After my second accident, I had to get my car fixed at a collision place in Freeport, Long Island. Since I would be without a car, my insurance company told me that they would rent a car for me. They reached out to Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Bellmore and secured an...
Five Tips on Going Thrift Shopping in Brooklyn
I love going to thrift stores. I find it to be so much fun especially if everything is marked reasonably. Through the years, I have found some amazing finds from leather coats and shearling coats to blazers and dress clothes. Recently, my daughter got me hooked on the L Train...
Accident #2
Do all accidents or illnesses come in threes or is that just an "old wives tale?" I'm hoping that it is just an old wives' tale. Because a couple of weeks after I got my car back from the first accident that happened in the city when a taxi driver...
Could You Imagine Getting a Call from a Loved One, But It’s Not Your Loved One?
We all have had them -- calls on our home phone or even mobile phones telling us about our warranty or that we can take a major loan. But, for the most part, we know that they are a phony call from the moment we get the number. Sometimes, the...
The Running Event, Boots and Austin, Texas
I went to Austin on a book tour at Bookwoman during the week of November 28. My actual book tour was the 30th and I was also in town for The Running Event (TRE). The Running Event Before the pandemic, I would go every year to get content for my...
Car Accident That Lead to a Series of Unfortunate Events
As I was sitting at a red light on 101st Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan when suddenly, I felt a bang. Was I hit? I was hit! A taxi driver plowed into the back of my car. I got out and walked over to the rear of my car...
A Garage Band For Retired Teachers
When you think of a garage band, you think of young kids making a lot of noise in their parent's garage. But, during my walk around the neighborhood, I found one consisting of retired music teachers from Nassau County. Every Wednesday at 10 am, seven to ten band teachers play...
At the Diner on 22nd Street and 2nd Ave in Manhattan
After a two-hour ride that should have only taken less than an hour into Manhattan, I parked the car and started to walk. It felt good to be in the city again. It felt like I hadn't been there in a long time. After strolling around, I decided to stop...
Headaches and NYU Radiology
About a month after my birthday, in May, and before coming down with COVID in early June, I was getting terrible headaches. I wasn't sure if it was the change in weather, allergies, or pressure in the air. Whatever the case, the headaches didn't seem to go away so I...
My Third Book At The Printer
I finished my third book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete - A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete. It will be in stores across the world, this August, and I have some links for pre-sales, if interested. About the Book For those who have ever thought they were too old...