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Donald Bernstein
Jan24
Snow Day
Posted By : Donald Bernstein

Eve is in Puerto Rico. We facetimed yesterday. She was standing on the beach in the ocean with some kind of colorful cocktail, me in over a foot of snow with a beer. My plans to go to Brooklyn and then to see a movie were snuffed out.   I spent my day eating a lot, watching about ten episodes of Shameless and the snow pile towards the top of the s

Mitch Tobol
Jan23
It's all relative
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

1 inch of snow in D.C. compares with 6 inches here in NY which compare with 3 feet in Buffalo.   Having lived in Buffalo for 4 years and experienced a winter storm where 192" fell, the one passing through our area today that they've named Jonas, in my mind, is cute. By my estimation we'll get around 6-10 inches. Not a big deal for me.   However, it

Fred Klein
Jan22
Our trip to Cuba
Posted By : Fred Klein

Last week we visited Cuba for 6 days.  It was my first visit, but back in the day my Damon Runyon character dad was a frequent gambling visitor to Havana and was on the last flight out in the final moments of Castro's revolution. At the outset it was a trying experience as the plane was hours late and when we were all finally on the plane the crew

Benjamin Geizhals
Jan21
The Cold of 2016
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

It started with a little tickle... (or was it a little scratch?) in my throat. Ignore it. Within an hour, there was no denying. It was my winter cold 2016. By the time I gave it the attention it deserved, it had taken over. “Don't respect me? I'll show you!” What to do? Take zinc. Take vitamin C. Drink plenty of liquids. Starve it. Feed it.

Cayce Crown
Jan20
Time and Loss
Posted By : Cayce Crown

With the recent spate of deaths; Bowie, Rickman, Margulies, Frey, and now I've just heard of Bowie's drummer Griffin, founding member of Mott the Hoople,  passed away on Monday, I find myself getting melancholy. I know that as we get older, time moves faster and statistically more deaths occur. Also, as I become more and more present and conscious,

Nancy Schess
Jan18
Networking 101
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I was talking to a colleague the other day about my entrance into the world of networking many years ago. The theme of our conversation was that no one had taught either of us how. We just jumped in and figured out how to make it work. Of course, I was lucky to have the master networker as my mentor (you all know who I am talking about!) but not ev

Rona Gura
Jan18
I'm Sick
Posted By : Rona Gura

  I am a big baby in two aspects of my life, my birthday (which I have already blogged about) and taking care of myself. As my husband who is a doctor will attest to, I very rarely go to the doctor (other than my annual check-ups) and, when I do, I complain incessantly. When I get sick, I revert to a whiney, whimpering ten year old girl.     I’m

Mitch Tobol
Jan16
True joy
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

I was so fortunate to experience a beautiful expression of love and commitment last night...Paul and Victoria's wedding. They shared their vows with their children and special friends reading lyrics from Yes, The Cure, Peter Gabriel and Led Zeppelin. Each one of their children spoke eloquently either at the wedding, the cocktail reception and the p

Fred Klein
Jan15
Time Travel
Posted By : Fred Klein

My sister asked me if I could time travel in my present state would I like to go backward or forward.  She chose going forward and said if things were not good at that future time she would "off" herself. I would chose going back to the 1950s.  It's a classic case of if I knew then what I know now. I imagine Going to Yankee games as an adult as the

Benjamin Geizhals
Jan14
Through the Eyes of a Child
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Last weekend, Flo and I took our grandson, Jackson, to the Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden. For an hour or so, I looked at the world through the eyes of a three-year-old. I shared his amazement as the G-scale trains circled the reconstructions of the great sites of New York City, past the historical buildings and over the famous br

Cayce Crown
Jan13
Searching
Posted By : Cayce Crown

I am searching for a new home. No, not a new apartment, a new Gotham home. My former home, the lovely Commerce group, had to fade away. So now I'm on the search. I asked Fred what his favorite group was. You know what he said. Monday I visited the MAD (Make A Difference) group, thanks to the encouragement of the wonderful Sonia Saleh (www.uplifting

Nancy Schess
Jan11
Good Thing It Was A Record Warm Day
Posted By : Nancy Schess

  This past Sunday was the annual No Pants Subway Ride. That’s right, no pants. Subway riders in more than 60 cities around the world (including New York) and spanning 25 countries simultaneously drop and remove their pants and ride their respective subways. The event that started as a prank back in 2002 includes specific directions about where

Rona Gura
Jan11
I Should Have Said. . .
Posted By : Rona Gura

  It started out as a fun Saturday evening. My husband and I met friends of ours for dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Our friends had never been to this particular restaurant and so they enjoyed being with us and exploring a new place.     It happened at the end of what would have been a perfect evening. As we were finishing our coffee

Donald Bernstein
Jan10
The Box
Posted By : Donald Bernstein

The Box is coming.  It comes every year the same day, January 29th, Eve's birthday. It started about 15 years ago when a friend of hers got her a small birthday gift, like a box of cookies. When his birthday arrived in May, Eve put new gift wrap on the same box with the cookies and gave it back to him. The following January, he added a small presen

Mitch Tobol
Jan09
Will wonders never cease
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

It came up in a discussion. What are the seven wonders of the world? There are many lists and arguments to be had. First, there's the ancient wonders:   The Great Pyramid of Egypt The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The Colossus of Rhodes The Lighthouse o