The verdict is out and the protests and rioting have begun. Any objective opinion understands that not only is it right not to charge Darren Wllson with a crime, but that he actually acted appropriately under the circumstances.
Sometimes I think our blogs are a selfish exercise. How lucky we are to have your attention every week where we can write about anything, anything at all. My selfish exercise this week is to tell the story of my Saturday evening.
I've observed that getting old in our society is not handled very well. Not that there aren't galliant efforts by businessess to serve a population that lives longer. Assisted care facilities, rehab, extended stay, senior housing all designed to improve the quality of life.
The decisions on what to do and where to go are relatively simple. However, it's the individual that can make these easy or difficult.
Our firm has had Season tickets to the Knicks (not always a good investment) since the '80s. As such, I have taken my 2 sons to many games over the years. Last Sunday the tradition continued as I took my son David and my 2 grandsons to a 1:00 matinee. See above photo. I have taken Jackson, the older grandson to a number of games in recent years, but it was the first for Shawn, the 8 year old Baseball fanatic who was the subject of a recent blog.
Early in my career I heard the phrase, "A cluttered desk is a cluttered mind." It resonated with me as I've always messy - not unsanitary, just disorganized with all the paper in my life. Luckily, the paper in my life has basically decreased to zero (except for my own seminar handouts). This remaining paper isn't necessarily strewn everywhere. But neat, organized & filed? Let's just say, "It's there when I need it; I print only what I have to."
I have spent the past week with my mother as she reacovers from open heart surgery for a quadruple bypass. After some early difficulties, she is now recovering nicely. I can't speak highly enough about the amazing people at the St. Francis Cardiac Center at Good Samaritan Hospital.