The 2022 Oscars will be broadcast on ABC this Sunday, March 28.  The show will be hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes. I am looking forward to hearing the cutting jokes and banter of Schumer and Sykes.    Critics have stated that 2022 was a very good year for quality movies.  The expansion to 10 films in the best picture category broadens the range of the movies.  It seems like everyone can have a movie or two that they thought should be in contention.   

My patience with being patient while waiting to be the patient is waning.  Did you get that?   How long are you willing to wait for a doctor?  These days, my answer is less and less.

Lately, I have come to realize that I rely on my own memory devices more and more. I have begun putting reminders on my office calendar for more nominal events, such as remembering to call a client. Or I will text or email myself a reminder to make the call. In the past I would have depended on my own memory for the lesser crucial events. But now, for whatever reasons, I make sure to give myself a reminder.   

Not talking baseball even though the title channels the first Mets manager and perhaps the greatest Yankee one. The last time we discussed such a number it was 34. For several years before COVID disrupted plans pretty much for all of us, we’d celebrate our anniversary around a show on Broadway or a concert; the last two years the pandemic affected those plans; our most recent previous outings were Jersey Boys in 2019 and Rod Stewart in 2018. This year we take in Tina: The Turner Musical on Broadway.

I find it fascinating when you are with some people you feel totally drained afterwards but when you are with others, you feel energized.   What's that about? 

I recently had an interesting conversation with friends about tipping.  Before I relate the conversation , it is useful to explain that “tip” is an acronym for To Insure Promptitude and the custom originated in Europe and is traced back to 17th century England.  Whatever it’s origins, tipping has become an integral way of life and sustenance in our 21st century world.   When I was coming up my father taught me to tip 10%.  Then it became 15% and now 20% seems to be the norm. 

Two weeks ago, this blog was about not looking over at a women on line next to me playing Wordle. A glance and unfair advantage? Cheating?The other evening I was waiting patiently for the curtain to go up at a show we were seeing.

It is the 50th Anniversary of the release of the movie, “The Godfather.”  Sometimes, it all begins with a book.  A friend had met Mario Puzo, (the author of the book) at a health spa retreat. She said I have to read the book. And, as I did, it rose to number 1 on the best sellers list.  People were even reading it on the subway.  I read it and found Puzo’s depiction of the mob’s honor system, family dysfunction, violence, and romance spellbinding.