I'm afraid there seems to be a pattern when we go to the ballpark. My husband is a real Mets fan. So is my son. It is actually more than a little fun to listen to them watch a game together on the phone hundreds of miles away from each other. But I digress. What do you think it means that if/when we leave the ballpark before the end of the g …
We spent this past weekend in Chicago. The Schess clan converged on the city and spent the weekend celebrating all sorts of wonderful things in our world. But, I digress. I have never spent any time in Chicago, and I am now a fan. We were in a part of town called South Loop, walking distance to the lake, multiple museums, restaurants, bars and …
I am going through a stage right now where several of my regular doctors are retired or retiring. Most often, they are breaking the pact we made where they promised not to retire until I offered my approval – but let’s move on from there. The net result is meeting new healthcare providers and the opportunity to compare and vet bedside manner. …
Rona’s vacation theme started me thinking about how I plan to visit a new city. Recently, we had a few days in a city we knew some but hadn’t spent any real time exploring. So, I dug into the internet, researching sites to see, restaurants to explore, maybe even a little shopping. My daughter, knowing her mother, encouraged me to slow down. A …
Sunday night we celebrated the wedding of a close friend's daughter. Our families have been friends since the bride and my daughter met in kindergarten. That's a long time. I literally watched this young woman grow up. The wedding was filled with families and young adults we have known for that long. Kids that used to play on my driveway, now …
Did you watch the Oscars? I watched some, frankly, dozing in and out. What did you think of the “red carpet”? Did Adam Sandler’s shorts and sweatshirt pass muster? I am a little confused as to how Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande actually sat down in their dresses. I was convinced for a little while that they would change once they entered the …
I’ve been under the weather for a few days, not unlike many others around me. I’ve had three meetings cancelled in the last week alone because someone else was under the weather. I suppose it was my turn. But that started me thinking about this particular phrase. What does it mean and where did it originate? With a little research I learned t …
This past week brought big and happy news in our family. She said yes!! While on a cruise through Italy, my son got down on one knee right in the middle of Naples and asked the love of his life to become his life partner. He took the ring he had been carrying around for weeks out of his backpack, carefully opened the box and through her abject …
I know this may be an unpopular opinion, but I was looking forward to a big storm this past weekend. For me, it was timed perfectly – overnight on Saturday into Sunday morning. We had already planned to hunker down and made sure to finish all our errands on Saturday afternoon. After a quick dinner at a local restaurant, we were ready to watch a …
Yes, I know I am late to this party but I have just discovered an air fryer. I have talked about one for years and I am pretty sure my son just got tired of hearing me. And, so my birthday gift this year was, you guessed it, an air fryer. I do like to cook so a cooking gadget or tool is always a good gift. I can still remember how excited I wa …
I have to admit, the cold has me thinking about traveling. In truth, I don’t really mind the cold weather as long as it is in moderation. Extended stretches are not my favorite thing. These days my travel has been more often visiting my children than planning an exotic visit somewhere. And to set the tone, I have no regrets. Both of my childr …
My grandmother’s name was Jennie Levine. She came to the United States in the late 1800s, most likely to the Lower East Side of Manhattan where she learned to be a seamstress. This past weekend, we spent some time enjoying Manhattan and paid a visit to the Tenement Museum. We visited the apartment of – coincidentally – Jennie Levine and her fam …
Last Friday, I participated in Career Day at a local middle school. A close friend is a teacher at the school and runs the program. She asked me to talk to the students about practicing law. What an interesting experience – for me. In preparing what I wanted to talk about, I had to step back and think about how to explain what I do, why I do i …
Are you a resolution-er? I know Shawn’s thoughts on resolutions. I read his blog. Most years, I have a top 10 list to start the year, but for 2025 I am taking a different approach. It hasn’t even fully crystalized yet. Rather than general resolutions, which I think of as goals, for 2025 I think I am going to focus on the people in my life a …
As we end 2024, I am reflecting on what a year it has been in Gotham. So much change in a good way – new groups, new friends, new events. Yet as we keep doing this thing called Gotham, so much stays the same. Since the very beginning of Gotham time our motto has not wavered – it is better to give than receive, but what goes around comes around. …
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