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 …
Last week, I asked you all to share non-food Thanksgiving traditions. There were some fun suggestions. In my house, we decided to repeat last year’s agenda and first posed Table Talk questions (ie: “Which of your ancestors would you most like to meet?” and “Name one goal for the upcoming year?”) followed by our annual round of “I am thank …
Rona has the food covered from her blog yesterday. Today, I want to talk about traditions for your Thanksgiving that are not food related. For years, we went around the table saying what we were thankful for. Two years ago, we Thanksgivinged (that should be a word, really) with our family in Florida where, with forethought, a question ha …
It's late and tonight's thoughts are random. So, I'll answer these five questions: 1. Favorite Color: Green, always. I'm not sure why. 2. Comfort Food: Brisket or beef stew. Kind of a similar experience but it's a tie. 3. Favorite Teacher: Mr. Strickler. He was my high school teacher who ran all of the school musical productions. …
I set my alarm this morning for 5:30. I never get up that early but I had to be in the office early for a meeting that will last all day today – and I was not prepared to risk the chance to vote. So, I rolled out of bed, threw on sweatpants, and ran over to my local polling place. Apparently, I was not the only one with the idea of casting …
It’s that time again for me. As the weather starts to turn a little colder, the season makes me start thinking about vacation. The concept of vacation is such a personal thing. For me, I look forward to a good book, a glass of cold, very sweet, white wine, sunshine and a pool. I also enjoy some historical vacations. One of my favorite weeke …
Years ago, I blogged about the sneaker phenomenon overtaking young teens. The craze that had (and likely still has) young men waiting in line with satchels filled with used, worn sneakers waiting to sell them for profit. Today’s blog is about a more recent phenomenon that has me similarly confused. We all know (or at least I do) some teena …
Have you noticed that with more and more frequency a commercial is repeated in the same program cycle? You walk out of the room to grab a drink and come back to the start of the same commercial that was ending as you left. Does anyone else out there find that advertising practice annoying? I do. I suppose it does make me think again about the p …
The dictionary defines reveal as “to make previously unknown or secret information known to others.” That makes sense. But the concept of “the reveal” has taken on bigger proportions. Reveals happen on television all the time – the Today show does a makeover; “George to the Rescue” renovates a bathroom for a needy family and we get to see the fi …
Recently I saw a picture of Hilary Clinton at a public event. She was looking out at the crowd smiling and waving but the entire crowd had their backs to her with one arm up in the air. What were they doing, you ask? They were all trying to take a selfie with Hilary. Selfies are a modern day phenomenon. Every where you go, someone has their …
It was uncomfortable and took the fun away. This past weekend, Bill and I went to the home show at Suffolk Community College. We are thinking about doing some much needed work in the house and decided it would be a good place to scout out some ideas. From the minute we walked in, the exhibitors pounced. Literally pounced. We could not …
The US government yesterday issued some go ahead regulations that should pave the way for a new phenomenon to take off -- driverless cars. Think about all of the scenarios where that could come in handy. Kind of like having your own chauffeur. The picture of a passenger sitting in the back seat with no one in the front is kind of like a sce …
I need a little help from my Gotham friends. You all “get it” about the importance of networking. That’s why you are part of our Gotham family. On November 13, I am running a workshop at the Ivy Leadership Summit. ILS is an annual conference of college students that tours the various Ivy League schools. This year, the conference is being ho …
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