One of my favorite “getting to know you” conversational tools is to ask a person to tell me their life story in 5 minutes or less and then listen intently for reusable nuggets. An ancillary benefit is, if the person is worthy, he or she would then ask me to tell mine. Try it. You’ll like it :)
The following is based upon a student interviewing someone he considers “Successful” for a class assignment. The interview question was “How do you define success?”I was struck by so many of the following responses which were packed with what I consider valuable, sage, advice:Each point of your life you think about success in terms of the next obj …
When I was young there was a lovely character on the Howdy Doody show named Princess Summerfallwinterspring. Such a creative moniker!As I grew older, I always remembered the Princess as we reveled in our good fortune to enjoy New York’s full 4 season splendor: Spring and it’s green regeneration, sparkling Summer sun at the beach and colorful Fall …
Thank you Corey Bearak for introducing me to Twitter!While I only have 351 Followers, I follow Twitter religiously as it is my top source of real-time, in the moment, news. And it delivers much more!
It amazes me that so many people are reluctant or afraid to be vaccinated. Or have other ill advised reasons. We are suffering an ongoing worldwide Pandemic and all the science points to vaccination being the path to herd immunity . And we are so fortunate that vaccinations are available (and free to boot). Being of a certain age, we were in the …
No kidding, I’m suffering from a severe case of withdrawal. Withdrawal? Yes, withdrawal from Yankee Baseball!It’s just not normal for a man of my age to harbor such a boy’s Fanaticism (Fan is short for that) and Hero Worship. Fanaticism for the 2021 disappointing and dysfunctional Yankees, whose season was best described by (soon to be signed lon …
We have a friend who is soon to be World famous. His name is Guy deBoer (pictured) and he is endeavoring to fulfill his dream to be the first American to win the prestigious around the World Golden Globe, 30,000 mile, solo sail boat race. He will embark, single handed, next September from France on this nonstop race. The race has been described …
Admit it! You’re all Zoomed out and thirst for in person (Water Cooler) experiences. Well Gotham gets it and delivers! In the space of less than a month Gotham has held 3 in person (Water Cooler) events: the 9/11 Yankee/Met game at Citl Field, the 9/25 Picnic at Alley Pond Park and, best of all, our annual (except for last year) Bob Formica Memo …
Up is down and down is up and negative is positive!Say what?2 weeks ago I went to a favorite restaurant with a bunch of friends (see last week’s blog for details) and we had a wonderful time!However, the next day the bloom was off when the owner called to inform me that the order taker, who briefly sat at the table with us, had subsequently tested …
Last Friday night we had a Boys Night Out reunion. It was the first time a disparate group of my friends congregated in about 2 years and, of course, the 9 guys in attendance were thrilled to be together (in person)!One of the guys, David Rubin, asked the Right On question as to how the Pandemic has affected our lives and there were many different …
We have a terrific member named Ray Walcott who fills many Gotham roles reliably, ergo, his nickname “Reliable Ray”. Last Saturday night both Ray and I were at the Gotham Yankee/Met game at Citi Field and were both, responsibly, wearing masks. Thus, when I first encountered Ray I was not sure who he was. Later I figured it out and approached him …
Of course, being Old School, I do not have a tattoo. And being nonjudgmental I question why anyone would do that to their body? Yet, so many do and it seems more and more fashionable and acceptable. I just don’t (won’t) get it! Tattoo You?
Some things are tolerable and some things are intolerable. Where do we draw the line?
When we were in high school most wanted to be “popular”. Some tried hard, some just had “It” and some fell short. Popularity was a sought after, undefinable, elusive, state of being. Interestingly, many of those who were then popular and part of the “In Crowd” did not sustain it through life and over the years “Losers” morphed into well ground …
I pledge allegiance to our Flag. Yes, our Flag! Every day I see Old Glory displayed ostentatiously and prominently in countless places and it makes me feel so proud and grateful to have been born in the USA! I refuse to see it as other than a strikingly vivid symbol of our democracy. Nothing more! Nothing less!
Fridays With Fred
A perfect way to send you into your weekend