First, I was just always around to see my Father.  

I'm very fortunate that business has brought me to the World Trade Center transportation and shopping hub a few times in recent weeks. It is magnificent. It is called the Oculus, designed by Santiago Calatrava, and completed at twice the original (public money) funding at 4 Billion Dollars. You can get both the PATH and the subway in this fantastic creation. Or a good cup of coffee. Or some high end shopping.

  Bette kept on going.     Sunday night, Bette Midler won the coveted Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the revival of Hello Dolly. I happen to be a huge Bette Midler fan, so perhaps I am biased.

I am very proud to say that all four of my children are college graduates and, in fact, two have their Master’s Degrees and have great jobs. The younger two are in the process of getting their graduate degrees; Ryan just finished his first year of law school and Sydney will be starting in September a combined program for her Masters in Special Education, Elementary Education with an additional certification in Applied Behavior Analysis. My husband and I are very proud of all four of them.  

RIP Adam West. I really enjoyed that series in my youth. I enjoyed the comics. In all his appearances always a nice person. RIP Batman.  

I was asked to guest blog for our webmaster Mitch today, so I decided to let the world know something about him and see how it relates to everyone.   For the past 36 years Mitch and the same friend have met for lunch every Friday. They never miss it unless one of them is out of town.  

Could it be that in the case of climate change our twittering President may be right?  I don't know, but based on our recent unseasonable weather he just may be on to something.  Do the melting glaciers cool the air?  I don't know, but I do know the air is unseasonably cool. They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial first day of Summer, but no.  We are experiencing the longest "April" I've ever experienced in my many years.

An aphorism is a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea. We all encounter them and fall back on our favorites from time to time. For years I have enjoyed the aphorisms posted in our local bagel store. Steve, the owner of Town Bagel in Plainview, takes pride in the aphorisms that he changes every Tuesday and have become a tradition. But it wasn't until last week that I was so struck by the message on the thought-provoking sign that I decided to share it.