Cats run free and dogs are leashed? Woman wear skirts and only Scotsmen do? Men can go topless? English drive on the Left side of road? We continue with Day Light Savings time? We write left to right? There are Senior Citizen discounts? Pickles are free? Water is Blue? 59th Street (Ed Koch) Bridge is free? Women wear make up? …
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We saw Willie Nelson, an American icon, Monday night on a warm breezy night in an open southern field. It was truly a vintage Americana experience with people sitting on blankets and lawn chairs along with us surrounded by friends in the cheap seats. There was sweet marijuana in the air and cold beer in my hand. It really doesn’t get any better …
Some say that Valentines Day is a Hallmark Card day and, sad to say, to some extent it has been commercialized. Nonetheless, it can and should be a special day on which to express love, devotion and affection to your special person. St. Valentines Day is an annual festival celebrating romantic love, friendship and affection. And that’s just w …
John is my favorite Beatle Keef is my favorite StoneLive Aid is my favorite memoryYankees are my favorite teamJudge is my favorite YankeeJFK is my favorite POTUSSword fish is my favorite mealSashimi is favored over SushiBiking is my favorite transportation Patron (Silver) is my favorite drinkBlogging is my favorite creative outletCharcoal is my fa …
There are all sorts of friends: Best Friends Old FriendsGood FriendsGreat FriendsFamily FriendsOne Dimensional FriendsFair Weather FriendsFriends With BenefitsPhony FriendsFriendly EnemiesBFFsVacation FriendsBusiness FriendsSupportive FriendsDrinking FriendsSocial FriendsQuaker FriendsJealous FriendsFriends you pay (EB)Passing FriendsFormer Friends …
Cameras are everywhere and everyone has a camera! One of the secrets of capturing a great photo (or “snapshot”) is having one’s phone camera at the every ready for that special unexpected, once in a lifetime, photo opportunity. On the other hand, don’t you dare give into the impulse to cross the line and do something questionable in a special une …
On October 3rd 1951 New York Giant baseball player Bobby Thomson hit a Home Run which is called “The Shot Heard ‘Round The World” to win the National League pennant against the Giants bitter rival Brooklyn Dodgers. Giant radio announcer Russ Hodges described The Shot in what is considered one of the best, if not the best, calls in sports history a …
At my stage in life my aim is to maintain my quality of life, ie, keep on keeping on. So it seems, for me, there can only be one New Year’s resolution... How about you?
When I was young Edward R. Murrow was at the crest of his fame as a CBS broadcast journalist which started with his “This is London calling” reports during the Nazi Blitz in early World War II. During the late 1940s and early 1950s our democracy was plagued by a “Red Scare”, based on the alleged growing influence of Communism. Senator Joseph McC …
Maybe, which is defined as Perhaps or Possibly, is not a word I like to hear in response to a proposal. It puts off the eventual answer and frustrates me. In the words of The Chantels: Maybe, if I hold your handYou will understandAnd maybe, if I kissed your lips I’ll be at your commandOh, maybe. Buddy Holly had it even better when he sang:Maybe ba …
Power is the ability to direct or influence the behavior of others. Over the course of my life I’ve observed and absorbed instances of others, big or small, wielding power over me. By small I mean ordinary every day people and by big I mean influential, rich or important people. Possibly the most interesting and telling observations involve ordinar …
We have a friend who lost her husband in the last year. She was a very good wife. She is a wonderful woman, mother and friend who has impressed me with her reaction to widowhood. After her initial period of loss and sadness she has picked herself up and reinvented herself in a unique way. She is good friends with Joanne and has taken to sharing ne …
Have you ever thrown a Surprise Party? Was it a success? Was the Secret kept? Was the recipient surprised?Well on Tuesday night Gotham held it’s annual Holiday Party and we did it all as surprises abounded!By my count there were at least 7 surprises and it was just great, as it’s always better to surprise than be surprised. The first surprises …
I was surprised by a comment on last week’s “50 Years” blog (which the commenter describe as “beautiful”), saying “I have learned so much from you.” When I responded “You’re too nice” the commenter said “No I’m honest. You have an amazing way of speaking the truth that is raw and real (not always what someone wants to hear but something I value).” …
Fridays With Fred
A perfect way to send you into your weekend