From time to time I enjoy the honor of guiding candidates who seek public office. Win or lose the opportunity to help aspirants make a difference and become stronger candidates and better at what they do makes the task worth my time. At the end of last year and over this month and last, I found another electoral task to delve into: My Community Board 13 tasked me with running the election process for its leadership during COVID-19.  

Do you do things for other people without them knowing? I found myself thinking about that when a friend made a point of what he did for me. Did he need acknowledgement? Is he self promoting so I'll think better of him?   IMHO being considerate to another fellow human being is part of being human. If it is acknowedged, that's nice but isn't that beside the point.  

I endeavor to do my small part to conserve the environment and save our planet. Some of the things I do (not necessarily in the order of significance) are:   Turn shower water off when soaping

My commute is back. Some never stopped but, for me, the easing of restrictions allows a gradual and deliberate return to the office.Getting to the office means commuting — in my case, a twenty to thirty minute drive. I had commuted to work my whole life — until March of 2020.

My commute is back. Some never stopped but, for me, the easing of restrictions allows a gradual and deliberate return to the office.Getting to the office means commuting — in my case, a twenty to thirty minute drive. I had commuted to work my whole life — until March of 2020.

  I think every family has a silly thing. Ours is re-enacting scenes from musicals. Yes, musicals.

We often talk about how Gotham is different than most other networking groups. At Gotham, we not only care about the business development, but we care about the people. And I believe that our blogs strongly reflect that.