The Mets decisive win last night could be a turning point for the series. They lost the first two games and it looked like they weren't going to be able to quiet the free swinging KC bats. Maybe coming home was the ticket.   They won convincingly and the orange and blue sea throughout the stadium was electric. If they win today...its all tied and NY will be buzzing.   My prediction for tonight...Mets win 5-4in a nail biter. You?

On the eve of Halloween I know what my costume will be.  It will be the same as always: Count Dracula.  I choose the Count because, in a small way, I feel a harmless, but important kinship with him as I draw sustenance from interacting and conversing with people: networking, if you will.  Without such sustenance I would be rudderless and lost and I do not think I could exist on a deserted island.  What's your costume and why?Happy and safe Halloween!

  New York has Mets fever and I’ve been part of it.

I love coffee. That is to say, I love espresso. Unfortunately, since getting my cholesterol count, I discovered that coffee raises your "bad" cholesterol. Tea is okay. Sometimes its more than okay.

Two months ago, my wife and I (plus her siblings, cousins and their spouses) went to Amsterdam at the invitation of the Royal House of Orange.  It seems that a painting that had belonged to my wife's paternal grandparents was stolen from them (by the Nazis) and it somehow found its way into the Royal Collection in about 1960.  It isn't worth a whole lot of money, so the family decided to tell the House of Orange to keep the thing.  As a result of the famliy's generosity, we were given a lovely lunch aboard a royal yacht through the canals, then a private tour of the Royal Pal

  As I have said so many times, I am not a sports fan. I have, however, recently  begun to appreciate how sports can bring people together.  

I can't believe I am writing about Kim Kardashian. I must have a fever, or restricted blood flow to my head. But when I was browsing new biographies in the bookstore yesterday, there was a new book about her life. I picked it up, I don't know why, and then quickly put it down and rubbed my hands clean on my shirt.  

I finally found one. It's tough being a guy who wants to drive a manual shift car (aka stick). A lot of manufacturers stopped making them and the new ones that are available are expensive.   But that didn't stop your intrepid "wheelman." I found a used 2011 BMW 328i xdrive with only 30k miles for a very reasonable price so I bought it. You can ask the members of the Traveling Wilburys how the ride is.