Three interesting developments this week:

1. My wife’s gross motor movements have gotten worse. Sarah has many strengths, but grace ain’t one of them. Her fingers are starting to swell, so it’s hard for her to hold onto things, and her vision sucks, which means every time I look over, she’s spilling soup or bumping into walls or poking herself in the eye. It’s like my own personal episode of the 1 1/2 Stooges.

2. She can’t remember a damn thing. Recently, she lost her driver’s license, and when I suggested looking in the black hole that has become our car, she insisted it wasn’t in there. I bet her a dollar...

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"I'm trying to prolong the summer," Jerry Kleiner said, only half-joking, when I asked him why he chose pink and green as this year's theme for his annual color-coded bash for beautiful people, held last Friday. "And look: It's working," he added, referring to the record-breaking 85-degree weather.

Anyone who knows Kleiner—probably one of the city's most recognizable restaurateurs, whose holdings include...

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