The stats are out and apparently another 524,000 joined the ranks of the downsized in December. The word is that the numbers of those who have received pink slips this year has swelled to a sixteen year high. Ouch! Apparently I am not alone on my reinvention journey. It got me to thinking, why pink? […]
Bull’s Eye !
I am just flat out bragging about my friend Linda Eckstein. If you have not seen this yet, check out Vanity Fair. Linda, an information designer and artist, was commissioned by the editors of vf.com to create a graphic based upon their fascination with the web of intrigue described in Russ Baker’s just released Family […]
Confessions Of A Retired Sport Shopper
People retire from sports all the time. And often it has nothing to do with age but more likely an injury. Someone stops skiing because of their knees or no longer plays tennis because of their shoulder. For me it’s shopping. Yes, it’s true. I confess. I have shopped for sport over the years. And […]
A Brand New Day in a Brand New Year
I like January 1. I have never really liked New Year’s Eve but I have always liked January 1. New Year’s Eve is all about endings and moving on, something which has never been easy for me. It is about doors closing. But January 1 is about doors opening, a brand new day in […]
Snow Days
I decided to take today as a snow day. It was after all, a winter storm watch according to every television outlet in the New York Metropolitan area. Big fat flakes came down fast and furiously, blanketing the city streets in the middle of the day. I checked with my new boss, namely myself. She […]
Transparency
Blogging is still new to me. So I am interested in how people respond to mine. I’m often greeted by those who have not ventured into the waters of social networks and blogging forums with blank stares. They haven’t quite figured out what the point of it is. I had one friend tell me […]
