I Know we have not "encountered" Christmas and Chanukah yet but one tradition I follow is to post on the Sunday before Christmas eve and earlier if Chanukah which starts this year the eve of Christmas Day, falls sooner, my verified (meaning all the links work) Songs to Ring In The New Year playlist to ring in New Year’s eve. As most know, with …
Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted as saying, "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." These words remind me that destiny is not a prewritten script, like some believe, but a path shaped by our choices, actions, and resolve. It’s easy to feel swept up by forces that seem out of our control — societal expectations …
With Christmas days away, I would like to share my most poignant Christmas memory. I was about 3 or 4 years old and I vividly recall opening presents with my mom and dad under our Christmas tree. And there was this very very special present, which I remember all these years later as a whirling dervish, spinning top which I activated by pulling a s …
At a recent Gotham in person meeting a guest circulated a flyer promoting an upcoming holiday charity event. Only one flyer to go around. And so the phone cameras came out and the image of the flyer was preserved.A few days later, i was checking in to a hotel and valet parked my car. While handing me the ticket the attendant suggested that I take a …
So last week I had the pleasure of traveling to NY to attend the Gotham Holiday Party as well as my work holiday gathering and seeing a few close friends for dinner. Of course, I also got to visit several customers and prospects, since the bills aren’t disappearing by themselves. I normally don’t really focus on the weather too much, but this trip …
We are headed towards those few weeks a year when the world actually does slow down. This year, we have vowed to really take advantage of at least a few days. Don’t get angry with me – but I am actually hoping for just a little snow. Not enough to shut things down or interfere with travel. But just enough to enjoy that feeling opening my …
I shared one of my favorite Gotham experiences at a Gotham meeting this past week. Fred urged me to share it in a blog. And, after some thought, I agreed. Several years ago, I was hired to represent a woman in a divorce action who owned a second home in a secluded county in North Carolina. She wanted to buy out her husband’s interest in the home …
Most folk know this commentator’s affinity for live music. I enjoy attending concerts – immensely. I was viewing a YouTube video and I saw a few links to top 10 live albums. Both I checked out involved vinyl. I had a few on each list. While I like such lists, I never thought to list a top ten of my live LPs. It got me curious to how many Live …
The Gotham Holiday party this past week was incredible. Apart from actually seeing more than just squares on a screen, we were able to mingle, talk, laugh, cry, and enjoy each other in person. This is a similar feeling I had when I met my class for the first time last Monday. It can be a bit awkward at first, but being in someone's presence is so …
If you have found me to be pushy (excessively or unpleasantly self assertive or ambitious) lately, I apologize. Blame it on my ambition. Ambition is a good trait, as is self assertion and, in this case, it resulted in favorable results for the Gotham community in general. Partially because of my pushing, the Gotham Foundation Season of Giving …
Inspired by true events…,I recently attended a business meeting. The nine of us were seated around a very large conference table.All but one - a woman- in suits and ties.As I looked around the room, it was a familiar, albeit, very outdated image. Suits and ties. Only one woman in the room.I struggled with whether I was comfortable or uncomfortable. …
For years I have been part of a study group that explores ancients texts. It serves as a religious exercise, a connection to our history, and for me it serves as an exercise in self-exploration. At times we have spent an hour focused on the meaning of one word and how it might apply to modern life. Recently we studied a passage focused on bles …
As I write my blog, I am looking forward to our holiday extravaganza. Every year, we come together to celebrate, applaud our new connections and friends, and toast to a year well done. This year will be no exception. We are in a new location with a new excitement. It has been quite a year in our little network we call Gotham. We have grown …
I was recently shopping for food to have in the house for the times when my grandchildren were over. As I looked up and down the aisles, my eyes were struck by a familiar can, Chef Boyardee Beefaroni. I picked up the can and smiled. I could still hear the commercial in my head, “We’re having beefaroni. . . beef and macaroni. . . beefaroni is fu …
Each Thanksgiving I check to see when I blogged the prior year about music for the holiday season. That we often begin to hear that music when families gather the last Thursday in November is what brings my Holiday Music Playlist to mind. The only thing that delays that blog is the need to timely report this year’s Gotham Green Award® winners an …
