Gary SolomonThe Haircut v2I had occasion to be in Manhattan the other day. It was a brisk wintery day and I thought nothing of walking the mile to 57th street from…Dec 20, 2020Dec 20, 2020
Gary SolomonMy Father-in-lawI wasn’t on this scene quite all the way as far back as many others, though it has been about forty three years. When I first met him, our…Oct 22, 20201Oct 22, 20201
Gary SolomonFirst JobsI sit here on the precipice of retirement thinking back, wondering and reflecting how I ever got to this moment. I am in the home stretch…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Gary SolomoninRaising the GIB: Gary’s Irregular BlogThe Ball Games of the Back AlleyI was originally going to call this “The Ball Games of the Back Yard” because that is what we called the long, narrow, city block long…Feb 16, 2019Feb 16, 2019
Gary SolomoninRaising the GIB: Gary’s Irregular BlogThe HaircutI had occasion to be in Manhattan the other day, and my daughter had invited me to come see her new office near Columbus Circle. I thought…Feb 2, 2019Feb 2, 2019
Gary SolomoninRaising the GIB: Gary’s Irregular BlogGrandma Eva’s FirstsWe all get different windows of opportunity to get to know our grandparents. Location and proximity play a role. Genetics impacts…Jan 31, 20191Jan 31, 20191
Gary SolomoninRaising the GIB: Gary’s Irregular BlogThe CourtsApproximately 200,000 automobiles travel daily on New York’s Long Island Expressway (LIE), and I doubt not one driver or passenger ever…Jan 17, 2019Jan 17, 2019
Gary SolomoninRaising the GIB: Gary’s Irregular BlogA Flipper’s ParadiseIf you grew up in the outer boroughs of metropolitan New York City in the postwar era of the 50’s and 60’s, then there was nothing special…Jan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019