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Fred Klein
May09
Late Spring
Posted By : Fred Klein

I am not sure about this, but I believe we are experiencing a late Spring.  Officially, Spring sprung on March 20th, but having returned North last week, it seemed like we happily happened upon an atypical lush, colorful, vibrant and welcoming environment, which was more "just so" than past years.  The feelings that Spring, in all its glory, engend

Benjamin Geizhals
May08
From Tuscany
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

Gothamites Laurel Scarr-Konel and Crysti Farra brought Tuscany Italy to Gotham on Tuesday night in the form of an entertaining sommelier- Gabriele Salvatori and an amazing sampling of wines from the Tenuta Torciano Winery in San Gimignano.About 25 of us were treated to a fine selection of wines, light fare (to accompany the wines), and bread (to sa

Brian Timpe
May07
Baby Bonding
Posted By : Brian Timpe

As my wife enters her third trimester of pregnancy, we patiently await our first child to arrive in July. I keep hearing, "nothing will prepare you to be a parent and your life will change forever". Well, I am heeding that advice for the future but truly believe that change is happening now. The past 30 weeks has been a whirlwind of a ride as we ar

Nancy Schess
May06
The Flying 2025
Posted By : Nancy Schess

Anyone else feel like this year is going particularly fast?   I was talking with a friend recently about the proportionality challenge of time.  You know what I’m talking about.  At a young age, the passage of one year feels like forever.  Yet later on, not so much.   It’s the proportionality challenge rearing its head.  As we gain experience (my e

Rona Gura
May05
Googling
Posted By : Rona Gura

Google continues to amaze me.   My husband and I were discussing clubs we used to go to in the 70’s/80’s. I was talking about one club I used to enjoy going to in Valley Stream. I could not, however, remember the name.   My husband said to me, “Just google, clubs in Valley Stream in the 70’s.” I looked at him very skeptically and googled it just to

Corey Bearak
May04
Saturday in the Park.
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Saturday in the Park. It’s one of my fave songs by Chicago, a band that in her teens Shelly described herself as a “groupie” and a fan of its original bassist, Peter Cetera. The title aptly describes our afternoon plans yesterday; we decided to head over to Flushing Meadows Corona Park so Shelly could ride her bike. We had tuned it up the previous

Mitch Tobol
May03
It's sacred
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Inspiration is a sacred revelation.   It can be described as exhilarating, exciting, and can lead to incredible ideas. This heightened sense goes farther when you involve other people, as often happens in my creative meetings.   If you have an open mind and heart, you will find it wherever you go.     Here's to you finding some inspo this weekend a

Fred Klein
May02
Fall From Grace
Posted By : Fred Klein

To lose favor or a position of power or honor is a fall from grace.     Last weekend a hot shot, flashy football player, who happens to be the son of his coach "Neon" Deion Sanders, was expected and expected to be one of the top 3 National Football League draft picks.  Namely, Sheduer (Light of the Almighty) Sanders, the star Colorado QB.     He wa

Benjamin Geizhals
May01
The Bumblebee
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

As I glanced out the window a few days ago, I saw a bumblebee hopping from bud to bud in the morning sunshine. The first bumblebee I had seen this Spring…and I smiled in the secure understanding that Nature would keep us grounded.

Daniel Schwartz
Apr30
Decision time
Posted By : Daniel Schwartz

My son Joe is going to graduate High School in less than a month. He thinks he would like to go for Mechanical Engineering as a major. Joe has of late, not been a great student grade wise as “senioritis” kicked in early in the term, and he has let his grade point average dip a bit. That and his lack of focus has made it tough for his parents to sup