I had a telephone consultation with a prospective client last week. As I was working from home, I conducted the consultation on my cell phone. As we were hanging up, I said my usual send-off, “If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me.” At 8:00 am the next morning my cell phone rang from a number that was not in my contacts. Firs …
Shelly gave me a choice since she shows were on "her" nights, last night and Friday, of one. Th choice was a full band show in South Orange, New Jersey and perhaps 90-120 minutes driving there or a perhaps a less stressful drive to Bayshore for a trio show. I opted for Friday eve. Full Band. Excellent decision, if I may say so. The artist, a pe …
If you love golf, this may be for you. The Augusta National Golf Club (yes, THAT one) is looking for a senior manager and historian. Here's a brief job description. This role serves as the Augusta National Golf Club historian, curator and archivist. The ideal candidate is responsible for managing, preserving and enhancing the past, presen …
As a rule I do not blog about politics and this blog will adhere to that rule. As the set forth in the above subject line, this blog is about the alternative realities which abound in the land on the subject of politics. It is amazing to me how self assured each person is as they seemingly read to me from their party's play book. I must admit th …
We’re on Martha’s Vineyard and as we drove from the ferry to our destination, I was quickly reminded that there is a lot of traffic on this island.And there is a lot of courtesy on this island.Courtesy makes traffic much more tolerable.
The end of summer? I’ve heard people talk about it for weeks even as the temperatures stayed up in the 80s. For some, summer “ends” when school starts. For others, Labor Day or the end of rental season in the Hamptons (a New York thing) marks "the end." When I was a kid the summer seemed to go on forever; now the months seem to fly by between …
I don’t like saying goodbye to my children. They both live too far away – and they both enjoy coming home which I like very much. Visits home now are usually extended and filled with concentrated family time, so much talking til late at night and food – let’s not forget the food. [Last time my son and his girlfriend were up to visit, I referr …
Mitch’s blog on Saturday influenced this blog. At what point do you change your consumer actions based on unacceptable service? And have you changed your own professional behavior based on your personal experience? Mitch’s blog reminded me of a situation we had encountered several years ago. Routinely we ate at a local Italian restaurant every Th …
So a funny thing happened on X last week. At least I thought so. Daughter Marisa texted a link to a post to X by Politico's Jeff Coltin that included a pic of buttons a former City Council Member and State Senator from my home borough of Queens posted for sale on Facebook. Marisa noticed some of the buttons also "appear" in my two collections dis …
Does everyone want or need feedback? I've been buying fresh bread from a local Italian bakery in Glen Cove for quite some time. The staff has usually been pleasant, saying the right things but often in a tone that indicates they work hard, which they do. I'm always nice to them and always leave a tip. Last weekend I stopped by to get some fres …
I spend an inordinate amount of time on social media. Be it ESPN (to get scores or follow games), Facebook and Instagram to play my games, eg, picture Bingo twice a day, Lexulous to play Scrabble with many or, most of all, X (I much prefer the Twitter monicker) which Corey first turned me on to. X is my instant news break and not always reliable s …
With the invasion of the Spotted Lantern Fly, the expression “ I wouldn’t harm a fly!” is being turned on its head.I am one who, literally, wouldn’t harm a fly. Routinely I’ll capture a bug or spider in the house and release it outside.With the first news of the invasion of the Spotted Lantern Fly in our area and the potential devastation caused by …
3 or 4 times in the past month or two i had walked to the mailbox on my corner and sent out a few things only to find out they had never been delivered. Its happened multiple times. Is my local mail team screwing it up? I can understand if it happened once randomly but its been a few times that something wasn't delivered. Is my local mail team losi …
With the onset of that part of our summer where we are watching our grand puppy, our small screen choices have literally come into view. Most of our binging choices are on hiatus (with the exception of The Bear) and so we are looking for some suggestions. We only have a few episodes left of The Bear (with review to come later). Our list of bi …
It seems that every four years there is a story of heartbreak at the Olympics. This year it is the story of Jordan Chiles, the American gymnast. After completing her individual floor exercise Chiles was in fifth place. The apparent winner of the bronze medal was the Romanian gymnast, Ana Barbosu. Within minutes, everything seemed to change. Chile …
