@brianlehrer.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov anything with a motor
Needs a license plate. Nothing with a motor should be sharing a narrow bike lane with foot-powered vehicles. So where do e-bikes and e-scooters fit?

Will you go to a conference this year? I’m at #STELAriverparishes where I’m learning a ton from my peers and younger pros. I’m also meeting new people and visiting a new place and enjoying local sites and flavors, like this pecan-cream-cheese king cake! Invest in yourself in 2026!

Local public media stations could go dark. 115+ are at risk as funding decisions are being negotiated now. #SaveOurStations: bit.ly/4qm3RaP

Now just might be a great time for you to set some big goals and lay down the plans to reach them.

Visit my new website and download my free Bucket List Guide & Planner.

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#genx #bucketlist #lifeplanning

Transitions always require some new skills and know-how. This sudden widow/empty-nester is learning to cook as well as her DDH did and figuring out ingredients for 1. I’ll be easting these stuffed squash for a few nights. At least they taste fantastic.

This period in our life is all about change. Some changes we choose and some are thrust upon us. None are easy. Somehow we muddle through. Let’s muddle through together. #genx #lifechanges

As GenX teen In Queens I was all about WLIR and had total disdain for Americans pop. The one exception was Billy Joel.

Any other GenXers, Long Island or NYC people loving the HBO documentary on The Piano Man?

Dropped my teen at school for her last AP test this morning, then popped into my favorite nearby café to work for a bit. #Manhattanville #Coffee is a great cafe´ and I will miss working there. I will not miss not miss AP tests or 6:30 AM drives on the West Side Hwy! #bittersweet #emptynester to-be.

This could simply be said about about hitting our 50s or about something else. You decide.

I learned this week that Hilton’s Canopy brand hotels all have beds with the perfect combination of springiness and support, AND blankets that keep you cool all night. Is someone working on this brand is going through menopause? Don’t know, but I’m going to favor Canopy hotels for a while.

Today a had a fellow from Berlin tell me that travel is ultimate peacemaker. It introduces cultures to each other and prompts mutual understanding and appreciation. I think we all need more travel and more travelers un our lives.

For some excellent Gen X, parent-of-teens holiday humor, scan this QR code care of the Real Slim Sheri. #genx #humor #holidays.

Had time to walk the dog that’s ours this week, and make and casually savor a homemade gingerbread chai latte while the teen who claimed to always wake up early on Christmas continues to snooze her way toward 10:00. But it’s good to savor some quiet at this time of year.

I'm here to talk about careers, money, relationships, parenting, empty-nesting, side-hustles, travel, health and well-being as we round 50 and 60. What are your biggest fears, concerns, joys and things you are enjoying or looking forward to in this next phase?