Shelly likes to ride her bike and this hobby involves visits to different parks in Queens (so far). One Sunday, it was Cunningham Park. For several times over the summer, we headed over to Little Bay Park across from Fort Totten from where she rode the Joe Michaels Mile nestled along Little Neck Bay and the Cross Island Parkway.

There was a time when I would check my horoscope everyday in the newspaper. Now that I get all of my news exclusively online, I no longer do so.   Astrology has fascinated people for centuries, captivating believers and skeptics alike. While I find the insights entertaining, I won’t comment about its accuracy in predicting the future. But astrology is also used to define personalities. My astrology sign is Cancer. When I look up the personality traits of Cancer, I find this:  

Halloween is an interesting holiday. I bought a bunch of candy to give out and sat on the porch, and only three kids and two dogs came by. Yet two blocks away, there were hundreds.    What gives?   When my kids and I went trick or treating, we strolled down every block, filling their pillowcases until they couldn't carry them anymore. We were on a mission!   Now I've got a bunch of candy. Come on by; I'm on the porch :-)

The Yankees, my boyhood favorite team, imploded Wednesday night and lost the World Series :(The loss caused me to suffer exquisite agony.

It’s a small sheet of thin aged paper. The faded typed words are in Polish. The notation on the upper right is “Krakow, dnia 9.VII.1945”. The words acknowledge my grandmother’s ownership of property in Krakow, Poland.The paper was among papers that I found in my mother’s files when I was cleaning out her apartment.

In life, we all have regrets...things we should have done / anticipated that we did not.     We all have the ability to make the life of someone else brighter just by a kind word, just by reaching out when you know they are down.  Never let an opportunity to show concern for others pass you by.  You never know when one contact from anyone will make a big impact on someone else's life.     I know this all sounds maudlin, but this is not about anything I am going through personally, just an observation.  

We did on Sunday.  Early voting in New York has made it so much more convenient to get out and vote. This year in my town, they added more locations to make it even easier.  

Last weekend, my son, Ryan, got married. This is my third child that has gotten married. So, one would think that I would be used to the impact of emotions you feel watching a child get married. But I wasn’t.