We live in a condo development. PSE&G just completed a several-week project - replacing power lines. There was lots of equipment around - trucks, cranes,front loaders and a "CallAHead" for the convenience of the crew.

So I told this story at the MAD meeting yesterday, but I thought I'd share it here as well. My wife was reading the NY Times and saw a book she wanted to read, went to the library, that book wasn't available, she got another by the same author, loved it , googled what the author was writing about, and we ended up in Costa Rica riding shoeless, bitless horses through the jungle. Astounding experience, but thats not the story. I friended the woman leading the "workshop" on Facebook.

    I suspect this might be showing my age but here goes.  

I realized the other day that I am a creature of habit. I love my routines. On Saturday mornings, I’m up by 9:00 a.m., then on the treadmill, a shower, coffee, and then, by 10:15, I’m sitting at the kitchen table writing my blog. Sunday mornings one can generally find me drinking my coffee, reading The Times and cooking dinners for the week.    

Last week the plan for today's blog would be to discuss those announced this past Thursday at Gotham Green® as the recipients of the Gotham Green Award® at a Luncheon next April in advance of Earth Day.

Ahhh the sounds of suburbia. I awoke this morning to hear the lovely whine of several leaf blowers and the rumble of a few lawnmowers as they made their way around my neighbor's yards.   We have a rule in our town that states you cannot use this equipment before 8A and wouldn't you know at exactly 8A the cacophony of 2 cycle and 4 cycle engines filled the air as if a maestro was calling an orchestra to play.   I think I should invest in some noise cancelling headphones.  

I really really like CVS.  Maybe I'm even addicted.  So much so that I feel for our long term local pharmacy, but how can one resist the avalanche of discount mailers and bonuses that spew out when you pay?Last (Black) Friday I was armed with saved discount chits and slips. I attacked with the plan that the more I bought the more I'd save.  In the frenzied process I cornered the market on vitamins (without regard to those annoying expiration dates).