I was on such a roll: not having had a cold for over 2 years and then I came down with a dreaded Summer cold in mid July. At this writing it has settled in my chest and I have lost my voice. The mistake I made, according to Joanne, was that I didn't dial it back and give Nature a chance to cure me.  Rather, I continued to push my every day swimming streak, played crucial softball Playoff games every other day, frequented Gotham lunches and events, slavishly continuied with my trainer and went on and on with my grinding and denial.

A few days before leaving for our annual visit to Martha’s Vineyard last week, I received a voice message from Steve and Kim.

September is upon us. It seems to come quicker every year. I'm told that's a function of getting older, feeling like time is moving more rapidly. The onset of fall seems to be a big time for change.   My Facebook feed is full of pictures of children starting school, most are absolutely adorable.   My friend, Jeanette bought her first apartment and my friend Elise, who lived here in NYC for a couple of years, then moved to Louisville, now has gone to Canada for Grad school.   Even Google has changed its logo.  

  Even the most gastronomically adventurous among us dislikes something.

  Cayce’s blog about rejuvenation and Don’s blog about lunch on vacation inspired me to write this blog. Last week I was in court trying to schedule continuing trial dates with my adversary and the judge. The judge suggested some October dates during a week I will be away on vacation. When I mentioned my vacation, my adversary said to me with a great deal of pride in his voice-- and a bit of a condescending tone-- “Oh you get to take vacations? I don’t.”  

Here we are on Goat Island in Newport.  It sounds more exotic than it is -- there is nothing on Goat Island.  Not even goats.  But being on vactaion, Eve said I can eat anything I want.  And that counts for a lot, including Ben and Jerry's.  

For you bacon lovers who don't eat it because of its' unhealthy qualities there's now bacon-flavored seaweed. It's the new kale.   Scientists are currently cultivating a marine plant that's packed with more nutrients than the trendy green superfood kale. And it, of course, naturally tastes like bacon.  

Gotham is a Business-Social Networking group. Or is it a Social-Business Networking group?Which ever it is it sure has a lot of value added Bells and Whistles in its 18th year.  We start with our World Class Fredslist "Magic Wand" list serve which has proven its amazing ability to conjure up just about anything needed or requested.