I visited a client yesterday in Orangeburg NY. The meeting was at noon and the drive from my office was about 75 minutes. Nice ride.   The meeting ended at 3p and the drive back was 2 + hours. I had forgotten how much traffic there is around here. I still love to drive but I will think about the time I make appointments in the future.

Recently, I have started describing myself as a "significant nobody". It's not for nothing that I come by this moniker.   Yes, I was Treasurer of the Friars Club for 10 years, senior partner of a labor and employment firm for many many years and cofounder of Gotham City Networking, but that all came to a resounding end last Fall.   At that time our firm merged into the full service firm of Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP. 

We were returning to the U.S. and going through passport control. We have Global Entry. As we approached the terminals with cards in hand, we were advised to put away the cards and simply smile to the screen.The symbol spun for a bit and then a big check mark appeared and we were instructed to move on.

Every day you wake up is a GOOD DAY! Every bone you are thrown has some value. Every pat on the back (in Musha's case, head) is given with love or admiration, be grateful. Every day should end with appreciation of what you were given the grace to experience.   Woof Woof

Women have been on the frontlines of change, literally, forever.  Throughout history, women have dreamed of change and opened doors to opportunity.    Women fill our ranks as innovators, entrepreneurs, essential workers, heads of family and more.  

I joined Instagram several years ago when I wanted to see what my children were posting.  Initially, I only followed my children and my very close friends.   Over the years, I have slowly increased the people I follow. First it was news organizations, journalists, and political commentators that I enjoy reading. Then I added a few celebrities and chefs.  

No secret how proud Shelly and I are proud of our children (and our daughter in law too).  When we gathered last night for dinner I toasted Jonathan and Marisa for their recent achievement.

It may be the pendulum has swung too far. The words "Trigger Warning" now do the opposite of what they were intended for.   There is evidence that trigger warnings may harm the very population they intend to help. A Harvard study involving 451 trauma survivors, published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science in 2020, found that trigger warnings made people feel more anxious about the material in question by encouraging them to see their trauma “as more central to their life narrative.”