I was asked to guest blog for our webmaster Mitch today, so I decided to let the world know something about him and see how it relates to everyone. For the past 36 years Mitch and the same friend have met for lunch every Friday. They never miss it unless one of them is out of town. It got me to thinking about certain things we do on a regular …
Could it be that in the case of climate change our twittering President may be right? I don't know, but based on our recent unseasonable weather he just may be on to something. Do the melting glaciers cool the air? I don't know, but I do know the air is unseasonably cool. They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial first day of Summer, but n …
An aphorism is a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea. We all encounter them and fall back on our favorites from time to time. For years I have enjoyed the aphorisms posted in our local bagel store. Steve, the owner of Town Bagel in Plainview, takes pride in the aphorisms that he changes every Tuesday and have become a tradition. But it …
June 7 is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 207 days remaining until the end of the year. 1769 - Daniel Boone begins exploring the Bluegrass State of Kentucky 1864 - Abraham Lincoln renominated for US President by the Republican Party 1893 - Gandhi's first act of Civil disobedience 1930 - NY Times …
You can feel it in the air. The weather is just about to change and with that change will usher in my favorite season. Summer. That time when everything seems to slow down, if even just a little. That season when the beach calls me, or even just a lounge chair with a glass of wine and my Kindle (Yes, that wine is a sweet Moscato but I have …
After I graduated law school, I took off for three weeks to travel with my college roommate. Given the state of domestic and foreign relations at the time my parents- whom I was still living with- were very nervous about “two young girls travelling alone.” To appease their concerns, I promised to keep in touch. I kept in touch with my parents by …
It’s Summertime and for this correspondent, it often means politics and anyone who checked out my Friday Promo via Gotham’s Promolistserve; but even more so it involves music; live music. Summer nights in the park, and when the music would start Ooh what a time and then some [from When It All Began (POCO)] Most years after Memorial Day I compil …
Ever been driving behind a car on a one lane road only to find they stop for seemingly no reason at all? Then, much to your suprise, they make a left hand turn. No blinker, hand signal or even a smoke signal. This non-blinker using driver is most likely thinking (or not thinking) "I know where I'm going, I don't need to use a blinker." What they …
I have been taking the subway to work for 50 years and have had many experiences, both good and bad, in my travels. However, last week I had a poignant, unique under ground experience as I entered a crowded car on the way into work. As I entered a younger man gestured to me and offered to give me his seat. Despite the fact that it was unexpected …
I was reminded of Rona's blog of a few weeks ago about armrests when I went to an off-Broadway last week. (Rona's armrest incident was on an airplane.) As I found my seat in the small theatre, I could have been mistaken for taking the seat already occupied by the woman in the next seat. When she re-arranged herself, her coat and her pocketbook, I w …
This is a re-working of my blog from November 2015. Still true. I needed the reminder. The greatest gift Gotham gives us is the gift of interaction, engagement and participation with our fellow Gothamites. It reveals who we truly are and what we truly want. A gift unique to Gotham, that you can create events based on your interests, just be prepare …
I am in charge of laundry. I actually don’t mind the washing and folding parts. I find it kind of relaxing. Folding warm sheets and towels in front of the television watching a little House of Cards is kind of satisfying. But I could really do without having to put all the folded laundry away. If there were some magical way to wish …
Growing up, my parents spoke Yiddish to one another when they did not want my brother, sister, or I to know what they were discussing. My parents didn’t know, however, that I slowly began to understand Yiddish and, ultimately, could understand what they were saying to one another. I would, secretly, then tell my brother and sister what was being …
I was at the pool when I peaked at my emails. My good friend Paul (the one married to Victoria) posted an alert from FOX News to Gotham RockRap listerve: I knew Gregg was ill, had canceled his tour plans this year and was unable to play at his Laid Back Festival stop at Red Rocks in Colorado last fall (because Richie Furay played it and mention …
This is an official warning for all users of canned hair spray. A Washington state woman returned to her car after work to discover a can of hairspray had exploded and embedded itself in her windshield. Temperatures in the area were only in the low 90s. Karmend Ayers, the woman who left the can in her car told the local news "At first I looked …
