Well, sort of. Growing up, the day after Labor Day always meant the end of summer and signaled a sharp turn towards fall. Most years, truth be told, I’ve been ready. Don’t get me wrong. I am a huge fan of summer but I also very much look forward to all of the changes in season. This year, however, I am not ready and calling a “do-over”. …
Everyone takes their coffee or tea a different way. In the fall and the winter, I have hot coffee with an artificial sweetener and, if I’m home I will probably put in a flavored creamer. My husband, on the other hand, will generally only drink on Sunday mornings. For him, I add a scoop of hot chocolate mix (his personal favorite is Godiva) as well …
Often, I get asked why I still attend shows. A good example why is the adrenalin rush, the high I get that last for days and propels me and energizes this soul; it caries over into my life and, perhaps for me, my professional side. And last Monday's Jackson Browne concert at the Beacon Theatre delivered on all the preceding. In discussing the …
Driving a manual shift car has many advantages...but this one had me chuckling If you're wondering, it was on the rear windshield of a Subaru WRX.Enjoy your long weekend!
Spoiler alert, I am a lawyer and have had my name on the door and been Managing Partner, both key quests of the lawyers in the fabulously successful reboot of Suits on NETFLIX. Suits is a legal drama originally on the USA network for 8 seasons starting in 2011. Because of my affinity, I can't get enough of it and I admit I am bingeing. B …
We were on vacation last week and when we returned I was confronted with the familiar aftermath of vacation.No, not getting back to work and the old routines. Rather, it was the challenge of holding on to the good karma of vacation.I thought of the familiar places we just left. They are still there. However, we’re not. With a little psychic energy, …
As I write this blog Tuesday evening, a fairly large hurricane (Idalia) is brewing up the western side of Florida. Even though my family and I reside on the central east coast of Florida, there are still warnings to prepare. This means ensuring you have bottled water, plenty of nonperishable food on hand (we always keep pasta, canned goods and bagg …
Here is my question for our Gotham family today. My grandmother lived until just past her100th birthday. Pretty amazing. My mom always believed that once you pass a certain age, the medical profession just stops trying as hard. [Feel free to ask me which age fit my mom’s theory.] She was always concerned that something fixable would be mis …
Have you fallen into this trap? You give a vendor your email address to receive a percentage off of your purchase? I have done so too many times to count. The email I typically give for those purposes is not one I use regularly. Last week I was looking through the emails and clicked on one that looked interesting. As expected, it brought me to th …
Friday's blogger swims avidly. It is something I've found little time for and wish to do more of. When our niece and nephew asked us to watch her children -- Jake and Eden, we knew it would include taking them to their local Ramsey (New Jersey) Municipal Pool. I found the facility so nice I want one (maybe several) in Queens and plan to chat wit …
Gummies? Legal weed? Unfortunately not. I'm referencing the kind that your body creates in your kidneys. Apparently it's more common then you might imagine. I've been battling them for two weeks and I think they've finally passed me by. Quite a battle...and may I say I'm a bit battle weary :) To prevent them, they tell me not to eat fish, p …
This entry is a followup to last week's Friday With Fred blog "Preparation" (for my First Pitch at the Coney Island Cyclones game last Sunday). Well, the journey is over and the truth is that the (pictured) Coney Island Cyclones ball was on line, but fell (just) short of its intended target :( Shortfall yes, but not for want of trying or p …
We were sitting on the back deck of the ferry from Orient Point to New London. As we approached New London, a man came over and extended two leashes to me.“Will you hold these for me?”As I reflexively extended my hand, I realized that there was a dog at the end of each leash.“Only if you promise to come back!” I said.The leather Louis Vuitton leash …
Every morning I wake up to my cat, JuniperBerry, meowing. She needs to be fed. I get up, get dressed, and get down to business. Money supports the lifestyle! Not exactly a life of drudgery – I love the cat and am grateful to have a business that I find incredibly fulfilling. But seriously, getting up at 4:30 to feed the beast! Running a …
Tomorrow morning my daughter starts school. OK, it’s a PhD program so she’s had a first day of school for more years than I will count. But it still feels fresh. As she was brimming with excitement tonight talking about the start of the program, it took me back to all of those first day of schools for her. Remember the excitement of new scho …
