These are strange times. Grocery shopping now is always an adventure. (Yes, I am still going albeit with utmost caution and protection and only when absolutely necessary). Forget about going with a pre-determined list. Flexibility is the key. My supermarket is rationing items. Frozen vegetables, of all things, are restricted. Four to a shopp …
As the spring semester of my son’s sophomore year in college comes to a close, I'm not going to lie -- he does miss being on campus. But an interesting phenomenon has unfolded in my house. Eric is a chemical engineering major. He has a pretty rigorous course load and there is little room for courses outside of a science and math curriculum. But …
One morning a few weeks ago, I woke up to a series of curious emails in my inbox. One after the other – Amazon, Venmo, Paypal, Netflix, . . . No, I had not authorized a change in my password on any of these accounts in my sleep. But somehow, each had been changed. I suddenly had strange email addresses attached to all of my accounts – and I was lo …
[Guest Blog by Shelley Simpson] As we anxiously await the grand opening of the future, I’ve been intrigued by the notion of reimagining what it will look like: Suburbs looking a bit more like cities with space set aside for socializing - grabbing a coffee and sitting with a friend instead of using the drive-through; Cities with less traf …
Our Saturday night activities have actually fallen into a nice routine. It is the only night that we order in. Other than that, we are cooking. (I should say, my kids are cooking. I am eating). I can tell what kind of week it has been based on which day we start talking about where to order for Saturday night's dinner. After we eat, my dau …
It’s been about six weeks now. About a week ago, I noticed a trend among my female friends. We have all started talking about the color of our hair. Said better, the true color of our hair. Nearly every conversation with a female friend over the last week or so has involved a tip, trick or point about how to cover those creeping greys. I’ve had …
There are some silver linings for me in our current coronavirus cloud. One is dinnertime. Both of my children are under my roof. We haven’t had this much time together in longer than I can remember. It’s actually kind of nice and we have dinner together around the table every single night. A few nights ago, my phone buzzed during dinner. O …
With a touch of cold still in the air, it isn’t quite spring yet. It’s close, but not exactly. But this past weekend, I decided I didn’t care. It was close enough. We have been so stuck inside these last few weeks. I work from my dining room table, which is a growing monstrosity of technology, files, phones – wait, that’s what my NYC office lo …
With a touch of cold still in the air, it isn’t quite spring yet. It’s close, but not exactly. But this past weekend, I decided I didn’t care. It was close enough. We have been so stuck inside these last few weeks. I work from my dining room table, which is a growing monstrosity of technology, files, phones – wait, that’s what my NYC office lo …
Don’t you? I’d like to spend one day not obsessing about washing my hands, the dangers of supermarket shopping or how much time it is going to take to clean my house. Bad and scary news is everywhere right now. Although I will be optimistic we will one day soon turn the corner, we haven’t yet. When this all started, I was consuming news all t …
Last night we “facetimed” with Bill’s cousins. These are wonderful people we haven’t seen in years. They live across the country. But in light of everyone hunkering down, they reached out to try to connect. So, as a bright spot in an otherwise tumultous day, we all got together, my kids and all, to catch up – with sound and video. It was so …
I’m curious. Where are you working right now? Our office decided to go remote starting this week. Even though I have done a fair amount of work from home over the years, this is definitely a different experience. We are for all intents and purposes a remote office. Technology is critical. We are relying on it like never before. I can’t say …
I need a favor Gotham. We are in very challenging times changing the way we greet other people. If you know me, I am most likely to engage in some form of touch to say hello. It might be a handshake, or admittedly, if I know you better a hug. With recommendations from the CDC in today’s coronavirus environment, those greetings are no longer ac …
Great film. We went to the movies this weekend. It was an empty theatre and we sat right in the middle – but that was so close to the screen that it literally felt like we were in the movie. If you haven’t seen it (and I won’t ruin it for you), the film is a heart wrenching account of a war story in which the filmmakers graphically take the viewe …
Typically, those words in the supermarket are the precursor to a complaint. I heard this conversation transpiring behind me as I multi tasked on a long line. But then I was surprised – and yes, I was eavesdropping. When the manager approached, my fellow shopper explained her “ask”. She explained that the woman behind her was there shopping to sto …
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