This past Tuesday marked our 1200th “Calm” session.Calm — something that, I suppose, we all could use more of.Calm — something we could all aspire to.Calm — ever allusive.And “Calm” is an app that affords us 10 minutes of guided meditation a day. An escape. A refuge.1200 days and counting.
I love summer - fresh air coming through open windows! I’ve always seen air conditioning as an unnecessary convenience – not good for the environment and not necessary for me. When we lived in Florida, we were on the water and had the ocean breeze. I only turned on the a/c occasionally to dry things out and prevent mildew. In my UWS apartment, …
Without exaggeration, for over 10 years – maybe more – I have been buying five fresh delicious rolls from the bakery at my supermarket. Every Saturday. Five has seemed to be the perfect number since Bill makes lunch for himself every day. Although sometimes, there is a breakfast slipped in there too. This past Saturday as I was checking out, I …
Last week, I had dinner with longtime friends. The three of us started our legal careers at the same law firm. Even though the three of us had not seen one another in person for a long time, the conversation just flowed and the time went by too quickly. This coming weekend, I am meeting my college suite mates in Connecticut for our annual “Suitie …
Once a year a group of friends connected from one or more of neighborhood, elementary school, high school or their relationship to someone with one of the prior mentioned connections gather at Bell Park Manor Terrace across from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village. Kirby Lindell, who I met and befriended in high school, is the "instigat …
We had a Strawberry Moon last night. Did you see it? This year, the Full Moon coincides with the summer solstice. It reached peak illumination at 9:08PM last night. Because of this, today the Sun will be at its highest of the year. Fun Facts: June’s full Moon—typically the last full Moon of spring or the first of summer—has traditionally been c …
Delegation (or delegating) is the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person. To me, the process of delegating is a powerful offshoot and manifestation of networking. Thus, if one has a potent network, as we do in www.gothamnetwoking.com, we are in a position to accomplish the task at hand in the quickest and most effective mann …
Yesterday we celebrated Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when the Union troops reached Galveston Texas with the news (belated by over two years) of the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery and granting freedom to all.Freedom. Individual freedom. I wonder how the news was received and how the concept must have been incorporated into the psyche of …
Chat GPT, AI, Spell check, auto correct. The spelling can be correct, but its the wrong use of the word. With all the technology we have today, the spelling and grammar is still far from perfect. Everyone relies on all the technology it to make the corrections, then someone will point out to you a few grammar mistakes in your writing, Have we reall …
A Guest Blog by Jane Jacobs On Sunday night I had the great good fortune to be a plus one to the Tony Awards, a thrilling once-in-a-lifetime experience. Through the night I was surprised to run into a couple of acquaintances - parents of my daughter’s classmate, that sort of thing, but during the awards I made an astounding small world connection …
For, my husband the definition of a perfect summer day is a day where he can either be in or work on our pool. For me, my definition of a perfect summer day is a bit different. I love to just sit by the pool and read. Generally, during the summer, I try to read one book that I consider to be “literature,” during the summer. My definition of “lit …
Because today is that day we plan to gather here -- we call it "Grand Junction." Marisa gave it that name as a "nom de pen" in a social media app I do not believe any in this family uses; I believe it operates albeit somewhat differently. But I digress. We plan a brunch around my fave smoked fish and then father and son will grill later. But to …
No not a person but a task. My desk was a bloody mess yesterday morning so I spent the first hour and a half of my day cleaning it up. What a difference! I felt more clarity and calmness. I was more focused and less stressed, ready to move through the day. As I sorted through the mess, I found forgotten notes and ideas, sparking new thoughts a …
"Triple Crown" is a sports sobriquet denoting the winner of significant 3 titles. My favorite is the Major League Baseball Award to the league batting leader in 3 categories: Batting Average, Runs Batted in and Home Runs. My favorite Baseball Triple Crown winner was, of course, Mickey Mantle in 1956. In Thoroughbred Horse Racing there is also a …
As he was boarding the plane in Athens for the flight back to New York, he realized that his cellphone was missing— he had left it in the cab to the airport.Stepping out of the boarding line, they called the cell phone and, happily, the cab driver answered. He has the phone and offered to drop it off at the hotel where he had picked them up.“Conta …
