Last Saturday we returned to timeless earthly labor and planted our vegetable garden. This was the first time in memory that I participated and, truth be told, 3/4 of the work was done by Joanne. Usually she engages in this annual ritual with our son Alex. However, he was unavailable and I was drafted to substitute. We started with an early morning visit to the garden center where we loaded up with various tomato species and other harmonious vegetables.
I had a feeling that it might be a phishing call, but the caller ID said “Floral Park” and I have a client in Floral Park, so I answered. Perhaps I should have hung up when a voice I didn't recognize asked to speak to Benjamin.
It always amazes me how far people will go to be against something or someone. Its a habit, a well established neural pathway and, of course, I am guilty of it myself. What a different world we would have if we could just concentrate on what we are for, what we support, rather than what we don't want.
What we resist, persists.
While at the Theresa Foundation dinner, I told several people about an incident that occurred in my home the night before. Due to Cablevision working on their wires during the night, we kept losing phone service. As a result, our house alarm went off every hour. My husband got up every hour and turned the alarm off. I slept through most of it.
When self-employed you become very aware of what you do with your time. Whereas my business model prefers not to rely on billable hours typical of attorneys and other professionals, my model involves focusing on clients, their needs, and business development activities during the week (and then some). That means some tasks once squeezed in during the week now wait for the weekend.
A Burger King in Finland has made the idea of enjoying a Whopper in a sauna a reality by opening the world's first Burger King spa.
The Helsinki restaurant features the Burger King-themed spa which can seat up to 15 people. The spa features Red and Blue accents to match the restaurant's logo, a 48-inch television screen and towels featuring Burger King branding. A shower, locker room and toilet are also attached to the spa.
I know some label Mother's Day a "Hallmark Holiday" (does anyone know the first such holiday?), but as the years go by the day becomes more and more poignant to me. On Sunday I posted the above beautiful photo of my mom on fredslist saying "Happy Mother's Day mom. I miss you!"Oh how I wish she was still here and how well I remember her constant admonitions to be a "Good Boy Freddy".