Susie Essman: My “almost” brush with greatness

Ok…I almost met one of my idols…Susis Essman (Susie Green in “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and hopefully in October I will finally get a chance…here’s the story
As many of you know, my daughter Sarah is a Freshman at SUNY New Paltz…and loving it by the way. Back in July Sheryl, Sarah and I were invited to [...]

Whitecliff Vineyards

During a recent visit to New Paltz, Sheryl and I were invited to a tour and wine tasting at Whitecliff Vineyards in Gardiner, New York just a few minutes from New Paltz. We had a great time and I would recommend a visit if you are ever in the area.
According to the website “Whitecliff Vineyard [...]

Woodstock Festival 40th Anniversary

It was Summer 1969…I was 12 years old, at Summer camp in New Hampshire and a few weeks after the excitement of Apollo 11, I was looking at something almost as amazing…over 300,000 people at a farm in Bethel, New York celebrating 3 days of music…it was incredible…and while I wish I could have been [...]

Giants Training Camp Coming Back to Albany in August

For the past 12 Summers, The New York Giants have called UAlbany their home for training camp. And while it looks like this might be the last season in the Capital District (the Giants announced they are building a facility in NJ,) I have been up there every year and its a blast. For real [...]

Jillian Pasco: An undergrad on a mission!

Last week I was invited to an event at my alma mater,  The University at Albany, and had the pleasure of sitting with one of the student ambassadors, Jillian Pasco, who was absolutely awesome. She was articulate, intelligent and incredibly well grounded for a young girl 20 years old.
I was so taken by Jillian I [...]