Monday June 29, 2020
One year ago today I was still in the ICU recovering from my mitral valve repair surgery.
Friday June 26, 2020
I like to travel. I have been all over the world. I have been asked if I have favorite places to visit. And I have always answered that my two favorite spots in the world are Israel and Italy. I just love those destinations. And I do hope I get to these places again. We…
DetailsThursday June 25, 2020
I think 2020 is going to be remembered as a pivotal year in American and World history. It will be remembered as the year of the pandemic where over 100,000 Americans died as a result of the virus. And it will also be remembered for the death of George Floyd murdered by a Minneapolis police…
DetailsTuesday June 23, 2020
Grandkids came over for dinner tonight and it got me to thinking about my grandparents. I only knew three of them. On my Dads side I really did grow up with Grandpa Jake and Grandma Pauline. They were both immigrants and very loving people. My Grandma Pauline passed away when I was about 15. We…
DetailsMonday June 22, 2020
Yesterday was Fathers Day. What a great day. Had the family over for brunch and I celebrated almost one year since my mitral valve surgery. It was the anniversary of discovering my problem when my Fathers Day present, last year, an Apple Watch that reads EKGs said I was in Afib. That started the process…
DetailsThursday June 18, 2020
It was exactly one year ago I found one that I had ruptured my mitral valve. The repair would require open heart surgery. So I am visiting a recent part of my life. It has been quite the year. Can’t I say I am completely recovered? No, but I am 90% recovered. Just today I…
DetailsTuesday June 16, 2020
So it’s almost one year since my open heart surgery. And the doctors are still working on getting my heart working at its best. Now it seems I need another “cath” procedure. We need to see if I have any new artery blockages that may be casing reduced heart pumping capacity. If I have another…
DetailsWednesday June 17, 2020
I talk too much. It’s a bad trait. I want to hear what I have to say. I’m so self important. I do know a lot of useless information. I’ve learned much over the years. I do have book knowledge. And I have had many life experiences. But that doesn’t give me the right to…
DetailsSaturday June 13, 2020
When will it be safe to travel again? I mean, get on an airplane and travel someplace exotic? I hope soon. Im not getting any younger. And while my health is ok we”re trying to get the heart up to optimal performance. There has to be more opportunities to explore, to see the world. I…
DetailsThursday June 11, 2020
So I think it’s forty years ago maybe to the day that I was admitted o the New York State Bar and became a licensed lawyer. Where has the time gone. So much water under the bridge. I was a kid the day I became a lawyer, 26 years old. I hadn’t even met Sharon…
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