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 […]
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 […]
