Jon fell into politics unexpectedly and rather by accident but has dedicated his
professional cycles to it ever since. He has made a name lately as photographer to the
stars (of NYC politics).
9. GOLDBERG--Burton A., May 18, 2010, World War II Veteran,
aged 86. Survived by Rita Goldberg, his wife of 61 years,
and children Andrew, Suzan, Joshua and Mitchell, and
grandchildren Martin, Jonathan, Mollie, Scott, Alexander
and Elizabeth. He was involved in the real estate business
in New York, and in his retirement became a patron of the
performing arts, especially in the field of dramatic writing,
with involvements at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter
College, The Lark Theatre Company, and The Jewish
Museum. He also served on the board of The Academy of
American Poets. Known for his lively sense of humor, he
combined remarkable savvy as a businessman with a
poetic spirit. He was a man of considerable substance.
10.
11. "Badger hates Society, and
invitations, and dinner, and
all that sort of thing."
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, Ch. 3
13. “There is nothing--absolutely
nothing - half so much worth
doing as simply messing
about in boats."
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, Ch. 1
14. “Confidence is a lie you tell
yourself until you are convinced
enough that others believe you.”
15. “When you are upset and may
despair, place both of your
feet firmly on the floor and
push down.”
16. "...if I don't make a conscious
decision about how to think and
what to pay attention to, I'm going
to be pissed and miserable..."
-David Foster Wallace