandchildren stage. We are not. Instead, we have grandpuppies. And so with that, welcome Walter! Walter became a member …
How do you utilize your personal strengths in your professional life? I recently had to ponder this question as I was asked, by a judge, whether I preferred to orally argue a point of law or write a memorandum of law on the issue. Surprising my adversary, I choose to write the memorandum. A little dumfounded by my choice, my adversary agreed. A …
I pretty much settled on this topic driving out to the IBEW Local 3 Educational Conference Center in Cutchogue for a NYC Central Labor Council Political Directors Annual Political/ Legislative Conference last week. Setting out early Wednesday only, knowing it might take 90 minutes or so, I selected my Songs for the Road playlist. In my Apple Musi …
It's Saturday and I'm wondering what it would be like if the work week was 4 vs. 5 day. The traditional 5-day work week has been a standard for decades, but lately, there has been a growing interest in the concept of a 4-day work week. Switching to a 4-day work week promises increased productivity and improved emotional well-being. Yet, there i …
One of the very very best aspects of the total Gotham networking experience is our Friday at 5:00, Zoom, Happy Hour, hosted by would be jokester Norman Spizz. It was spawned during COVID, but has proven to survive and flourish, fueled by many regulars (you know who you are) and enhanced by a too few sprinkling of circuit riders and guests. Yes, …
Many, many years ago I visited a member of the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. As I walked through the halls of Israel’s legislature, I was struck by the lack of ties. Members were generally in shirts without ties. (Interesting in light of the recent news about dress codes in the U.S. Senate.)I asked the Member about the absence of ties and his respo …
This past weekend we had the pleasure of hosting the birthday of the century, literally! It was a ton of family from near and far as well as a smattering of great friends who gathered to honor an amazing woman, Stewart’s mom and my self proclaimed replacement mom. The comments of the party goers following the day warmed our hearts. I have said on …
I was wondering today about everyone’s social media platform of choice. I was also wondering whether that choice aligns generationally. For me, I am a Facebook and LinkedIn user, each for its own purpose. I haven’t been hooked in Instagram, YouTube, TikTok or any of the others. My kids say that shows my age. What is your social media platfo …
