I am sick and tired of waiting for doctors. I find myself wasting so much time going to a doctor and sitting in his/her office for more than an hour before being seen. It's obscene! But I wait. I'm not sure why I wait. There are other doctors and specialists...
Why Do Cheap Hotels Offer More Value Than Expensive Ones?
I travel a lot. I stay in cheap hotels that cost $100 a night and I also stay in expensive hotels costing in excess of $400. The expensive hotels are beautiful in appearance. They have grand entrances and lobbies. They have helpful concierge, bell hops and doormen. But that's about...
The Huntington Paramount Rocks!
A couple of weeks ago, I went to see the Chris Isaak band in concert at the Paramount in Huntington. I was totally impressed. I’ve been to many of the venues in Manhattan and in Brooklyn. I love seeing shows and for a while I thought that Terminal 5 was...
The Bus Monitor Reminds Us That We Need to Make a Change…
After the piece I wrote last week about the Bus Monitor in Greece, NY I got a bunch of side comments on the bigger issue here. That’s why I decided to write a follow up story. Bullying has always been around. I don’t know about you, but I was also...
Memorial Day, A Day to Remember…
Did you know that Memorial Day was first celebrated as a holiday in May 1868 to honor and remember the fallen soldiers from the Civil War? On that day, flowers were placed on the soldier’s graves who were either confederate or in the union armies. New York was the first...
Tribute to a Little Dead Squirrel…
The other day I was coming home from running errands and I noticed when I opened my car door that there was a dying squirrel in the street. I could see he was still breathing but was unable to get up. I didn't know what to do. I felt so...
Why Is Autism on the Rise?
When I was growing up, you never heard of autism. There were children with disabilities and maybe some had autism but it was a term that was never mentioned.Today, everyone seems to know at least one child with autism. In a recent Newsday article, the Center for Disease Control (CDC)...
Are You Still Having Kids?
The other day, I was getting on an elevator and a family of seven was getting off. There was a mother, father, four young children, the oldest being seven, and a newborn. The family quickly got off the elevator and I got in. Wow, I thought, it’s amazing that people...
Homework Over the Vacation? Are You Kidding Me?
Why do teachers give homework assignments over the breaks? It’s not like they give little projects to keep the students engaged, they always seem to give big time consuming projects during the vacation times and it’s getting a little ridiculous! I’ve been dealing with this issue now for the past...
What Is Going On At Spring Training?
My family and I went to spring training in Phoenix to see the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies do drills before the actual spring training got underway. When the Diamondbacks were finished for the day, they met the fans in a particular area and signed baseball cards, bats, balls...