At dinner with my son Max the other night he brought up the subject of my blogs. One day he said, he is going to sit down and read them all. Otherwise, he said, he may not read them until after I am dead and then I won't be around for him to discuss them with me. A fair thought. My son Josh reads them each week, I am pretty sure. He doesn't comme …
I can't believe I am writing about Kim Kardashian. I must have a fever, or restricted blood flow to my head. But when I was browsing new biographies in the bookstore yesterday, there was a new book about her life. I picked it up, I don't know why, and then quickly put it down and rubbed my hands clean on my shirt. Kim Kardashian may be very nice …
We are getting the grandchildren for Halloween this year. They are staying the weekend. Beth, who will be three in December, is going to be a ballerina. Little Noah, who will turn one tomorrow, will wear a cute little pumpkin costume. It has been a long, long time since I have gone trick or treating with little ones. When my children were youngi …
We had a family dinner outing last night, Eve, my sister Alison, son Joshua and daughter in law Lisa,and son Max and his girlfriend Jaymie. It was a celelbration for Max and his success in law school. Not that we need a reason to all go out. But it did give us an excuse to visit Bischoff's, an ice cream parlor in Teaneck, NJ where I grew up. Eve …
Here was my text conversation with my son Joshua the other day: Me: What time do you leave work? Josh: 5. Why? Me: Thought we could get a beer. Josh: I have to bring my fish to the chiropractor. Me: You're kidding. Josh: No. For real. Me: What are you talking about? Josh: I'll explain later. What time can you meet? Me: That cannot possibly be …
The Times carried an article recently about the possibilities of performing a head transplant. No, this was not an editorial about the Republican debate. There is an Italian doctor who says that by 2017 he will be able to perform this procedure. He even has a volunteer patient. This is not a new idea. A number of times since the early 1900s doc …
Pumping gas the other evening after coming home on the late side, a woman came bouncing out of the convenience store, looked at me as she passed, and yelled "SMILE!" She was judging me. I wondered if I go around looking like a grouch, though I have to admit that at that time I was feeling a little grouchy. It must have showed. So I smiled back …
Today is my first ever bicycle race. It is local, in Greenwich, 20 miles. There are different categories and starts, depending on each racer's expected time. The elite group which will be the first riders out is expected to finish in under 55 minutes. That is an average speed of over 20 mph, including some hills with a 9% grade. That isn't my gro …
Sometimes songs just pop into my head, coming out of nowhere. "What's New Pussycat" is one of those. Here is another, a good happy song. Do you know it? "Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobble stones. Looking for fun and feelin' groovy. Got no deeds to do, No promises to keep. I'm dappled …
Here we are on Goat Island in Newport. It sounds more exotic than it is -- there is nothing on Goat Island. Not even goats. But being on vactaion, Eve said I can eat anything I want. And that counts for a lot, including Ben and Jerry's. Usually lunch during vactions means taking time to stuff calories in your face in between what you are doin …
We had a lovely evening last night and then came home. I poured two glasses of bourbon over ice and we sat on the couch for a nightcap. I picked up my book on The Rules of the Velominati, which I get excited about. Eve took our her iPad to seach for a fireplace vacuum, which she gets excited about. Trying to interest the other, this was our conver …
Having lived in Manhattan for nearly thirty years, I cannot say I knew too much about trees. In our new house in Connecticut, I am learing. Just ten yards out of our bedroon window is a very big and beautiful tree. When we moved here in February we would stare at the bare majestic branches. It is a work of art. Spring arrived and the leaves fill …
There is something especially good about playing tennis with my son Josh, aside from the fact that it is just plain fun. And that is that he remembers the score. When Eve and I play, it is hopeless confusion. Which side did I just serve to? What is the score? I don't know, I think it is 30-40. But it can't be that because I just served to t …
I have to say, I never liked my name. Of all the possible choices in 1954, why Donald? The most famous Donalds are a cartoon character and....another cartoon character. I did a little research on this. Apparently, the name, of Scottish and Gaelic origin, peaked in popularity in the 1920s hitting number 10 on the most popular list. By the mid to …
I came across a post the other day that listed mantras for someone going through a hard time or high anxiety. Some seemed helpful. Most, like "This Too Shall Pass" has a their theme "hang in there, things will get better". True. And mantras are good, as we know. Here is my mantra: "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh". It is an Allan Sherman's song from …
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