Today I am thinking about hang-overs. Probably because I have one. We spent Saturday night at my sister-in-law’s fiftieth birthday party at Dockers in Quogue. It was a fabulous time but, as I am writing this on Sunday morning, I am feeling the pain now. I have a very low tolerance for alcohol; one glass on an empty stomach and I am in pain the nex …
About eighteen months ago I was contemplating whether to buy my first Kindle. As an avid reader I wondered whether I could give up physically reading books. As such, I wrote a blog asking for opinions. Here’s my follow-up. I love my Kindle. I love the ease of being able to bring numerous books with me anywhere I go. I also love the ability to be …
In some sense, this blog is an unexpected follow up to my blog from last Monday. Last Wednesday, I had one of “those” days. I got into the office very early to draft papers for an emergency hearing I had scheduled for the next day. My day was consumed with my clients’ emergency issue, the papers I had to write, and my efforts to settle the iss …
It occurred while I was enjoying my birthday celebration dinner with my family. My youngest daughter is spending the summer in Buffalo and, thus, could not be at the dinner with us. During the meal, I stole a quick glance at my phone looking for the text message from her that I knew I coming. Instead, I saw a snippet of an email from a client which …
Happy July 4th Gotham!! It’s officially summer. And with the hot weather, my “drink of choice” changes. In the winter, during a weekend diner, I almost always order a glass of white wine. During the summer, however, my drink of choice changes. During the summer, I generally crave a cold, crisp rosé. And, of course, my usual hot cup of coffee tha …
My Dad’s birthday was June 18, which usually fell on or about Father’s Day. This year it fell the day before Father's Day. A few days later, I went out to dinner with a friend and we spent a lot of time reminiscing about our fathers. It was amusing to hear that both of our fathers had interesting stories about their past. Here’s my favorite one abo …
They say when something happens to your child you feel it worse than if it happened to you. I found that to be true last week. My youngest daughter, Sydney, was driving home from school in Buffalo last week. After dropping her friends off in Westchester, she called me on the blue tooth in her car to tell me she would be home in about an hour an …
Thank you to my friend Lorraine Brennan for inspiring this blog. This blog is not about politics. This blog is about history. Throughout my career I have seen or have been the victim of blatant acts of sexism. I began my career in a "white shoe" law firm where the only female partner-- out of thirty five-- broke her water at her desk while p …
The New York Times ran an interesting interview last week with Paula Broadwell. Perhaps the name sounds familiar but you can’t quite place the face? She is the woman who had a romantic relationship with General David Petraeus. When the nature of the relationship was revealed, and the nature of the sensitive information he shared with her, he resign …
It happened on Saturday. We were on our friend’s boat watching The Blue Angel’s airshow. The sky was clear blue and the weather on the water was incredible. There was the subtlest breeze so it wasn’t too hot or too cold. And the airshow was astounding. Surrounded by family and friends I couldn’t help but look around and think, “What a perfect mome …
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