Last week, I had dinner with longtime friends. The three of us started our legal careers at the same law firm. Even though the three of us had not seen one another in person for a long time, the conversation just flowed and the time went by too quickly.  

Once a year a group of friends connected from one or more of neighborhood, elementary school, high school or their relationship to someone with one of the prior mentioned connections gather at Bell Park Manor Terrace across from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village.  Kirby Lindell, who I met and befriended in high school, is the "instigator."  Kirby also played a key role in high school reunions that took place like clock work every five years concluding with our 50th last fall.  Some friends fit all of those connections to Kirby.

We had a Strawberry Moon last night. Did you see it?   This year, the Full Moon coincides with the summer solstice. It reached peak illumination at 9:08PM last night. Because of this, today the Sun will be at its highest of the year.  

Delegation (or delegating) is the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person.  To me, the process of delegating is a powerful offshoot and manifestation of networking.

Yesterday we celebrated Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when the Union troops reached Galveston Texas with the news (belated by over two years) of the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery and granting freedom to all.Freedom. Individual freedom.

Chat GPT, AI, Spell check, auto correct. The spelling can be correct, but its the wrong use of the word. With all the technology we have today, the spelling and grammar is still far from perfect. Everyone relies on all the technology it to make the corrections, then someone will point out to you a few grammar mistakes in your writing, Have we really made progress? some people have added a new line to there email signatures - "Spelling and grammar errors prove I am human". Some people are starting to value these errors as proof that what they read was not written by a BOT. 

A Guest Blog by Jane Jacobs   On Sunday night I had the great good fortune to be a plus one to the Tony Awards, a thrilling once-in-a-lifetime experience. Through the night I was surprised to run into a couple of acquaintances - parents of my daughter’s classmate, that sort of thing, but during the awards I made an astounding small world connection.

For, my husband the definition of a perfect summer day is a day where he can either be in or work on our pool.  For me, my definition of a perfect summer day is a bit different. I love to just sit by the pool and read.