We have all been captive inside a mechanized telephone maze. Nothing infuriates me more than the frustration of the urgent need to get through to the party I've called, but being put in the holding pen. Invariably, the delay becomes interminable as the loop interrupts the cheesy elevator music to proclaim "your call is important to us please stay o …
Renovations of the bathrooms in our offices were recently completed. In addition to the clean new look, I noticed the new high powered hand dryer and the new paper towel dispenser which dispensed smaller sheets than I remembered. I began to take notice and observed many more high powered hand dryers in public restrooms. Some were side-by-side pap …
These three men have eased my pain and I am able to love life more this week because of them. No one is more surprised than me. Lin Manuel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FnAvhvZXdo POTUS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntF-ieEOgkM Andrew Cuomo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peRK0NnexX0&feature=youtu.be We believe in New York that …
So many lives lost. So much senseless killing. So much suffering. Watching the news unfolding on Sunday morning, I was struck by one mother. She had no idea where her son was. He went out for an evening of entertainment but early in the morning the world had changed. Her excruciating pain, fear and raw emotion were everywhere. Every interview …
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 …
I shared a few blogs ago plans to see Al Kooper at BB Kings. Concerts generally invigorate and Thursday night proved no exception. Al went deep into his catalogue with solo (just Al and his keys) versions of songs from the very first (and best) Blood, Sweat & Tears LP, “A Child Is Father To The Man.” The LP title perhaps resonates more …
Yesterday Muhammad Ali was laid to rest and a parade of speakers, famous and not so famous, eulogized this man. From Senator Orin Hatch to Billy Crystal to President Bill Clinton they all had words that were meaningful, funny and sad. It was an amazing service. Most people don't remember that he was not well liked by a great majority of the count …
We were recently winding down our Memorial Day Weekend vacation and starting to experience that all too familiar gnawing feeling of return to the real world anxieties and problems. Just then I spied the words "Harkuna Matata" written under a wooden bridge covering a pool lap lane. I looked up the meaning of those words and what a perfectly timed …
Overheard at a bar in the west 40s...,Man: "You look great!"Woman: "Yea. I lost weight."Man: "I didn't know you needed to."Woman: "I didn't."Man: inquiring glance....Woman: "Stress."At the Spring Cocktail Party the other night, the common theme with people I spoke to was "stress".So, what's going on?
Reposting a blog from the past with a timeless message. Shake it off. Music heals. Sometimes life can be so simple. The other night after a very long day, I was headed home on the 14th St. crosstown bus. It is a favorite of mine. All is going well, when 2 stops before “my stop” it starts. Two guys start in on each other, the shouting escalates, …
Last week, a colleague called to ask me a question. It didn’t have anything to do with work. She had a need and was trying to figure out how to go about filling it. So she called me – and paid me the most extreme compliment. “I thought of you because you know everyone”, she said. I paused, flattered that that was her vision of me. But then I s …
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 starts with a box. Charter Communications recently acquired TimeWarner Cable (TWC). It provides my Internet, cable TV and home phone. Apart from what's now called TWC New York 1 (cable news), nothing really distinguishes the service from its competitor which in one configuration or another provides the service for the phone number longest ass …
Poop is now officially the big topic in Spain...In Torrelodones, Spain they installed a giant inflatable poop in order to discourage dog owners from abandoning their pets' excrement in the streets. The town of Torrelodones shared photos of the inflatable poop and encouraged residents to share photos of the massive message to dog owners with the h …
I was taught that little things mean a lot and I respect that verity. I know someone who has 2 friends with whom he makes a point to check in (text) with on a regular basis. One is a high school classmate who is progressing nicely following an "episode" and another is a club friend who is recovering well from abdominal surgery. He feels he is he …
