Don’t Drink, Don’t Smoke, What do you Do?*
I feel left out of a significant part of American culture because I don’t drink coffee or wine.There are all […]
Writing in the Margins of Books
I find myself writing in the margins of books again, something I’d stopped doing for many years. I’m not sure […]
Board Follies: Should You Serve On a Board if you ...
Take I I have and am serving on a number of boards. I’ve always made sure in their prospecting interviews, […]
What’s So Perfect about Perfect Attendance?
I’ve always found it amazing when I read about someone who has perfect attendance. I am truly fascinated about the […]
I was young until…
I was young until I got older. It happened when I wasn’t paying attention. The years were galloping by even […]
One Face
As I look in the mirror this morning, it strikes me that I’ve been gifted with one face. It’s an interesting […]
A Great Rainy, Gray Day
Yesterday it was a sunny, lovely 84 degrees in Boston. Today is gray, in the low 60s, and a substantial rain […]
Celebrate! Celebrate! Obama
I do not have anything especially eloquent to say. I cannot offer deep political analysis (there’s a whole lot of […]
A Love Letter to a Friend
A group of friends and I went to see a matinée screening of Sex and the City yesterday. We enjoyed […]
Why I Still Read the Paper-paper
I still read the paper-paper, you know, the one that you turn pages to read. Because I don’t know what […]
Living Deliberately
In the past few years I’ve been on a conscious and sub-conscious journey to live life deliberately. This deliberate living […]
Do You Make Up Your Bed Every Morning?
I have started several entries this weekend that I’ve left in draft form because I’m not ready to finish them […]
Apology Not Accepted
I am sick and tired of public figures, be they bloggers, pundits, or politicians, saying racist, misogynistic, and other offensive things and […]
Don’t Piss on Me and Tell Me It’s Raining
If I must say so myself, I tend to be a sweetheart as pertains to dealing with people 90% of […]
It’s My Bloggy – Celebrating 101
Some where it’s been said that “99 1/2 just won’t do.” I’m proud and happy to say that I’ve made […]
Organizations that are supposed to help but play it safe
A few months ago I applied for a temporary job with an organization whose work I had long admired. The job […]
Hard Act to Follow
(I wrote this on 5/15 but didn’t realize I hadn’t published it but had left it in draft form.)A former […]
An Ounce of Prevention
When you do things for your kids that they should do and could do – not only are you spoiling […]