In Key West there is a practice called the “Local Discount” of 10% for “Locals”. We somehow qualify and appreciate it. Usually we are noticed as “Locals” and automatically receive it. When we are not, I sometimes request it. A discount is certain amount or percentage deducted from the usual or posted price (a whole blog could be written on wh …
In the sports world, being benched is not a good thing as you are taken off the playing field and assigned to “riding the pine” and hopefully motivated to think “Put me in Coach I’m ready to play!” However, in real life, a lot can go on while one is sitting on a bench (even, I suppose, in sports). As pictured, the center of Key West society sits …
The title is intentionally deceiving to draw your attention. I am not asking your IQ number. I am asking which type or types of intelligence quotient best fits you. As pictured, there are actually 9 types of IQ and personally I’d like to think I’m in the running for 8. No way, musical! No doubt, interpersonal! How’s about you?
When I was young, except for sports stories and related trivia, I was pretty empty headed. And maybe that was a good thing, as there may now be less useless information clogging my cranial band width. Passing on how I got from there and then to here and now (maybe a story for another time), it is indisputable that I presently suffer from an unq …
As the photo evinces, recently I was blocked by Facebook. What did I do? I posted some iconic photos of the great Josephine Baker on one of Judy Mauer’s inspirational Facebook posts. The problem, according to Facebook, is that her breasts were barely bare in one of the photos. To be honest, I didn’t even notice, but they sure did and I had to …
No wonder Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is our richest billionaire (pre divorce)! One of my quirks is that I save credit card chits and check them against my monthly credit card bills. We have a Master Card and an American Express card. While going through this ritual I noticed that each account had a charge for Amazon Prime. I eventually got around t …
Recently I was going down a one-way street in the wrong direction and a passing driver called me out for it. Without thinking I heard myself say “but I’m left-handed“ and the driver laughed. As you know I am left-handed and think on the right side of my brain. Whether or not being left handed is the reason for it, as you may know, I do not stifl …
A 100 years from now very few of us today will still be functioning. Yet, (hopefully) the World as we know it will continue to thrive, turn and ripen. Just as 100 years ago few of us were alive. Yet 1919 society, as it was, thrived and resonates still today. A great example is the epic Babe Ruth trade that year from the Boston Red Sox to my Ya …
Last week we had the unfortunate need to visit an Urgent Care Facility in Middle America and it was both eye opening and heart breaking. As we sat, not so patiently, waiting our turn to be seen we observed poor, wretched, desperate people without healthcare insurance stream in hoping for a haven. We had heard, but not seen. It was sad. It was …
I have used iPhones since all the way back to my early Blackberry days, but just now hooked up with Siri. Was I shy or just a Luddite? No matter, we had no intercourse until my Apple computer Guru Steve Levy recently introduced us. He asked if I used Siri and I said I did not. He then patiently explained what I’ve been missing and proceeded to …
My Top 10 New Year's Resolutions are as follows: 1) Eat less French Fries2) Drink more water3) Wear a hat and sunscreen4) Make a new friend5) Wash my hands more6) Be more tolerant 7) Spend less time on my phone8) Fend off suppression9) Develop new routines10) Dream!
And then there’s Truth!
Is Big Brother from “1984” watching me?Something is going on. That much I know!When we get in the car Sunday mornings my phone suddenly lights up and declares “13 minutes to Sea Cliff”, where we usually enjoy brunch at the Oak Room Tavern. Also, at the end of the work day, when I get into my car the phone reports “53 minutes to get home”. I try no …
Last Friday night, In the words of Dr. John “I been in the right place but it must have been at the wrong time.”We went with my Sea Cliff Book Group (thank you Odey Raviv for arranging) to the Public Theater in chilly NYC to experience the Bob Dylan inspired Girl From The North Country, which is a musical using Dylan’s entire oeuvre (word lifted fr …
Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night with a start and realize that you forgot to do something important? Well, in the early morning hours of last Saturday I had such an experience as I realized that Gotham had forgotten to make plaques for this year’s worthy networkers of the year Laurel Scarr-Konel and Brett Deutsch.What to do? It quick …
Fridays With Fred
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