Grief is unfortunately a reality. Our parents are getting older, we're getting older, and our children are getting older. The older our parents get, the more likely, it is that they will pass. So, how do you deal with grief? How do you get through such a loss? As April...
Going Away with Friends? How to Make it a Successful Trip
You spend a few hours going out to dinner with friends. Or, you may spend time going to a concert. But going out of town is a totally different story. It could be a blast or it could end up where you are no longer friends. Here are some tips...
Seven Tips on Selecting New Glasses
I went to the Aquatic Center with my black Thierry Lasry glasses. After taking them off and putting them in my pocket, I went over to one of the lanes at the pool and started the swim. When I was finished, I grabbed my stuff and headed to the locker...
A Funny Thing Happened At Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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...