Here goes my annual tradition. I’m not a huge football fan but I watch the Super Bowl every year, mostly for the commercials (and the half time show). I tried to come up with my top five commercial list -- but I wound up with six. So here goes! My 2019 Superbowl most memorable commercial list in no particular order. 1. T Mobile: The multi …
It’s the Monday after and I’m feeling a bit sluggish. I have learned to try to avoid any meetings, court appearances etc. the Monday morning after the Super Bowl. I have the day after the Super Bowl noted in my work calendar so I can avoid scheduling anything significant, most notably court appearances. Every year, prior to the Super Bowl, ther …
Today represents for many one of those much watch TV days. Some for the pomp and circumstances. Others for the commercials. A few for the gala at half-time. And most for the main event, the Superbowl. I’ll watch. At time of this drafting, not exactly sure where (I can post in the comments for any who really ought to know.). My interest since my tea …
My wife and I went to the movies last Saturday night. We saw A Star is Born which we both liked. But that's not the real story....when we walked up to the ticket counter, I asked for two adults. And then we heard a shocking but true response from the young man behind the counter. "Senior Discount?" We both looked at each other in shock and la …
Recently I was going down a one-way street in the wrong direction and a passing driver called me out for it. Without thinking I heard myself say “but I’m left-handed“ and the driver laughed. As you know I am left-handed and think on the right side of my brain. Whether or not being left handed is the reason for it, as you may know, I do not stifl …
As I write this blog, we anticipate a few days of unusual cold. As you read this, we should be in the throws of the “life-threatening” cold. The polar vortex is that mass of very cold air that circulates over the Arctic. Usually, it stays in place — over the North Pole. But sometimes, the vortex weakens and when it does, it travels south and inva …
Often times we find ourselves disconnected from our innate ability to intuit beyond the physical, or obvious. If left unattended, the heart becomes desensitized in its design to find meaning beyond the shallow. Notice the beauty and deeper complexities of our human design. Notice behavior; a powerful form of communication of our truest thoughts and …
We are having a new member orientation today. We haven’t had one in a while and I am looking forward to it. At these sessions we get to talk about Gotham history and lore and what we have learned about how members can maximize their Gotham experience. We know that Gotham is big and there are so many opportunities to make new friends but tha …
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about The Sopranos. Several weeks before that I had written another blog about binge watching Game of Thrones. In thinking about both blogs, I realized they had a common theme, great television. There are a lot of shows I would call really good television, Cheers, The West Wing, Friends, and Seinfeld. But when tho …
As I started day seven of the just ended week, it was solely about the number of decades – seven– someone just surpassed. (At one point this morning I thought it might also be the number of full court games my team won; it just turned out to be the number of games my friend Shawn and I played (We did take five of seven; we hit foul shots to get i …
I stumbled across a list of jobs that are no longer in existence. Switchboard Operator Video Store Clerk Encyclopedia Seller Typist Projectionist Soda Jerk Linotype Operator Human Computer Pinsetter Telegraph Operator Gas Lamplighter Iceman/woman Then I wondered what jobs people are working today that will be gone within the next 10 years. Here …
A 100 years from now very few of us today will still be functioning. Yet, (hopefully) the World as we know it will continue to thrive, turn and ripen. Just as 100 years ago few of us were alive. Yet 1919 society, as it was, thrived and resonates still today. A great example is the epic Babe Ruth trade that year from the Boston Red Sox to my Ya …
We recently visited the Conservation Laboratory at the Brooklyn Museum. Explaining the intricate process of restoring/repairing a beautiful glass goblet from the 1800s, the Conservator shared the lengthy and detailed analysis that goes into determining the chemical composition of the glass in an effort to match the most-appropriate epoxy for the re …
We recently visited the Conservation Laboratory at the Brooklyn Museum. Explaining the intricate process of restoring/repairing a beautiful glass goblet from the 1800s, the Conservator shared the lengthy and detailed analysis that goes into determining the chemical composition of the glass in an effort to match the most-appropriate epoxy for the re …
Philadelphia has been very good to me, both professionally and personally. It's a city of firsts. The birth place of Liberty. The first zoo. The first hospital, the first medical school. Philadelphia provided my first big job opportunity; complete with the corner office on the third floor of The Mellon Bank building. Many fabulous experiences with …
