Julian’s almost two years old. He’s a cute, happy kid…a good kid. He makes me proud. Below is video from our recent apple-picking and playground expeditions.
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Category Archives: Parenting & Family
I Prefer The Window Seat When I Fly On Jets
I arrived in Atlanta this morning via jet. It got me thinking: When flying, many people prefer to have an aisle seat. But not me.
First, I like the window seat so I can see what’s going on outside. The view of the earth from tens of thousands of feet in the sky is breathtaking.… Read the rest
Remembering 9/11 And Pondering A New President’s Impact
I wrote the following two years ago, and not a lot has changed.
… Read the restRemembering 9/11
It’s eerie – today, September 11, 2006, is a cool, crisp morning, signaling that fall is on its way. I’m sitting upstairs at the bay window of our Brooklyn Coop, right where I was five years ago at 8:46 AM, when the Bloomberg radio program I was listening to went static.
First Haircut
Julian and I recently got haircuts together — and it was his first. We went to Alberto, my Italian stallion, at Astor Hair in New York’s East Village. I’ve been going there for the past 13 years. Laura came along and produced the movie below.… Read the rest
Get Your Dirty Hands Out Of My Kitchen Sink
One cardinal sin in a professional kitchen is to wash your hands in the same sink where you wash dishes or prepare food. Why? It’s unsanitary. Hands carry lots of germs. That’s why professional kitchens have separate sinks dedicated to hand-washing.… Read the rest