The pandemic goes on. We are up to 160,000 deaths in the U.S. and while the infection level is way down here in NY; below 1%, it is much higher in the rest of our country. Social distancing and mask wearing just doesn’t seem to be at the necessary levels in the rest of the…
DetailsSo I’ve written about the 50’s and the 60’s and my recollections. I’m sure there will be others that come to mind and I’ll put them down then. What is going through my mind tonight is roommates. These are people I lived with during my college and law school days. They all had an influence…
DetailsI just read today that little children under six or seven years don’t know how to tell you they’re unhappy. They may act out, but it also likely they might ask you to play with them. I believe this to be true. My grandchildren, five year old Jake and four year old Jenna, are always…
DetailsIt is what it is. This is a phrase that has become very popular. I admit, I say it every now and then. I use it as a phrase of acceptance. There’s not much I can do about the particular situation I’m referring to. An example might be I get to the restaurant for my…
DetailsI have always said it is important to tell stories, family stories that is. It is the only way to preserve the family history. It is not often that family history is written down, so oral history becomes important. For example it is disappointing that I never really questioned any of my grandparents on their…
DetailsJust to show you how crazy this world is, I watched the N.Y. Islanders play the Florida Panthers today in the first of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The hockey season was paused back on March 11 and they just started the playoffs today in a hope of crowning aStanley Cup champ. There are 24 teams…
DetailsFor as long as i can remember music has been an important part of my life. I may have written about this before but my Dad used to teach us, me and my sisters, to sing songs together. When the Sound if Music was a popular musical I remember memorizing the words toDo Re Me.…
Details11:30 pm Are we maybe a little bit closer to a new normal? I hope we are for our travel business. Are people traveling a little bit more? The short answer is yes. Today we visited the Delta Airlines terminal at LaGuardia. We were told that delta is back up to 65 flights out of…
DetailsIn keeping with visiting my life I called one of my oldest friends tonight someone I’ve known since 1954 when we moved to Long Island. Ron Ostrofsky is as close to an older brother I never had. His parents and my folks met right as we moved to Long Island. And while Ron is about…
DetailsJust about another month done. 2020 continues to be surreal. We are living a “Groundhogs Day” existence. We just keep repeating essentially the same day over and over again. That certainly is how it seems concerning our work life. There is still no work to do in our travel agency. And no one is really…
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