In addition to this blog appearing on the Gotham City Networking platform, it appears in the Key West on line newspaper KonkLife.   As a consequence, there are a few more readers and, unexpectedly, I have engendered three new (Key West reader) friends.   I call them The Three Wise Men. They are Larry, Rick and Lou. Each one smarter, more interesting and self possessed than the other.  No three Stooges they :) Believe me, it is all I can do to keep up with each of them!

First, Happy Birthday to all of you celebrating your 15th – 19th birthdays, regardless of your actual age.  

Vacations are usually scheduled around the school calendar. Presidents week every February is always a big week then again in April for Easter/Passover and Xmas/New Years.  This past week my wife and I had gone with my kids to Florida where we always go. Its amazing there, great weather, although this year was a little cooler than normal but lots of sunshine. Amazing restaurants. Great golf, beach. I always say I could move there and never come back to NY. Or maybe become a snow bird and at least spend the winters there.

I grew up with an encyclopedia proudly displayed on the shelves in our den.  The World Book – it was olive green with navy blue borders.   When a homework assignment needed some information, we turned right to the encyclopedia.  

As many of you know I am an avid science fiction fan. As a fan, I often wonder about the possibility of advanced life outside of our solar system. Perhaps, the better statement is, I hope for the existence of advanced life beyond our solar system and anxiously anticipate the possibility of contact during my lifetime.  

Probably not fair to borrow the title of the iconic song by Sam Cooke for the change I currently face. It really only affects me. The solution also evidenced how relationships matter and how pro bono involvements can offer unintended and unexpected benefits. I returned a call Friday from Jim who runs the servers that hosts four websites that really matter to me —

Is that it? I can't help but wonder if the sparse snowfall we've experienced is all we're getting this season.   Climate patterns are shifting, and with them, our expectations of seasonal norms. Only time will tell.   I may have to move to Buffalo.     

Last week when my turn came at the joint Queens/Westchester Zoom networking meeting, rather than do my usual presentation, I "Spit":My name is Fred, most people my age are dead.   This Rap shows my Cred and my quest is to make you bread! You should have seen the stunned faces on the full Zoom screen and some who weren't paying full attention evenasked me to repeat it.  Which, of course, I did :) All in one's continuing quest to remain relevant! New career?