How do you handle them? Maya Angelou* says "I've learned you can tell a lot about a person the way they handle three things: rainy days, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights... I might add, the way they handle no access to their newly-moved-in office on Labor Day, but the point is the same. As Stephen Sondheim so gloriously wrote in Wes …
I am not athletic at all but I do enjoy walking. In nice weather, Bill and I walk around our neighborhood. This weekend, we decided to change the scenery and ventured out to Trailview State Park, a section of the Greenbelt Trail. The Greenbelt Trail extends essentially across Long Island from North to South – although the little section we …
My children tweet. Apparently, they tweet all the time. In addition, they use Twitter to get their news and information about most important events. I have tried to tweet. The opportunity to potentially communicate with someone I would normally not be able to reach is very intriguing to me. But the approach to tweeting intimidates me. I have a Tw …
Almost three years ago (1084 days ago according to this website) I blogged about my glove and giving it up to Marisa in LA. I felt its "loss" last summer at the Gotham City Networking Inc.® Picnic and Softball game at Plainview-Old Bethpage Park. I played 2B in our intra-tribal softball game with a glove borrowed from Ben Geizhals; very kind of B …
Two months ago, Joshua Justice was working his manager shift at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium—a small chain of UFO-themed brewpubs—located in Houston, Texas when he spilled a large amount of liquid on his pants. Bummer. Thanks to a passing car equipped with Google Street View camera, that day has been preserved for all to see. Double Bummer …
Big Sexy is the affectionate ironic nickname pinned on the Mets 43 year old 285 pound pitcher Bartolo Colon who has been the winning pitcher in 230 big league games in a MLB career which started in the last century (1997). That's a lot to say about an ever smiling Dominican man who has become the people's choice. He can do no wrong!He just has thi …
We were on the ferry from Mukilteo to Whidbey Island, Washington, and Flo struck up a conversation with the man on the motorcycle next to our car. "Do you know that you're going to the longest island in the United States?" Considering that I come from Long Island, that Long Island is about 110 miles long and that Whidbey Island is about 58 miles lo …
Good morning! A little late today. In the midst of an office move that is having some bumps, so yesterday I went to the movies. It has been a long time since I was so moved by a film. The film was Florence Foster Jenkins with Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant (perhaps the best acting he has ever done) and many other talented actors. It certainly wasn't perf …
Years ago I wrote a blog about the first time I was “Ma’amed”. Apparently, I have been promoted – not necessarily in a good way. We recently vacationed in Florida. One day, a young family sat near us at the pool. They had two adorable girls – the youngest was probably three years old and the oldest no more than five. The youngest followed me a …
Today I am feeling vindicated. In the past, have written blogs about my experience being called, “Honey” or “B###h,” by male attorneys or, otherwise being sexually harassed. In the blogs, I wrote about my feelings of degradation and anger. Last week The New York Times reported that The American Bar Association is considering an amendment to the …
Many know my deep interest in music and sports. Well, today we celebrate seven decades for an important figure in my life who influenced and introduced me to both. The celebration comes a few weeks later than the actual event but most of the family will be there. Meet my Aunt Audrey. She taught Richy and I baseball when she lived with grand …
From Rio de Janeiro, an Olyimpic athlete shared a photo of this quite unusual bathroom sign banning throwing toilet paper into toilets -- and using commodes as fishing holes (lower left) among other uses. Delle Donne, the Olympian who posted this said "Guess I won't be toilet fishing today." I think they'll need more graphics in Tokyo if Rya …
On Sunday I watched American runner Galen Rupp win a Bronze medal in the Olympic 26.2 mile Marathon race with special empathetic interest. Some may know that Gotham General Counsel Ben Geizhals was my marathon running partner. We lived by the mantra of "Miles of trials and trials of miles" for a 10 year period in which we devoted ourselves to man …
Summertime is a time for travel. Traveling involves packing. Some thoughts on packing: Accept and embrace the fact that packing is a necessary part of traveling. Accept that some ‘packs’ are easier than others. Packing doesn't mean you have to re-assess your entire wardrobe. Yes, weather is oftentimes a consideration but being unprepared for unexpe …
Two stories of hope in the news and they both center on community. It takes a village. In Tenino, WA a family went on vacation and while they were away their home and truck were vandalized with racial slurs and spray paint. The neighbors cleaned everything up before they got back so that their small children wouldn't see it. The full story and vide …
