On Sunday I will be throwing out the first pitch at the (Mets minor league team) Coney Island Cyclones game (against the Yankees Hudson Valley minor league team). This is a great honor (bestowed upon me by my Gotham City Networking colleagues, especially Rosalia Ruberto and Corey Bearak) and I am both most appreciative and bigly apprehensive...I am …
The booth was where it has been for years. The company sold journals and was at the trade show every year.And, as in years past, they were offering free embossed journals as a promotion.As we have in the past, we picked a journal and waited on line thinking about the clever words, or variation of a name, we would ask to be embossed on the cover.But …
They say the end of August are the "Dog Days of Summer", They say, "These days are numbered, you have to take advantage". We have been working remote 3 years now, productivity is strong. Has the second half of August changed? Are people taking more advantage? Has this traditional vacation time of year changed?
We are all in the people business in one form or another. We all service human beings. Those human beings might represent a business, but they are nonetheless humans. As service professionals, our job is to make those human beings feel important and appreciated. We could accomplish that goal in any number of different ways. So, let’s take a …
We all have our deadlines. Work deadlines are usually the most prevalent. We all know when deadlines are approaching, and we all handle them differently. I seem to have a new deadline in my life, the Amazon shipping deadline. I have become very dependent on Amazon for many of my basic needs from food items to clothing etc. If I am going away on …
I've been telling friends and colleagues I am free to accept certain appointment without checking first this weekend (and a few days before and after because I am (temporarily) a bachelor. A friend liked my response to a a group text invite to a bagel breakfast that likely took place before most (other than Friday's blogger) read this commentary to …
This story gives new meaning to catching the big one. While on a fishing trip with her family in late July, Tampa Bay Mayor Jane Castor reeled in a big catch...about 70 pounds of cocaine valued at some $1.1 million dollars. The mayor told the Tampa Bay Times that the drugs were found in a package adrift in the Atlantic Ocean as she and other fa …
We have a 10 year old female Schnoodle (mixed breed Schnauzer/Poodle) appropriately named Charcoal by my wife Joanne. She is, by far, the best dog we have ever lived with. She is so smart that she communicates with her eyes, snorts, barks and tail. So smart that she can tell (dinner) time. She is loving, loyal, brave, vigilant, sweet, curious …
Have you ever listened to the soundtrack to a movie without the movie?We had the privilege of being at Tanglewood last Saturday for John Williams’ Film Night with the Boston Pops.As I listened to the music, my daughter’s words of so many years ago resonated. She was about five years old when she said “You know Dad, Music goes right to your heart.”S …
I find it hard to truly relax. My mind is always on overdrive. Between work, social activities, family business, worrying about my kids (grown adults) and trying to carve out some quality time for my honey and my puppy, it seems "I" get lost in the crunch. Everyone chime in on tips to help me mentally disconnect and just be....
This feels like the old days of blogs when Don Bernstein would start us off with a story line and we would each move the story forward one day at a time. Now I’m picking up from Rona’s blog picking up from Fred’s blog. To Rona’s point that it is too easy to respond by text, social media or what have you. It is. But what gets me are the soc …
I want to follow up with Fred’s blog from Friday. He wrote a thoughtful blog about the power of restraint. Essentially, Fred observed, that often it is just better to “restrain [yourself] in the face of real provocation or perceived provocation.” I commented that this is an important message in the techno world that we live in. Coincidentally, I …
Last weekend was all about family. My brother, Robby got married to Jen Coleman. We enjoyed an intimate rehearsal on the night before. Jen's brother officiated. The event included a Gotham connection. Brett Deutsch served as photographer (as he did for Rob's nephew aka my son Jonathan). Much of the wedding is "archived" on Facebook. Th …
Even the bears need to cool off. Police in the city of Burbank responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes. After a short dip, the bear climbed over a wall and headed to a tree behind the home, police said in a statement Friday. It might of been ove …
As I mature, I find that I have learned to restrain myself in the face of real or perceived provocation. While the blood is up, I tell myself "Don't let them get to you. Don't dignify it with a response." Oft times, silence is golden in the face and place of fury. Why say or do something that you may later be sorry for? Think before you act! …
