Are you superstitious? I know I am!Superstition is defined as a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a peculiar thing, occurrence, proceeding or the like – irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious. Another definition is a widely held unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to …
The owner of our auto body shop (doesn’t everyone with a car have “their” body shop?) has a thoughtful word of advice. “If it can be fixed with money, it’s not really a problem.” Think about it.
Sometimes I just need to take a day. I had worked all week end, yesterday i went to the beach with my Wife. Wonderful. And today, I just took the day to have a Completely Cayce Day. Started with 8am meditation on the High Line. It is in all its glory and a life-filled place to get in touch with your truest, deepest self. Then breakfast a …
A while back, some of you may remember that I asked for some recommendations to help us build a new deck. Of course, Gotham came through. Gotham member Todd Bragin recommended Keith from Stellar Decks. Keith came with high praises from Todd. And the process began. When it became clear that we needed an architect, we turned to Gotham’s …
This blog is about coffee. And, perhaps, a bit about tea. Although, for me that’s a nighttime beverage. In this blog, I’m wondering how people get their early morning beverage. I’m a Keurig user. With a simple press of a button, I get my morning coffee within moments. If I have to be in court or at an early Gotham meeting, I brew it into …
Sometimes a song just sticks in your head. Leaving the gym Thursday was one of those moments. A Traffic song. But just not a song but a live version from a particular LP (“Welcome To The Canteen” featured the original Traffic quartet Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood accompanied by Ric Grech on bass, Rebop Kwaku Baah on percussi …
A New York woman fooled dozens of guys who thought they were going on a Tinder date. A huge crowd of men looking for love gathered in Manhattan’s Union Square last Saturday for a chance to date Natasha Aponte. But when they showed up, she told them they'd be battling it out to win her affections. She began eliminating the guys left and right li …
I live on Long Island and commute to work in Manhattan by car. I drive to the East River on the Long Island City side where I park and take the subway 2 stops into the city. The distance is 19 miles and when I was young and training for the marathon, Ben Geizhals and I (see photo) would run the 19 miles into the city once a week. It was quite a t …
It happened twice last week. Someone waited to let me on the elevator first. “Age before beauty” he said. He was obviously younger. I joked with him in protest. Then, a few days later, a man held a door for me into a building. “Age before beauty” he said. Although younger, I didn’t perceive a great age difference. (Maybe my perception was off.) …
I've been thinking a lot about movies lately. Gothamite John Buscarello "nominated" me on Facebook to list my "Top Ten" that I love or showed me what movies could be. Its a great exercise for me, movies are vehicles for me to get in touch with my feelings, they show me what can be done (I'm a filmmaker myself) and they often inspire. Many have impa …
I’m just about ready for a new book. My house is about to slow down and I’m itching for a few minutes to sit outside with a good book and a glass of (sweet) wine. My last good read was the Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. I like historical fiction and biographies, or really just well written stories. Can you share your favorite book with …
There has been a lot going on with me this summer. We have been in the process of raising our home due to the effects of Super Storm Sandy. During the construction we had been living in a rental house and just moved back home last week. The process of moving back home after living somewhere else for a year has been daunting In addition, I …
Since I first read about its impending return, and the closing of a similar rock venue in Times Square earlier this year, I avidly anticipated an opportunity to catch a show and the new iteration of My Father’s Place in Roslyn. It re-opened at its new location in The Roslyn Hotel on Old Northern Boulevard on June 29. Buxter Poindexter headlined i …
Inspiration comes from some surprising places. We recently finished watching all four seasons of Grace and Frankie on Netflix. If you haven’t seen the show, it’s wonderful. Don’t worry there won’t be spoiler alerts in this blog. The story is about Grace and Frankie, two women who start life over at 70ish. While the show is funny, and at tim …
Do you know what I mean? Did it ever happen to you? Did something suddenly come out of nowhere unexpectedly and happen so fast? It happened to me last week. I was driving along the Grand Central Parkway, in lane and observing the speed limit, when two cars came upon me weaving through the traffic as if in a careless contest or race. You’ve seen …
