Batten down the hatches! It's going to snow! Here comes the Nor'easter of 2017. Supermarket shelves are empty. Every loaf of bread in the neighborhood is gone. Forget about a container of milk. Those were gone by Sunday. As for me, no panic or apprehension. I am kind of looking forward to the storm. We knew that schools were closed by about …
As if it were yesterday, I remember that feeling of leaving my children in the morning when they were young and heading off to my commute to the city. I often spoke to my kids as they started their day, with sleep still hanging in their voices. One day last week, I sat next to a lovely young woman on the train. Her phone rang and she started …
I didn't watch most of the Oscars Sunday night, although it was on in the background for a while. I happened to sit down for the very end, just as Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were walking on stage to present the Best Picture award. I was really taken by Faye Dunaway's dress. But when Warren Beatty seemed confused as he was preparing to a …
My son turned 17 last week. Yes, that was momentous on its own -- but what was really game changing was Eric's first unaccompanied drive. Having passed his road test a little while back, turning 17 meant taking the car to school for the first time. Since then, he has very happily run errands, filled the car with gas, and this morning made a trip …
Perhaps it’s somewhat of a theme in our blogs this week. I am inspired by Mitch and Rona. Honestly, I am conflicted. I really feel strongly about matters evolving in the political arena. I also feel strongly that we need to be able to talk to each other respectfully in order to be able to get through the next few years. Like Rona’s, …
Wow! What a game! It is shocking that I find myself writing a blog about the Super Bowl. But, how could even a non-football lover miss the excitement of Sunday night’s game? I do always watch the game for both the commercials and half time show. I thought both were particularly good this year. As to commercials, I particularly enj …
This past weekend we saw Manchester By The Sea. Perhaps because we had such high expectations, we were disappointed. Casey Affleck is a very talented actor, but frankly, I though his portrayal was flat. I most liked the actor who played Casey's nephew, but perhaps because I have a 16 year old son. The movie was on the longer side for reason …
Almost everyone I know has been sick recently. There are some pretty nasty bugs going around. Last week, that bug caught up with me. It took my whole week away. I wasn’t in the office for a single day. If you know me at all, you know that is not comfortable for me. I tend to push through things and just keep going so when I lose that choice …
In January 2007, Apple announced that the first iPhone would shortly be released. It has been ten years since Apple’s first smartphone. Can it only be ten years ago? I was a late convert to iPhone, hanging on to my treasured Blackberry until my office manager literally refused to order me a new one. But the concept of smartphone was, and co …
Well, not really. Unless you are part of what has become a tradition around the world – No Pants Improv. Here’s how it works. Every January, a group of willing participants join a subway prank where random passengers board different subway cars and simultaneously drop their pants. They proceed as if they do not know each other wearing their h …
Or maybe it isn’t. At New Year’s every year, I set goals. You could call them resolutions. I prefer goals. My goals range from personal to work, small to large. And they always include something about weight. With all candor, I don’t always achieve my goals. Sometimes I do. Sometimes I get close. But to me, it doesn’t matter because I appreci …
Given that we are in the midst of the season of gift giving, I thought I would share my favorite with you. I am notorious for losing my keys multiple times a day, and most often at the worst times. Bill found TrackR which is a tag to attach to my keys which connects to an app on my phone. Now when I am digging frantically in my bag fo …
I am reasonably convinced that I have written this blog before but the conversation continues so indulge me. In my house, we are temperaturistically opposed. Yes, I know that is not really a word. Forever, I am opening windows and Bill is closing them as soon as I walk out of the room. I turn the air conditioning to its highest power …
A game changer, really. Last week, Netflix changed its offering. Now, instead of needing wifi or a data connection to watch your favorite Netflix programming, all you need is some downloaded content. Netflix has your favorite programs, well at least mine, available for a quick download. For any of you out there who commute, you will u …
I suspect this might be showing my age but here goes. This past weekend we flew to Rochester. [Our visit there is for certain the subject of another blog.] When the plane landed, I started quietly applauding and then stopped. No one else around me was doing the same, and to be honest, Bill was even looking at me kind of funny. I always …
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