I remember getting all dirty with newsprint. I kept wipes in my bag so that when the train pulled into Penn Station I could clean away all evidence of newspaper. These days instead, I browse. I read parts of the NY Times in the app on my phone. For a period of time, I did the same with Newsday. I read the NY Times Cooking section. And then …
How much do you share on social media? I am very careful about what I share. As a divorce attorney it amazes me what I can find out about people by just looking at their Facebook page. Recently the husband of a client surprised me a bit by calling me a “liberal” after a contentious settlement conference. I mentally re-examined what we had discus …
Next weekend, Saturday to be exact, after several days of team members, prospects, and some just hoping to gain a spot on my favorite baseball team gather in Port St. Lucie, actual games -- the Spring training variety -- commence. That prospect certainly excites this correspondent. How can you not after viewing that commercial during the Superbowl …
Traveling to California to see my daughter and son in law, we took Delta from NY to San Francisco. When I booked the flight my choice of seats were limited. However when we pulled back from airport to take off, to my surprise, the plane was half empty (or was it half full :) I guess the public is not flying to CA anymore? Did people change their …
What are your true feelings about Valentine's Day? I ask while Tuesday is still fresh in your mind. Is it just some manufactured Hallmark Holiday or is it romantic nirvana? Over the arc of our marriage we have always exchanged Valentine's cards, except this year. We mutually agreed it had become a played out ritual. Yet, as it happened, we had …
This was written on Sunday - a few hours before the Super Bowl…. The Super Bowl starts in a few hours and I’ll be watching. I played in the office pool and have two boxes. I haven’t checked the numbers on the boxes and I’m debating whether to check before the game.On the one hand, I want to watch the football game. On the other hand, it is fun to …
I had a doctor’s visit today. All fine, just a regularly scheduled checkup. I have been using this particular physician for close to twenty years. Each visit feels like we are catching up with each other. Before ever talking about anything medical a whole conversation transpires. What’s new? How has your year been? How are the kids? Did …
It’s the day after Super Bowl. We had over twenty people at our house last night. My husband habitually had a Super Bowl party since before we met. Since we got married, almost twenty years ago, we continued that tradition. As expected, and as most of us are, the day after Super Bowl, I am exhausted. The Super Bowl generally runs late my husband …
On a day where many friends gather to catch a game or use a game an “excuse” to gather, I want to thank friends working together to make nice things happen. I certainly have used this space to advocate for causes I support and work with and for. Many friends in and out of Gotham join me to support Services Now for Adult Persons (SNAP) where I …
I love my drive home from work. It's anywhere from 27 minutes to roughly 45. It totally depends on how fast I feel like driving. Last night was about 40 minutes, I was in a reflective mood. I listen to books (right now it's Sapiens, a fascinating perspective on our species), satellite and terrestrial radio, and sometimes I don't and drive in sil …
There’s an oft used expression “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” For many years the expression held water. However, over the not inconsiderable span of my life I have noticed that Humans can be conditioned to learn new and better habits and conduct, ergo, new tricks. 2 examples that jump out to me are not smoking indoors and picking up pet …
Over last weekend, we went to Shoppe Object, a semi-annual venue where Flo finds some of her “finds”for Refined Finds. Although the show resurfaced in person last year, this was the first show with pre-Covid attendance (and very few masks).As buyers place orders for their retail stores, I take my informal, unscientific and subjective survey of the …
There are many of you out there that are loyal iPhone users. I for one am not, but my wife is, and I get it. I am not trying to sway anyone to a different platform, and I get all that there is when using Apple products together as a whole (one blogger makes that very clear in their posts). What gets my attention lately is the increased use of the “ …
This was the conversation in our house recently. Did your academic schooling prepare you to practice your chosen profession or craft? So far, the answer is maybe a little. My answer was that law school did not teach me how to practice law but it did teach me how to think and to write, in the end core qualities to practice the profession. …
In preparation for an upcoming trip to Italy I came across an interesting article, the subject matter was Europeans’ complaints and observations about American food. While the article was not relevant to the information I was looking for, I couldn’t help but read the piece. One item on the list truly surprised me. Apparently, the majority of the …
