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Crysti Farra
Mar05
Travel Trivia
Posted By : Crysti Farra

So, we all take vacations, or at least we all SHOULD take vacations, but I digress.... Here are a few questions for you: What is the longest vacation you have taken? What did you do to prepare your office prior to leaving? How long did it take upon your return to normalize your work routine and hours again? I am leaving tomorrow for the longest vac

Nancy Schess
Mar04
Another Awards Show Wraps
Posted By : Nancy Schess

Did you watch the Oscars?  I watched some, frankly, dozing in and out.   What did you think of the “red carpet”?  Did Adam Sandler’s shorts and sweatshirt pass muster?  I am a little confused as to how Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande actually sat down in their dresses.  I was convinced for a little while that they would change once they entered the

Rona Gura
Mar03
My Colorful Memories
Posted By : Rona Gura

My Dad loved to sing. And he had a beautiful voice.    He grew up on the lower east side in an Orthodox Jewish community. He often told us that his parents urged him to become a Cantor. But he had no interest in that.   My Dad limited his singing to our home. He never sang publicly. But he sang often. He loved to sing songs made popular from the B

Corey Bearak
Mar02
Now I'm on my way
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Caught my first live show of 2025 last week: "John Lodge Celebrating 58 Years of Days of Future Passed with special Guest Jon Davision of Yes."  The concert was at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair.  My fave Moodie is Justin Hayward.  I was not sure what to expect when I decided to go.  I found a few YouTube clips of some prior shows with Davison sin

Mitch Tobol
Mar01
Curly fries catch fire
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Another unbelievably true story.   No one was injured, but many potatoes were lost when a tractor-trailer hauling a load of curly fries caught fire on a Maine highway last Wednesday.   The firefighters used about 6,000 gallons of water to extinguish the flames, but the tractor-trailer and its spud snack cargo "were a total loss," firefighters wrote

Fred Klein
Feb28
Messrs. Welch and Murrow
Posted By : Fred Klein

When I was a boy I was made aware of the "Red Scare" (fear of the spread of Communism). It was an abounding tsunami of hate and recrimination abroad in the land. For instance, people were called before congressional committees, found in contempt and jailed for refusing to name names of alleged communists or "fellow travelers." Most prominent in t

Benjamin Geizhals
Feb27
From Aruba
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

From Aruba. The ordeal of standing in line at the Palapa Hut in the late afternoon heat to reserve a palapa was a time-honored tradition. Now that tradition is replaced by an app. All reservations are by app. The lady at the hut simply confirms your reservation and points you in the right direction.I am reminded of a story told to me by Stu who int

Brian Timpe
Feb26
Take the Good with the Bad
Posted By : Brian Timpe

My father has a saying "take the good with the bad". As a child, that was not an easy phrase to accept. Why would I accept bad with good things? As an adult, I have learned a deeper understanding for it. With all good things, there will be moments that follow or precede it that are not so great. It still isn't any easier to accept, but my view poin

Nancy Schess
Feb25
Under the Weather
Posted By : Nancy Schess

I’ve been under the weather for a few days, not unlike many others around me.  I’ve had three meetings cancelled in the last week alone because someone else was under the weather. I suppose it was my turn.   But that started me thinking about this particular phrase.  What does it mean and where did it originate?   With a little research I learned t