It's the order of the day. We live in a totally networked world where anyone and anything is connected. It would seem all of our traditional hierarchical structures are in crisis or decline. That includes states, churches, parties and corporations. Money is being challenged by cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin). Party establishments are being replaced by …
Everything seems to be in a constant state of flux. New reports on someone sexually harrassing someone else. It is disturbing, shocking and infuriating all at same time. It's hard to feel steady when new revelations come out, on what seems like an hourly basis. Now I just shake my head and wonder who's next. We have a huge new tax bill, which v …
While tooling around the intenet for something positive, I ran across this list from Joshua Becker. In his blog, he writes "...the quickest way to find happiness is to help someone find theirs." I couldn't agree more. 1. Handwrite a letter. 2. FaceTime/Skype an old friend. 3. Buy coffee for a stranger. 4. Smile and joke with your next cashier. 5. …
After shopping at one of the suburban malls last night, I stepped out into the snowy slippery parking lot. Although I was in the mall a half hour at most, I needed to brush of the snow and scrape the ice off my car. A beautiful cold wintry night to be sure. As my car rumbled to life I was grateful for the seat heater and heated steering wheel. Tw …
Ahhh the first snowflake...finally winter has arrived. I thought I might share some fun and reflective quotes about snow. Enjoy your weekend :-) "A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship." Markus Zusak "When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels." Unkown "Kindness is like snow—It …
Does her name ring a bell? Maybe you'll recongnize the picture. The picture, snapped by a White House photographer traveling with the president as he left his golf course in Sterling, Va., went viral almost immediately. News outlets picked up the story when it appeared in a White House pool report. Social media began hailing the unidentified wom …
I thought I would share the unvarnished truth about "Black Friday." The first recorded use of the term Black Friday was applied not to holiday shopping but to financial crisis: specifically, the crash of the U.S. gold market on September 24, 1869. Two notoriously ruthless Wall Street financiers, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, worked together to buy up a …
I'm excited...my favorite holiday is just about here. No presents exchanged, no religion, no politics (maybe:) and of course great food. I'm particularly looking forward to frying a turkey and barbequing a couple of ducks. Both require a bit of finesse and thought. The ducks in particular have quite a bit of fat and the drippings can easily spark …
Yes it happened here....well in Florida anyway. Police arrested a 53-year-old woman and charged her with drunk driving. The funny thing is, she was riding a horse. The police had received a few 911 calls about someone riding down the road on a horse. So they responded, located her and pulled her over. The officers peformed a sobriety test, found …
Hey, what do you feel like doing today? I've got it...let's throw some axes. C'mon... Well if you were in Paris, you could. There's a place called Les Cognees - French for "axes" or "hatchets" - where people can gather after work and pay to hurl heavy edged weapons around. All you need is about $17 and for an hour you can feel like a warrior : …
Fall is trying to arrive, leaves are starting to turn and it's a unique time in New York... Basketball season is starting Hockey season is starting Football is in full swing and the Yankees are in playoff baseball (one win away from going to the World Series as I write this and, hopefully, will be on their way by the time you read this:) Are yo …
As I write this the "Baby Bombers" are preparing to play the Houston Astros in the ACLS. Believe or not, they were underdogs this year for even making the playoffs and now some bookies have them favored to win it all. It's very exciting because it's a surprise. The young talent (Judge, Sanchez, Didi) aren't beset by the pressure to win. They seem …
In my college days, cold pizza in the morning was one of the staples of my diet. Leftover pizza was unceremoneously stuffed into the frig, box and all. I would grab a slice on the way out to my first class and I was good to go. Apparently this has been somewhat commercialized. Tino's in Oneonta, New York, about 175 miles northwest of Manhattan, c …
Yesterday at 4:02PM marked the arrival of the autumnal equinox. In my never ending quest for truth, I googled it and found some interesting facts. (Remember, everything on the internet is true:) Myth: You can stand a raw egg straight up on the day of the equinox. Truth: If you have enough focus and patience, you can do this anytime of year. M …
How often do you lie to your friends or loved ones? I'll bet it's more than you are willing to admit. No one wants to be the bearer of bad news, but the fact is that in this life, you often have to be cruel to be kind. Protecting other people's feelings, most times, doesn't do anything but make situations worse. I've had close friends lie to me a …
It's Saturday...and anything goes.
