I am learning about a new phenomenon and it is a little shocking.

Did you know that right now, to be licensed as a Farm Brewery, any beer brewed in the State of New York must have 20% of its ingredients (besides water) grown right here? Apparently the current acreage devoted to growing the ingredients for beer cannot support the need.

Upon the passing of Lou Reed this week I mentioned that I knew him and he had played my fraternity party in Roslyn on New Year's Eve December 31, 1962.  This inspired Cayce Crown to nickname me Zelig. She references Woody Allen's Leonard Zelig a nondescript enigma who pops up everywhere.  

I am happy that the Red Sox won the World Series and I'm happy that they won the final game in Fenway Park.

I heard Chuck Schumer on the radio today.  This is not going to be a partisan attack on him (or an attack on him of any kind), as I believe that regardless of your political ideology, many could relate to his feelings on an emotional level.  He made a statement pertaining to the (paraphrased) immorality of the premium increases for flood insurance that have occurred as a result of last year's (and perhaps the previous year's) storms.