I saw a news report that I thought was interesting. Some women in corporate America are starting a new trend. Instead of applying their creativity each morning to putting together their best and most diverse outfit, they are saving that creativity for application during the workday. Instead, their work wardrobe now consists of five identical, …
Last year, you all indulged me for months and I was very grateful. You know what I am talking about. Those of you who listened to me obsess about sending my oldest off to college for the first time deserved a special thank you. I thought I would reflect upon where I sit a year later – oddly, in the same place. As we get ready to pack the car …
The sun was shining, the food was plentiful and the company just plain fun. What more could we ask for (besides air conditioning on the course.) Every year, this event just gets better and better. Thanks again to Norman Spizz and the entire Golf Committee for all of their hard work. And I can’t even believe that I am going to say this – …
I like lunch. It is an important part of my day. In fact, I have spent many a lunch with many of you. Missing lunch makes me cranky. The high school schedules came out today. In the buzz of activity that always accompanies the new schedules, I noticed a disturbing pattern. What happened to lunch? Where did it go? When did it become acceptab …
I have always been a student of people. I enjoy hearing their stories. I think it helps to broaden my own perspectives. Last night I had occasion to talk to a man from Nepal. He had come here 20 years ago as a student and made a life. He married, raised children, and has owned several businesses along the way. But he hasn’t seen his Nepalese fa …
Friday night we attended a free concert in our town park with friends -- a Bee Gees tribute band. They were great and I sang out loud. (No comments please on my choice of music. I had my fill of that from my children all weekend long.) Saturday night we had dinner with friends at a restaurant in Bayville literally on the beach. We sat at a tab …
Names are funny things. We don’t pick our own – our parents give them to us at a time before we have even met. How do they know if our names will fit us for an entire lifetime? That is kind of a long time. When we picked our daughter’s name (Jaclyn), we always assumed that she would be called Jacqui for short. That was not her plan, at least u …
This is graduation week in so many places and I am reminiscent of this time last year when we celebrated two in our house at the same time. I can’t say that my childhood memories are always easy to reach anymore but some remain crystal clear and included among them each of my own graduations going back to elementary school. I remember the dress …
With graduation season upon us, I wanted to comment on a phenomenon that is getting some press. It seems that some schools are having trouble deciding upon a single valedictorian so instead, the entire set of top students gets to hold the coveted title. I have a real problem with that. Don’t get me wrong – I fully recognize the hard work that …
I have been writing this blog since August 2006 – over 450 weeks. You may even recall that last week in my blog I talked about my system of waiting until Monday evenings to write so that my thoughts are current. Apparently this week my system failed. I was out at a networking event last night enjoying getting to know some new colleagues, came …
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