These immortal words were uttered by my good friend Gary, upon the birth of my daughter Jocelyn. He was quoting an illustrious line from a Dick Van Dyke show that spawned a generation of great “new baby” presents. I have always been impressed by the comic genius of Dick Van Dyke – in fact I…
Bicycles and I have a long history. While growing up in the Bronx, riding usually meant heading to the protected trails of Van Cortland Park or the Bronx Zoo. But since my mother didn’t drive, we navigated city sidewalks before reaching park paths. Before migrating to the NJ suburbs, my tricycle was exchanged for a two…
It seems that even how well you age depends on your attitude! Research is showing that if you think you are going to be sad, lonely and have less mobility when you are 80, then you will! But if you have a positive attitude, you can continue to be happy and productive until the end of…
What do we really know about people? What lurks behind our public persona? With social media, many people’s lives seem like open books. What you see is what you get. We know about people’s opinions (see Indexcardcure.com) and places they’ve visited. But are we really forthcoming, when much of the content is self-generated and curated to…
A few blogs back I promised I would be taking the stairs instead of the elevator. I would like to say that this has caused dramatic changes in my life. But it hasn’t. Or that the stair climbing has brought me greater wisdom; but the only thing that has become very clear to me is…
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