My daughter in law, Julie Klein, is a Reference Librarian at our local Bryant Library. One of her responsibilities is to foster and coordinate Author/Book discussions. 

Last weekend, we joined about 24 members of the Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group for our annual trip to visit a place of interest for studio glass.

This past weekend I had my first "Parent Weekend" at my sons college, University of Delaware. I have 2 other younger boys so there will be others in the years to come. Its a right of passage, for him and for my wife and I. As he gets older so do we. As he matures, gains more experience in life and grows, so do we as parents. It was scary to see some of the things the college kids do but i guess we did them too, except in todays world its all on live video. All went well. I think most important the weekend was a bit of an escape for him.

Well, he is pretty darned cute.   You may all remember (or not) about two years ago we welcomed Hudson, my first grand puppy, to the family.  Yes, I was and continue to be a little obsessed. 

How do you utilize your personal strengths in your professional life?   I recently had to ponder this question as I was asked, by a judge, whether I preferred to orally argue a point of law or write a memorandum of law on the issue. Surprising my adversary, I choose to write the memorandum. A little dumfounded by my choice, my adversary agreed.  

I pretty much settled on this topic driving out to the IBEW Local 3 Educational Conference Center in Cutchogue for a NYC Central Labor Council Political Directors Annual Political/ Legislative  Conference last week.  Setting out early Wednesday only, knowing it might take 90 minutes or so, I selected my Songs for the Road playlist. In my Apple Music, its 51 songs total 4 hours 16 minutes.

It's Saturday and I'm wondering what it would be like if the work week was 4 vs. 5 day. The traditional 5-day work week has been a standard for decades, but lately, there has been a growing interest in the concept of a 4-day work week.   Switching to a 4-day work week promises increased productivity and improved emotional well-being. Yet, there is reduced availability, increased work intensity, and some definite social shifts. Would you take Monday off or Friday off? Or maybe Wednesday?   

One of the very very best aspects of the total Gotham networking experience is our Friday at 5:00, Zoom, Happy Hour, hosted by would be jokester Norman Spizz.