Oh The Offers
Oh, the offers you get for sales and discounts that drag you from the comfort of your home and make you go shopping! Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day – a holiday and a great day for retail sales. Read More …
Category: art
Filling The Shelves
We spend our time filling the shelves with everything around us with photos, memorabilia and books (oh, and more books.) The digital age was supposed to help us eliminate paper, but we still love the tangible. We take tons and Read More …
1 Too Many
There are a lot of reasons I like dining out. Chef’s tasting menus are just one reason…but tonight (and usually) there are at least 1 too many courses. Somewhere between satisfied and stuffed is the problem. Leaving the course selection Read More …
My Love Affair
Ever since I was 18 I can think back on my love affair with Vanity Fair. It started when Annie Liebowitz was their lead photographer and their covers were amazing. For the last few years, we have been supporting the Read More …
Laughter, Debate and Introspection
What do laughter, debate and introspection all have in common? Maybe nothing except for all happening to me this Friday. I tend to take a lot of things at face value, but there are a lot of things in which Read More …
Emotional Collateral
You can’t, unfortunately, take emotional collateral to the bank to fund your next venture. No matter how passionate you are or how much you care about a project, you have to find a way to quantify and most often, monetize Read More …
It’s the Emotional Side
Tonight, I spoke at the school board meeting because it is important to me. It was not easy. It is never easy. It is literally easier to speak in front of a group of 400 to 500 colleagues because we Read More …
Journaling
One of the ways to stay on top of your thoughts, ideas and creativity is – no surprise – through journaling and I got a really nice new book today from my mom…I can’t wait to use it. Along with my Read More …
In This Season
In this season of holiday baking, I have come to appreciate the perfect cookies made by professional bakers. They are, no doubt, made with a long and tried recipe, with more butter or sugar, perhaps than I would add. Or, Read More …
Winding Down
When you are relaxing, home after dinner this week, think about those who can’t start winding down yet – yes, the retail workers who are putting up with each and every one of our frustrations, blow ups and meltdowns. Be Read More …