Torn between two menu items, the friendly server comes over and wants to know if we have any questions.  Yes, I say, what is better, the swordfish or the black cod?  Or the branzino and the vegetarian mousaka?  

An Ohio judge came up with a unique solution to punish a 62-year-old man who was found guilty of harassing his neighbors over the course of a 15-year feud.   As a punishment, Edmond Aviv will be forced to stand outside on Sunday for five hours with a sign that reads: "I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in."  

I've been noticing lately that people seem to resent that I don't act my age. Having been born in 1942 I'm actually a pre-baby boomer (figure it out). Mostly, I don't feel old. Rather, I subscribe to Satchel Paige's axiom  "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?"  Plus, they say  70 is the new 50. As an example, in preparationfor our upcoming Karaoke night I sang the Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" at a meeting and when I intoned "Oh Baby you know what I like!" the woman sitting next to me blanched and blurted "Skeevy".

Fred keeps a diary and has for many, many years. I know this because Fred has shared some of his entries from years ago with me. Here is one that he shared and I must share.

We all hear complaints about Social Networking all the time from all walks of life.  Facebook often takes the brunt of it.  Everyone mocks and takes shot at Facebook, but almost everybody still participates.  

That is what over 20,000 Long Island students said last week when it was time to take the standardized ELA tests for Grades 3 – 8. In a continuing attack on the Common Core standards, a movement spread largely through social media resulted in a dramatic refusal by students all over the island to sit for the test.

While reading the New York Times Magazine this weekend, I chuckled at a small section entitled, “That Should be a Word.” This week’s made up word was, “buychology.” As expected, the definition of the made up word, “the science of making people make purchases."