I came down with a cold last week. I knew immediately it was just a cold because my husband had one the week before. And he kindly gave it to me. But in this era of Covid, congestion and coughing raises health concerns to new levels. As soon as I started feeling unwell, I began taking in home Covid tests. I even went to Urgent Care to take a C …
As bloggers we are supposed to refrain from writing about political issues. In fact, I had another blog written to be posted for today. But the topic seemed trivial considering what we are witnessing happen in Ukraine. And so, I cannot stop myself from sharing my feelings about the horrors that are occurring in Ukraine. I watch the internationa …
I recently had the occasion to try two new, small local business. The first was a coffee shop, Wired Coffee, that recently opened near our train station. I really enjoyed my coffee as well as my conversation with the owner. He was very knowledgeable and proud of his coffee, as it is home roasted. Along with my cold brew, I happily purchased a ba …
Last week I received a compliment that I haven’t received in a long time. A colleague complimented me on my perfume. In this Covid world my first instinct was to ask, “Am I standing too close?” After being assured that I was not standing too close I comfortably responded, “My go to perfume, Prada.” I wear perfume every day. Most often it’s Pr …
Facebook is protecting me. I have a Facebook friend that I knew in high school. Over the years I have not kept up with her other than what I see on Facebook. Her posts, that I see on my news feed, have consisted mostly of pictures of her children and pets. And, for the past year, pictures of her grandson. Last week, there was the typical post of …
A friend recently posted an interesting question on her Facebook feed. “Do you read books in hardcover? Paperback? E-book? Or Audio?” In one of the comments, she had added, “just answer honestly, no judgments.” I am an avid Kindle reader. As I answered on my friend’s Facebook page, I love the convenience of not having to schlep four books on vac …
As a lot of people are, I am getting Covid weary. While I appreciate the impact it has had on all of our lives, I am getting tired of Covid being the focus of most discussions. I was recently on a Zoom call with longtime friends A half hour into the Zoom call, I realized that all we had been discussing was Covid. So, I asked whether there were any …
I recently purchased a new “healthy” cereal. It depicts itself as healthy as it purports to be keto friendly, low in sugar, and high in protein. In reading the box I was intrigued to read, “Do you ever wonder why you grew up but your cereal didn’t?” That question brought me straight back to childhood. My brother, sister, and I would often to come …
I read Fred's blog on Friday and thought about an article I recently read about famous people who were Scouts. The list included Lucille Ball, Debbie Reynolds, her daughter Carrie Fischer, Barbara Walters, Reese Witherspoon, Condoleezza Rice (as well as every other female Secretary of State), Blythe Danner, her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow, Taylor Swif …
It’s January 8th as I write this. I am putting away some of the generous holiday gifts I received. Included in those gifts are two planners/journals. They are very pretty and beautifully crafted. The question is, for me, whether I will use them. One of the attorneys in my office still uses a paper diary (a red book). Given the ease of electron …
I have been trying to move to an almost paperless office for a while now. Prior to Covid, all of my court filings, were on paper. Covid changed that. Now all of my court filings are electronic. It has made the switch-over to a paperless file a lot easier. I personally have two problems with becoming completely paperless. It has been a struggle f …
Computer updates. I have to admit that they give me anxiety. Whenever I see the prompt when I try to turn off my computer that there updates are available I get nervous. There there’s the prompt as to whether I want to update and restart or update and turn off. More anxiety. I am uncertain as to where the anxiety stems from. Could it be that some …
Anyone who knows me knows I love to travel. The last time I travelled outside of the US was in February 2020. We had planned and taken a family trip to Italy. We left evening the day after COVID-19 was detected in Italy Since that time we have restricted our travels to the US. But now we have decided to venture past the US. We will be trav …
I am extremely lucky to have a very close “office family,” which includes Gotham adoption attorney extraordinaire Faith Getz Rousso. We genuinely all enjoy one another’s company, help one another, and look out for one another. We do have a prankster in our midst. While I was a way on vacation in October an elaborate prank was concocted against m …
The past few years have seen a plethora of updates/remakes of some of my favorite television shows. Full House, Gilmore Girls, Roseanne, and Hawaii Five O, have all returned to our screens in recent years, with most of the original cast coming along for one last ride. Although Roseanne was let go from her own show after one season due to her racis …
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