Thanks to Gothamite Craig Rosasco (LI Legal Group), we have obtained a permit for the use of a softball field and picnic area  in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Park on Saturday, August 22 from 11:00 to 6:00 (there is no raiin day). It will be a coed softball game and picnic (food and drink provided by Gotham)

The first day of Summer. Thoughts of long weekends, vacations, beach and mountains. Whatever works for you to get away from the heat of the City, and other things. What to pack? Sandals, flip-flops, walking shoes, shorts, bathing suits, a few T-shirts, maybe a light sweater. Those choices are far less important than deciding on these: cellphone, smartphone, iPad, laptop. Getting away depends on what you pack.

In 2011, on this day June 24, New York passes a law to allow same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state that allows gay and lesbian couples to marry.

This is graduation week in so many places and I am reminiscent of this time last year when we celebrated two in our house at the same time.

It’s that time of the year again, summer blockbuster time. Don mentioned it last week when he wrote about seeing “Jurassic World.” It’s that time when the huge movies are released. They are meant to totally captivate you and bring you into their world. And for two hours you’re transplanted to somewhere else and your sense of what’s going on in your world disappears.

Thank you "Hard Hitting" Don Bernstein for relinquishing your prime time Sunday spot, but the following just bubbled up and would not wiait until Friday.

Is a vacation about a place or is it really a state of mind?   Today marks the end of a week's vacation (well almost...it was 6 days). My first in about 7 years. I'm fortunate to have gone away at all considering the last couple of months and I'm very grateful to those individuals who have made this possible (you know who you are:)  

I spied the above photo recently on Facebook. It rang true. What could be better than a picture of an Oracle dispensing his hard earned wisdom: I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person. I am a reformed dog hater. My reformation occurred upon the advent two years ago of our wonderful Schnoodle Charcoal. Her only problem is that she loves everyone. I wonder what Bill Murray would say about that?