I have noticed on several occasions, that being like minded about a professional team can break down walls. Some of the judges I appear in front of like to have conversations with my clients regarding their favorite teams, which is a great ice breaker. Even the new Pope has a say in this.

This year, none of my kids was able to make it home for Mother’s Day.  That’s ok.  

Are you a gossip?   I will admit that, in the past, I have been a gossip. I cannot tell you how many times I heard friends or colleagues start a sentence with, “Don’t tell anyone I told you this but. . .”   I will acknowledge that, in the past, that I would follow up with the expected answer, “Of course, I wouldn’t. What do you want to tell me?”  

As I share in every commentary on the second Sunday of May, I enjoy a special benefit of Sunday blogging: I get to wish all the mom’s a special Happy Mother’s Day.  

Cracking open a fortune cookie is one of the unique pleasures in life. The last one I opened read, "If you don't enjoy what you have, how could you be happier with more?" That is so true. I was enjoying reflecting on this statement when I turned it over, and it said, "Please disregard all previous fortunes."

I am not sure about this, but I believe we are experiencing a late Spring.  Officially, Spring sprung on March 20th, but having returned North last week, it seemed like we happily happened upon an atypical lush, colorful, vibrant and welcoming environment, which was more "just so" than past years.  

Gothamites Laurel Scarr-Konel and Crysti Farra brought Tuscany Italy to Gotham on Tuesday night in the form of an entertaining sommelier- Gabriele Salvatori and an amazing sampling of wines from the Tenuta Torciano Winery in San Gimignano.About 25 of us were treated to a fine selection of wines, light fare (to accompany the wines), and bread (to sample the olive oil, truffle oil and balsamic vinegar).

As my wife enters her third trimester of pregnancy, we patiently await our first child to arrive in July. I keep hearing, "nothing will prepare you to be a parent and your life will change forever". Well, I am heeding that advice for the future but truly believe that change is happening now. The past 30 weeks has been a whirlwind of a ride as we are eager to meet him and have been adjusting accordingly.