This gets filed under "What was he thinking" category.   A 40 year old man in Florida of all places tried to flee deputies on a riding lawn mower (not a joke Norm)   As the officers were trying to serve arrest warrants, they found him on the mower in a backyard. When they told him to stop and get on the ground, he tried to escape on the mower. Deputies chased him on foot before using a taser to stop him.   

It seems to me that we are becoming comfortably lazy.  An example of which is that many now insist on working from home or prefer Zoom rather than in person meetings.  Say what you like, but question yourself.  Have I become comfortably lazy?

The other day I listened as a news commentator corrected information related in a prior broadcast.

James Caan, Ray Liotta, and Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) died recently.  They are gone but their film and television work will live on forever.  Caan in “The “Godfather”, Liotta in “Good Fellas” and Sirico in “The Sopranos” were unforgettable in three American classics.   

Here was the discussion in my house – and hint, it split down generational lines.  Of course, when someone sends you a gift, a thank you note is called for.  It is just a small way to show appreciation for someone who took the time to think about you.  

Have you ever regifted a gift?   I was in rush last week. My husband and I were invited to a friend’s beach house in the Hamptons for the day. I realized a few minutes before we were to leave that I had forgotten to buy a hostess gift. I was in a quandary as we were already running late, and we had no time to stop anywhere.  

Depending on one’s age you may be more familiar with the baseball broadcaster/analyst than the total ballplayer many of us “experienced” after Keith Hernandez joined the New York Mets June 15, 1983. It was electric inside and outside Citi Field yesterday (July 9, 2022). The Mets emailed ticketholders to arrive early; my Mets Group Sales rep Aaron Ryley also sent a similar message. We (Shelly and Marisa of course and friends Linda and Anthony Lemma) arrived as planned around 2:00 p.m.

This definitely falls under the category of excess.   Serendipity3 on Manhattan's Upper East Side earned a Guinness World Record for the world's most expensive French fries when chefs cooked up Creme de la Creme Pommes Frites, a plate of fries listed for $200. The fries will be returning to the eatery for National French Fry Day on July 13.