Let's talk about something typically verboten, ok? I'm not asking you to out yourselves or throw your own children under the proverbial bus, but I did want to start a conversation about a topic generally not discussed in a volume above a whisper....shhhh....lice! About 2 months ago, I noticed that my youngest (fortunately the child … Continue reading Nit picky
Category: Schools
When a house is a home
The other night I attended my oldest son's annual Open House at Albany High School. He's a sophomore this year so I didn't have the same sense of urgency to go as I did last fall when he was a mere freshman. Despite my strong desire to stay at home to watch the Yankees play, … Continue reading When a house is a home
Commencement – a beginning or start
So, that's my natural hair color!The word commencement is an odd one. While it is defined as a beginning or start, it clearly is most often used to describe a ceremony which acknowledges the end of something. Seems that endings and beginnings can get all sorts of mixed up, huh?Almost exactly 20 years ago, I received my college … Continue reading Commencement – a beginning or start
Reading between the (budget) lines
A number of years ago, then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo conducted a press conference in the library where I have worked for the past 8 years. The topic was predatory lending to college students and the media was there with notepads and cameras. This may have been the first time I became aware of Cuomo's … Continue reading Reading between the (budget) lines
Unassured
Last week I got a postcard in the mail touting a program my insurance company, I mean Health Plan, offers. There's some sort of rewards program that I can opt into earning points towards gift cards and other discounts if I register and then log my healthy choices. I went on line and registered already … Continue reading Unassured
Commencing…
Yes, Q, I feel the same way.I'm not gifted when it comes to mathematics, (unless you need to know what 20% of a check is), but, for what I believe to be the only time ever, all three Lilly boys celebrated commencement milestones this month. First up was Q as he made the big leap … Continue reading Commencing…
A $9 Billion Problem
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