Blog-TOWER OF BABEL

I attended a catering round table in Teterburo NJ at Flight Safety, which was put together by Marianne Pruner. It started at 10 ended with stuffed stomach by 230. The caterers this time were executive suites-NJ, Divine Catering-NJ and Executive catering on Elm-CT. Flight Safety would like to offer this free sessions every 6  weeks with new caterers highlighted.

It was not a bitch session as if it were, i would have driven to NYC and had lunch. I do not like to listen to people castigate one another. It ran pretty well. Caterers and flight attendants are working along together quite well in these hard economic times and it is great to see. They  will work with us, delivery charges are a thing of the past  on the most part. The food was very good, and if you have a recipe , they will make it for you. 

I used to be afraid of caterers, if I did not act right, I thought they would spit in my food or give me stale bagels. Not true. We are got on like we were at a good wedding. If you have a caterer you want highlighted, email me at bdwyer07@aol.com or if there is a topic that you want discussed, tell me.  It also is a good way to network and se who is working for whom, and what you should do if you are unemployed Only good things happened that day.   

I just finished flight safety in Teterboro, NJ. I was thinking of how FlightSafety can prepare you for the next year. Brace, Brace, Brace, Evacuate comes this way, Follow my voice, come to the light. Can I face the economic mess, shrinking 401K, possible layoff and do an emergency? I dunno. I dunno.

I was wondering how much I could get for a kidney? I do not need it, but I think the 80’s may have ruined my chances. Maybe it is spoiled by now. I upped my life insurance policies because the way I am driving lately. I may need this as well. I have a affliction for strays; people, dogs, cats, birds, ex husbands and ex boyfriends, excommunicated family members.

But I cannot afford them now. I have to say no more than yes. Sounds like marriage. I am sad, angry is gone, resignation has come to sit and possible become a boarder. Gone are the pedicures, the botox, the giving to the police department for bullet proof vest. Can anything protect us?

Our mood during the recession and the onslaught of the holidays. I hang on to my son’s innocence, the boy smell in his tussled brown hair. I hang on his dirty socks too long before I toss them into the wash. When I get stressed and sad, I bake. I have 2 carrot cakes, 1 lemon coconut cake, one pumpkin bread, 1 sheet of caramel brownies, 1 sour cram cinnamon bundt and orphaned partially eaten oatmeal cookie laid a limbo.

When friends come over and peek into the 9 X 12 kitchen, the whisper, “she is having a bad day, let’s forage”.  My day trading, over, substituted for shopping for cheap antiques on craigslist. My ace in my back pocket is gone right now.

Recently, I attended a new class offered by FlightSafety in Teterboro Airport - New Jersey as part of recurrent or initial. It was taught by Steve Bramberg and no joke, it was interesting this time. It is the cliff notes of traveling on the road. 

You do not need a weapon to protect yourself, you need a heightened awareness and the use of your hands and arms, and knowing how to disable your attacker. Something as simple as a pencil could be a weapon to deter an attacker. THE MAJOR POINTS ARE AVOID, DEFUSE, ESCAPE AND DEFEND. 

The company is called STAND TALL seminars, 516-801-0696, There are 6 vital areas to incapacitate anyone, now I have your interest! Take the class it is worth it. After the class I had a renewed sense of being able to defend myself.