It’s hard not to think of my father on Memorial Day. He served in the 34th Division of the 133rd Infantry during WWII, inducted into the Army on December 3, 1942 and honorably discharged on November 9, 1945. He managed, unlike many of his army “buddies” and friends, to survive his time in active combat […]
A Real Job
I don’t know how many times in these last months I have been asked if I was going to get a job, a real job that is. I am struck by a few things. The first is using the adjective ‘real’ before ‘job’. Apparently in some dictionaries writing is not considered to be one. A […]
Ch-Ch-Ch- Changes
The air feels different today. Cleaner. Filled with hope and promise. It’s official now. Barack Obama has been inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States and we are all off on a new adventure. I am often struck by why I chose this particular moment in time to venture on a personal […]
What I Miss About Corporate Life
When people ask me if I miss corporate life at all, my answer, without pause, is no. With the exception of a handful of close friends I worked with daily and the paycheck every two weeks I don’t miss much. But today I did. I was working on my blog. Not writing a new […]
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 […]
