Mom had a cardiac procedure yesterday. It was a super long exhausting day 10 hour day in the hospital starting early in the morning. To put this out right up front, It was a fairly routine outpatient procedure and mom is fine (happily). That’s not the point of my blog. At every turn over the course of a long day, I kept coming back to the palp …
Last week, I missed it. Just missed it. Perhaps there is just too much going on in the world of an employment lawyer these days. I did not post my blog. I had it written, but just didn’t post it. When I realized it later, I felt so badly that I had let you all down. Hence, this weeks blog is only to extend my apologies and promise it will neve …
It’s that kind of week in the middle of a raging pandemic and so what do we do? We figure out what is best to next binge watch. Our most recent A+ goes to The Kaminsky Method which touched both of us way too personally for so many reasons. We watched Manifest for a while and it was good, but after a while was a bit too much. We started The Cha …
We have all had at least one, or now maybe two birthdays since the pandemic began. Celebrations have turned into gyrations of creativity and honestly it has been fun to watch. So many of you played an important part in celebrating my birthday this year. While it was certainly not the picture I had in my head of a birthday celebration outside a …
This is about masks. I wear my mask on the LIRR and subway as I am supposed to. The LIRR was crowded this morning. Not shoulder to shoulder, but no excess of empty seats. So, I sat down. These days I’ve learned to look at the mask status of the person sitting next to me beforehand, but for some reason this morning I just sat. It felt so p …
It does take a village. I’ve been thinking lately about my own village – both the people I consider to be in mine and those who I know rely on me for theirs. Without great surprise, there is not unexpected overlap for me in those two groups. I define village as those people to whom you would turn to celebrate the good times and share the b …
I am. But I have surprised myself. I really thought I would be back in stores this holiday season but I still find myself drawn to online options. Don’t get me wrong. I did spend some time in stores this past weekend (masks fully in use) but I found myself back to looking at online sales by the time I was home. Are you shopping yet? Have y …
Every year, on this very same day one of my close friends reminds me of a photo of our boys together in Kindergarten. It is from the elementary school Thanksgiving celebration. They are both proudly wearing their hand made turkey costumes and smiling broad smiles – smiles which screamed “Mom take that picture already.” Both of those boys are ab …
You may have noticed, at least I hope you have, a new thing happening on Tuesdays on our social media. The past few weeks, have had “Gotham Tuesdays” where members have shared what is special about Gotham to them. Fred rolled out the first and toured us around some of Gotham’s offerings. Next, Shelley Simpson showed us all how to do it and she …
It is almost surreal to be planning an actual holiday in my house. I bought the turkey last weekend. Frankly, the turkey is the easiest part of the meal. Of course, the sweet potato pudding will be on the table, along with corn bread, stuffing and mashed potatoes Rumor has it there is also going to be some homemade gluten free macaroni and ch …
Years past, I scheduled the day off every Halloween. Trick-or-treating was always a highlight. Our neighborhood used to swarm with kids and we loved being part of the swarm. I remember Jaclyn’s first Halloween. We literally had to teach her how to trick-or treat. She thought the idea was that after collecting candy from a house, she was suppos …
There are still so many decisions to make every day even at this stage in the pandemic. I had a meeting the other day. I was masked walking in but knew the colleague I was meeting was also fully vaccinated. Mask on? Mask off? Hug? Shake hands? Fist bump? Wave? Suggest a Zoom or a phone call instead -- because people are Zoomed out? Should …
I always know Daylight Savings is ending and the time to move the clocks back is coming when it is dark outside as the morning alarm starts to sing. I enjoy the change of seasons and look forward to it every year. There is something special about the crispness of a fall day. But getting up in the dark is a different experience. Rationally, I …
Have you yet? Bill and I went to our local drugstore this weekend to get our annual flu shot. What a difference a pandemic makes. There was literally a line. Honestly, it was kind of nice to see. I’m pretty sure the line was a mix of folks getting COVID and flu shots but it made me feel good. Years ago, I would never take a flu shot. No r …
No, I am not trying to rush time away. To the contrary, I would like time to slow down just a little. I read a news article the other day relating to the supply chain issues being faced in so many industries. The premise of the article was to encourage readers to start their holiday shopping now. I’m sorry, it’s barely October. I haven’t even …
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