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Mitch Tobol
Sep30
Cold pizza
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

In my college days, cold pizza in the morning was one of the staples of my diet. Leftover pizza was unceremoneously stuffed into the frig, box and all. I would grab a slice on the way out to my first class and I was good to go.   Apparently this has been somewhat commercialized. Tino's in Oneonta, New York, about 175 miles northwest of Manhattan, c

Fred Klein
Sep29
Judge Rises
Posted By : Fred Klein

In July I blogged about my Obsession with 6'7" 282 pound Yankee rookie Aaron Judge and my perception that, post All Star Game and his Home Run Derby win, he was losing his batting mojo and my related frustration.  His post All Star game  .179 batting slump inexplicably continued for an agonizing 6 week period.  Then September arrived and Judge seem

Benjamin Geizhals
Sep28
Tandem Bike and Words
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

An incident reported to me: Standing at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street waiting for the light. A man in front is standing off the curb -- in a bike lane. A tandem bike going north on the Avenue (the wrong way) screeches as it glances the pedestrian. The bike stops for an instant, words are exchanged and the bike darts on its way. The p

Cayce Crown
Sep27
The Cure
Posted By : Cayce Crown

    The cure for anything is salt water sweat, tears, or the sea. Isak Dinesen

Nancy Schess
Sep25
Delivered Right to Your Fridge
Posted By : Nancy Schess

  Apparently, Walmart is testing a new service. Not only can your groceries be delivered to your front door, soon they will be able to be delivered directly to your refrigerator.     Here is how it works. You order groceries. They get delivered whether you are home or not. The delivery person gets a one-time code to enter your house and proceeds

Rona Gura
Sep25
The Newest Scam
Posted By : Rona Gura

There seems to be a new telemarketer scam out there that is disconcerting to me on so many levels. My office is in Garden City. Lately, at least once a day, I will receive a call on my cell phone in which my cell phone identifies as originating in Garden City. In addition, the first three digits of the caller’s phone number are the same first three

Corey Bearak
Sep24
Gatherings
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Gatherings serve many purposes. Discussed one last week. There were two this weekend. One tested me a bit since the bat in the rear of my car failed to see the light of day in slightly more than a year. The other represented a test of connection and how things endure despite distance in time and place. Technology prevailed in both cases; it fac

Mitch Tobol
Sep23
Myths about the equinox
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Yesterday at 4:02PM marked the arrival of the autumnal equinox. In my never ending quest for truth, I googled it and found some interesting facts. (Remember, everything on the internet is true:)     Myth: You can stand a raw egg straight up on the day of the equinox. Truth: If you have enough focus and patience, you can do this anytime of year.   M

Fred Klein
Sep22
The Not So Endless Summer
Posted By : Fred Klein

I once blogged about "Summertime Summertime Sum Sum Summertime" (a great song by The Jamies).  Summertime is to be celebrated, enjoyed and endless.  Well, today is the first day of Fall or Autumn.  Both the words Fall and Autumn are not good and that's just how I feel.  How did September and the not so endless days of Summer slip by so very quickly

Benjamin Geizhals
Sep21
Beach or Mountains?
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Last weekend, we were at a family wedding in Schroon Lake, New York in the Adirondack foothills. Many of the festivities were in the town of Lake George. Being there for a few days caused me to rethink my life-long voiced preference for beach over mountains. I love the beach. However, I have come to accept that looking o

Cayce Crown
Sep20
3 Questions
Posted By : Cayce Crown

I don't where these originated, I heard them from Deepak Chopra.   We could change the world with these questions. Especially Facebook.   1. Is it true? 2. Is it kind? 3. Is it necessary?     My darling wife, Sheilagh, said: "Then there will be no cat videos for you." Oh no, I said cat videos are necessary. I find them so soothing. You may prefe

Nancy Schess
Sep19
Inside a Bank
Posted By : Nancy Schess

  I have little occasion to find myself inside a bank anymore.     As a child growing up, I have distinct recollection of my first Citibank passbook. I couldn’t wait to physically go to the bank, make a deposit, and see how the amount would change.     But now, I don’t ever physically go into the bank. There just so little need. Deposits can b

Rona Gura
Sep18
Reporting From The Eye of the Storm
Posted By : Rona Gura

As I watched the coverage of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, I noticed that I was extremely uncomfortable watching the news reporters give live feeds from outside during the storms. I watched, with a bit of disbelief, a news reporter from CNN reporting from the middle of the flooded streets of Miami advising everyone that there was a mandatory curfew i

Corey Bearak
Sep17
A Family Affair
Posted By : Corey Bearak

This morning into afternoon members of the Bearak, Stone and Stark clans gather to celebrate a special milestone: Mom’s 80th.  If not for my involvement a primary election involving my good friend and client, the party (and this blog) would have occurred the weekend before. Anyway, mom got a nice present when she got to visit and view the new apar

Mitch Tobol
Sep16
Protect or not
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

How often do you lie to your friends or loved ones? I'll bet it's more than you are willing to admit. No one wants to be the bearer of bad news, but the fact is that in this life, you often have to be cruel to be kind. Protecting other people's feelings, most times, doesn't do anything but make situations worse.   I've had close friends lie to me a