We have all had at least one, or now maybe two birthdays since the pandemic began.  Celebrations have turned into gyrations of creativity and honestly it has been fun to watch.  

Anyone who knows me knows I love to travel.  The last time I travelled outside of the US was in February 2020.  We had planned and taken a family trip to Italy.  We left evening the day after COVID-19 was detected in Italy    

I suspect folks who attended the Gotham Happy Hour on Friday might expect one of my musicals blog. Suspect they need to wait until the proverbial next year, to apply the well-used cliché. Instead, I prefer to hail and welcome a significant change in the fraternal Order Knights of Pythias.

Have you noticed it? Everyone has a heightened sense of anxiety. Lack of social interaction, polarizing politics, mutating viruses...it's no wonder.     We all have coping mechanisms and many are taking it out on their fellow humans by acting aggressively with little tolerance for their opinion or even consideration. I believe we are truly living in unique times.   How about everyone take a big breath (outside of course:) and stop cutting me off on the road! 

The best word to describe the afterglow generated by last week’s annual Holiday Party is the Yiddish word Kvell, which I jokingly described as a “Legal term” during the party, but is more accurately defined as “to be extraordinarily pleased; to be bursting with pride, as over one’s family.”So many operative/descriptive words:

We have to remember many, many dates. Birthdays, anniversaries, and others. I sometimes test myself with the birthdays of our seven grandchildren.There is a new date that must be stored in our memory bank: the date of your second Covid vaccination (or the single dose of Johnson). It’s the date that is needed, along with other information, to confirm and download the New York State Excelsior Pass - a convenient way to prove vaccination status.

My wife and I saw West Side Story (with only 1 other person in the theater) at a Monday matinee on a big screen with great sound, lounging on recliners.   

This is about masks.  I wear my mask on the LIRR and subway as I am supposed to.    The LIRR was crowded this morning.  Not shoulder to shoulder, but no excess of empty seats.  So, I sat down.