December 31st sixteen years ago and we were all worrying about the imminent disaster of “Y2K” that was to occur when computers did not recognize the year 2000. Without such concerns looming today, we are able to reflect upon the past year and formulate our hopes for the coming year. May today be a day of reflection and may all of our hopes for the …
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It is hard to believe that this is my last blog for 2015. This year really flew by. Does anyone else find that as you get older the years go more quickly? When I was young, I remember vividly how September felt. At the beginning of each school year it was nearly impossible to imagine that June was just around the corner. It always was. As ti …
The holidays are a busy time. We’re all running around from work to office parties to the stores to buy gifts and to gatherings with family and friends. While, for many, it’s a fun time, it is also a very hectic time. I wonder how often, especially during the holidays, people take time just for themselves. For me, my “me time” is often spen …
I don't know where it came from, Jews going out for Chinese on Christmas. I am not sure I ever have. This year Eve's father came over and she made a delicious dinner. But we did go out for Chinese last night, a new upscale Asian restaurant in Rye. It was quite good. We had ordered some vegetable fried rice, and for some reason that I could not …
It's the day after Christmas and there are new toys to be played with, clothes to be tried on, books to read and instructions to consult. I was given a new beard trimmer, beard balm, handmade knit hat, golf club cleaning kit, book on the 500 best golf holes (looks like a bucket list to me ;), water bottle and a small leather bound book to keep my …
Whenever it is Christmas I think of dearly departed Bob Formica, our Networker of the Decade in 2007. I cherish the above picture which captures his twinkling spirit, holiday season or otherwise. He was one extraordinary, terrific guy and he had a great sense of humor. He was a great addition to Gotham and my life and I miss him dearly.
This blog is not written by Scroog. However, I noticed that I received fewer holiday cards this year than ever before. Several years ago the trend of fewer paper (and mailed) cards replaced by eCards became more and more apparent, but this year I received fewer holiday greeting cards of either kind. I am not sure of the reason for this phenomeno …
On this day in 1783, George Washington returned to Mount Vernon, after disbanding his Army, following the Revolutionary war. They had their final meal at Fraunces Tavern, where you can have a meal yourself today in lower Manhattan. Kind of amazing to think you can eat where George actually presided over this historic gathering. Nice that he got hom …
I saw a news report recently about an artist whose business is making bracelets. Each bracelet consists of colored string tied to a circle upon which a single word is imprinted. You choose the word and the artist imprints it onto the bracelet. Turns out it isn’t easy to pick one word that has significance, important enough to look at every day. …
It’s become an epidemic in my office. When they first started appearing, it was every few weeks. Then they began appearing weekly and now it’s almost daily. I am talking about deliveries of the brown, cardboard boxes with the smiles on them. The box that signifies that someone in my office received a delivery from Amazon Prime. When I first …
I especially think about my parents in December. They both have December birthdays -- my mother the 17th, and my father the 21st. Eve's parents by chance were also December babies -- her father the 15th, and her mother the 22nd. Of the four of them, only Eve's 96 year old father, Rupert, is still with us. We had a splendid little family birthday …
No it's not a new App or device...it's what happens when you slouch over your smartphone. No only does it ruin our posture, it alters our mood. Recent studies actually prove that being in an iHunch makes us less productive and lowers our self esteem. Fortunately, there are ways to fight it. Keep your head up and shoulders back when looking at y …
I'm a dreamer (morning, noon and night) and I remember many of my in sleep dreams. Most, if not all, are not good. For example, last month I propelled myself out of bed to escape a particularly gruesome situation and landed on my head. I will never forget that dream no matter what my brain damage may have been. Many of my dreams are recurrent lik …
How do you put 70 people of diverse backgrounds and interests in a room at the Friar's Club for an hour and a half lunch and keep it in the family? Well, that's exactly what Nancy Schess (and all those who attended) did yesterday at a triple meeting of the New York Women's Group, The Bandit Group and the New York Health and Aging Resources Group. …
