Monthly Archives: September 2009

Don’t Stop Believing

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Neil

It is Midnight, the last day of September. My September journey is over. In the beginning of the month, I agreed to blog every day of September, and if I did, a certain female blogger would tell me her bra … Continue reading →

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Virtual Blogging Conference – Day One – “Being Practical”

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Neil

I was reading some of tweets from a recent blogging conference, and the tidbits of expertise sounded pretty trite. “Find your tribe.” “Comment freely.” “Give to the community and the community gives back.” C’mon, we all know that shit already. … Continue reading →

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Eh

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Neil

I’m overly-emotional today. I wrote four posts, and none of them felt right, so I trashed them. And I’m having one of those “what the f*ck am I doing online?” days that we all have at least once a month. … Continue reading →

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The Last Few Days

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Neil

It was a wild last few days, and by wild I mean I left the house and spoke to people. On Wednesday, I had a long lunch with my friend Noel, who is an extremely talented and funny musical theater … Continue reading →

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48 Rolls

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Neil

Are there winner and losers in this world?  The importance of success in life weighs me down, like a ship’s anchor.   Is it all a matter of fate?   Or attitude?  Or is it choice?  Do I always make the wrong … Continue reading →

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The NY Mets vs. My Feet

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Neil

On Tuesday, I went to see the Mets play the Atlanta Braves. Since the Mets are 25 games out of first place, long-ago eliminated from winning their division, I was able to get a ticket for 96 cents on StubHub. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go Mets!

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Neil

It was the bottom of the ninth.  The Mets were losing 3-1.  The young player from the Dominican Republic stepped up to the plate, a former star in his own country, now playing in the major leagues in America’s largest … Continue reading →

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Disclosure and Transparency

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Neil

My blogging friend, Mocha Momma, was on NPR yesterday talking about the topic of the day (actually it has been a topic for five months now):  “Are Marketers Ruining the ‘Mommy Blogosphere?” This “disclosure” issue seems to be embedded in … Continue reading →

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I Went to Temple in Cincinnati

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Neil

There was some discussion about Sophia coming to New York for Rosh Hashanah, but I said I wasn’t in the mood, because when she is here, it requires a big readjustment in my mind, so we ended up being separated … Continue reading →

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David, Fake and Faker

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Neil

My mother recently returned from a two week cruise along the Mediterranean in Europe.  When she first told me that she was taking this trip with a female friend, I thought it was a crazy and worthless trip — Barcelona, … Continue reading →

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