I know my fellow bloggers have all written about what occurred in Boston this week. But I couldn’t let the opportunity to go by without adding my thoughts. My cousin Josh’s speech to his son at his son’s bar mitzvah this past weekend inspired me to write about the heroes in Boston. Josh, in his speech, recalled a famous discussion between two c …
The internet is buzzing with reaction to last Thursday’s Glee episode. As some of you may have read, the episode involves a student bringing a gun to school and the terrified reaction of the student’s classmates. I have not yet seen the episode although I have read a lot about it. Those criticizing the episode have argued that it exploited the N …
On Friday, very early in the morning, I brought my car into the dealer to be serviced. I was shocked to see approximately twenty people sitting in the waiting room who had brought their car in before me. As I sat down to do some work, I noticed almost everyone in that room was either doing work, reading the newspaper, or had their eyes closed. No o …
My step-son, Ryan, turned eighteen on Saturday (yes, he shares a birthday with our illustrious co-founder, Fred). As this was a milestone celebration for Ryan I wanted to write something special in his card. I wanted to offer him some wise advice that would be useful to him in his adulthood. I struggled to think of what information would have been …
Fred’s blog about control a few weeks ago inspired me to think about a related subject, delegating. I was never good at delegating work. I always felt that I could probably do it better and faster myself. I’ve come to realize that my inability to delegate work was tied into my inability to relinquish control over the work. A few years ago, we hir …
It was an event we were happily anticipating for several weeks. I should, actually, say that we had been anticipating this event for several years because I remember distinctly where and when I was told about this event. And since I don’t remember much these days, that’s saying a lot. The event was on Saturday night. My husband and I were all dre …
I was very saddened to hear this week that Valerie Harper, the actress who played Rhoda Morgenstern on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and, thereafter, on the spin-off, “Rhoda” has terminal cancer. As a young girl, I loved watching “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” with my friends. While my friends all seemed to identify with Mary, it was the character of …
It’s time for my Gotham family to know my guilty little secret; I am a fan of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. For total accuracy, I should probably also confess that I am also a fan of The Real Housewives of New York and New Jersey. While in Los Angeles recently, my family and I made lunch reservations at a restaurant in Beverly Hills o …
It happened again this week. A client questioned something I said by responding, “But I read on the internet. . .” Most often, when I’m confronted with that statement my “stock answer” of, “You can’t trust what’s on the internet because you don’t know the source of the information, ” appeases the client. And it did this week. But this client …
I was an overweight child. Therefore, I found the story of Dara-Lynn Weiss and her seven year old daughter compelling. Ms. Weiss put her seven year old overweight daughter on a strict diet for health related reasons; the child had high blood pressure. Interestingly, the internet has exploded with blogs and articles condemning Ms. Weiss and her …
I was shocked, the Thursday night before Nemo struck, at the sight of a large gas line on Hempstead Turnpike. My husband and I were leaving a restaurant and the line blocked the exit of the restaurant parking lot. When I asked the driver of the car that was blocking the exit to move his car a bit forward, he just ignored me and sat in his car unti …
Anyone who knows me knows I am not a sports fan. I do, however, look forward to the Super Bowl. I enjoy having friends and family over and sharing the evening with them. Mostly, though, I enjoy the hype of the commercials. I look forward to how the sponsors are going to top the productions of the prior years. And while I am sure most people will be …
Today all I am thinking about is sleep. It’s probably because I didn’t get much sleep last night; I didn’t close my eyes until after 4:30 a.m. My theory as to the cause of my restlessness is that, perhaps, the decaffeinated cappuccino I ordered with dinner last night was, actually, caffeinated. Whatever the cause of my restlessness, I know that I …
Before Johnny could react, Joey had thrown him into the backseat of a large black sedan-he thought it was a Crown Imperial-that was waiting right outside the back door of the club. Johnny recognized the driver, it was little Bernie Just. “Hey kid, aren’t you the weeknight photographer at the Stork Club? What are you doing here?” asked Johnny. “Rel …
While my children may disagree, I don`t believe that my husband and I have too many rules that we expect them to abide by. Besides the obvious of being courteous and respectful to others and keeping their rooms relatively neat, they all still have curfews and are, generally, not allowed out with their friends on school nights. We have one rule, how …
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