I do not understand the sneaker mania craze. A few years ago, I blogged about a Sneaker Expo that my son and his friend attended. Recently, however, sneaker mania leapt to new levels in my house. A few weeks ago, my son asked if I still had the box for a pair of sneakers he had outgrown about a year ago. I did. He still had the sneakers. "Why do …
I admit that I don’t watch much television anymore. It’s just hard to find the time to commit to a regular series. There are a few that call me, but honestly not all that much. The Big Bang Theory, however, is one of my favorite shows. First, it accommodates my schedule. I can watch an episode nearly any time the television in on. Second, I enj …
Amongst my friends I admit that my husband I take frequent selfies. Amongst my friends I also admit that they are mostly pretty awful. My kids run the other way when the camera comes out because apparently we are embarrassing. This past weekend, we reached the epitome of selfie embarrassment. On two different occasions, we were attempting to ta …
I asked my daughter this afternoon what time she had to “be in laden”. My husband asked me later, “Am I bringing you pizza?” Hint: Although I really like pizza, I was at work and he was heading to pick up my son. I asked my sister “What’s new?” and she said “Nothv”. And of course, I can never ever text “Oy” because it invariably ends up …
Around the dinner table last night, we were talking about family tree. My daughter recounted a story we had not heard before. Last year, she went on a trip to Israel where the group participated in an exercise about heritage. The question was how far back in your lineage do you find the first immigrants to the United States? As each g …
I saw a news report that I thought was interesting. Some women in corporate America are starting a new trend. Instead of applying their creativity each morning to putting together their best and most diverse outfit, they are saving that creativity for application during the workday. Instead, their work wardrobe now consists of five identical, …
Even the most gastronomically adventurous among us dislikes something. I consider myself very middle of the road when it comes to food. Don’t get me wrong, I have been heard to say many times “It’s all about the food” (Remember the golf invitation this year?). But I am not particularly adventurous. Compared to other members of my family, howe …
Last year, you all indulged me for months and I was very grateful. You know what I am talking about. Those of you who listened to me obsess about sending my oldest off to college for the first time deserved a special thank you. I thought I would reflect upon where I sit a year later – oddly, in the same place. As we get ready to pack the car …
The sun was shining, the food was plentiful and the company just plain fun. What more could we ask for (besides air conditioning on the course.) Every year, this event just gets better and better. Thanks again to Norman Spizz and the entire Golf Committee for all of their hard work. And I can’t even believe that I am going to say this – …
For me it would be a tie between My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Pretty Woman -- by far, my two favorite movies. The former because somehow I can relate to the big Greek family (and my husband’s windex is WD-40). The latter because apparently I am a sucker for a good Cinderella story. So what would your movie be? Finish this sentence. If I was f …
I like lunch. It is an important part of my day. In fact, I have spent many a lunch with many of you. Missing lunch makes me cranky. The high school schedules came out today. In the buzz of activity that always accompanies the new schedules, I noticed a disturbing pattern. What happened to lunch? Where did it go? When did it become acceptab …
You may catch me giggling out loud on the Long Island Railroad. I am in the middle of Billy Crystal’s most recent book, “Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?” Billy Crystal makes me laugh out loud. I think it is partly because he talks about his own experiences, and being from a Jewish family an …
I have always been a student of people. I enjoy hearing their stories. I think it helps to broaden my own perspectives. Last night I had occasion to talk to a man from Nepal. He had come here 20 years ago as a student and made a life. He married, raised children, and has owned several businesses along the way. But he hasn’t seen his Nepalese fa …
Friday night we attended a free concert in our town park with friends -- a Bee Gees tribute band. They were great and I sang out loud. (No comments please on my choice of music. I had my fill of that from my children all weekend long.) Saturday night we had dinner with friends at a restaurant in Bayville literally on the beach. We sat at a tab …
Names are funny things. We don’t pick our own – our parents give them to us at a time before we have even met. How do they know if our names will fit us for an entire lifetime? That is kind of a long time. When we picked our daughter’s name (Jaclyn), we always assumed that she would be called Jacqui for short. That was not her plan, at least u …
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