I am not athletic at all but I do enjoy walking. In nice weather, Bill and I walk around our neighborhood. This weekend, we decided to change the scenery and ventured out to Trailview State Park, a section of the Greenbelt Trail. The Greenbelt Trail extends essentially across Long Island from North to South – although the little section we …
Years ago I wrote a blog about the first time I was “Ma’amed”. Apparently, I have been promoted – not necessarily in a good way. We recently vacationed in Florida. One day, a young family sat near us at the pool. They had two adorable girls – the youngest was probably three years old and the oldest no more than five. The youngest followed me a …
We were sitting at the airport chatting and waiting for Jaclyn’s plane to land. Eric was busy playing a game on his phone. Just an ordinary afternoon in our house. A man sat across from us with his luggage poised right next to his chair. When we turned a few minutes later though he was gone – but his luggage was left behind in the same spot. W …
If you missed it today, I hope you will put our golf outing on your calendar for next year. It was a terrific day filled with good friends, new friends, great food and amazing weather. OK, it was a little warm, but the sun was shining all day and the club could not have been more accommodating. A special thank you to Norman Spizz who worked …
From opening through closing ceremonies, we love the Olympics. It is a world event intended to show the best of the world stage. Of course, it doesn’t always happen that way but the goal is always the same. We particularly like watching Gymnastics and Swimming. I really like the synchronized diving but the rest of my family is not as intere …
With 200 of my Gotham friends. What a nice night, again! This Gotham event just keeps getting better and better. Our now annual outing has become a Gotham tradition. It (almost) doesn’t matter which team you decide to cheer for. My son, an ardent Mets fan, brings a friend who rivals him as a Yankee fan every year. It’s really just about co …
I go through cycles. Sometimes I am really charged up about getting to the gym, working out hard and planning my next workout. And there are there other times when I literally drag myself to the gym thinking only about how fast I can get through my workout and get home. I like it better when I am in the former, rather than the latte …
As many of you know, my daughter has been working in Australia this summer. Happily, for her mother, she comes home in now less than two weeks. Jaclyn is a bit of a world traveler, you may recall. Last summer she worked in India and who knows what next summer will bring. Tonight’s message made me smile. Without even “Hi Mom”, I opened Facebook …
I am confident I have written this blog before but it has been a very long time -- and this world changes fast. I am interested in hearing about your favorite apps. There are a few that are my recent favorites which includ · Citymapper – this replaced HopStop a little while back and is a great tool for planning trips around the city b …
My son is taking Drivers’ Ed this summer and very much looking forward to being able to drive. (How that happened in the blink of any eye is the subject for another blog. He was just in nursery school yesterday. I promise.) In our family, my husband is the driving instructor. He is really good at it, both of my children report. As for …
I will let you all in on a secret. I enjoy the part of my job that involves building our business. I enjoy meeting new people and hearing their stories. Our community is filled with so many experiences. I feel like I learn something new from every conversation I have. And, in my experience, the rest happens kind of organically. You k …
Friday afternoon I was busily working away at my laptop. To be completely honest, I was multi-tasking – talking on my cell phone, sending an instant message and reading an email. Really, I am not sure how I was doing all of those things and probably wasn’t really. But all of a sudden my mouse froze the computer. It wasn’t going anywhere and …
So many lives lost. So much senseless killing. So much suffering. Watching the news unfolding on Sunday morning, I was struck by one mother. She had no idea where her son was. He went out for an evening of entertainment but early in the morning the world had changed. Her excruciating pain, fear and raw emotion were everywhere. Every interview …
Last week, a colleague called to ask me a question. It didn’t have anything to do with work. She had a need and was trying to figure out how to go about filling it. So she called me – and paid me the most extreme compliment. “I thought of you because you know everyone”, she said. I paused, flattered that that was her vision of me. But then I s …
With Memorial Day now past, summer is around the corner. We spent Sunday at the beach. Not our usual trek to the busy beaches we typically visit on the south shore of Long Island. This weekend, we went to a small, quiet, pretty beach on the north shore. The views were spectacular even if the beach was rocky. Our afternoon made me start thin …
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