I'm not one to self promote. Growing up, our house was about doing the right thing all of the time, laugh, be humble and respect all who live. So it's a bit out of character for me to write this. Today is an unusual day. I'm not even sure if this has happened before. I looked and didn't find an instance but logic tells me it did - today is my bir …
With temperatures falling, I wonder whether it’s time to go inside.Like many people, over the past year and a half we have been reluctant to eat inside restaurants and have been dining out outside.Exercise has been a challenge and we have not been inside a gym. Walking has been the major exercise escape and we’ve enjoyed the outside tent and equipm …
I always know Daylight Savings is ending and the time to move the clocks back is coming when it is dark outside as the morning alarm starts to sing. I enjoy the change of seasons and look forward to it every year. There is something special about the crispness of a fall day. But getting up in the dark is a different experience. Rationally, I …
Have you yet? Bill and I went to our local drugstore this weekend to get our annual flu shot. What a difference a pandemic makes. There was literally a line. Honestly, it was kind of nice to see. I’m pretty sure the line was a mix of folks getting COVID and flu shots but it made me feel good. Years ago, I would never take a flu shot. No r …
Last weekend it was Saturday in the Park; this past week the park theme continues but on Friday: Our son got married Friday afternoon. In Central Park. The Shakespeare Garden. Our son and his bride met at NYU. Our Grad student Jonathan approached undergrad bride to be in Washington Square Park seven years ago. Though outdoors, the location (a …
You all know how much I treasure my LIRR commute and how much peace and calm it brings me. I was reminiscing the other day about the old days when the morning newspaper was a part of the daily ritual. Part of getting me through any particular commute was looking forward to reading the newspaper – newsprint on my fingers and all. There was just …
