I have a new understanding and respect for those that use make up. It was last Tuesday at the dermatologist that my awakening began.   While I'm sitting there discussing skin care, she says "What's that?" looking closely at my nose. "We need to get a sample of that." Before I could say anything I'm lying down and she is putting novocaine (or something like that) into my nose and getting the scalpel ready.  

I have been a Yankee fan since before MicKEY MANtle was a rookie. Watching Yankee games with my father on early black and white TV was one of my earliest and most favorite childhood memories.

It’s been an ongoing dialogue with my good friend Gil about the National League rivalry between the Washington Nationals and the Mets. Gil lives in D.C.

This past weekend, I too attended a wedding. My son stood up in his friend’s wedding, vowing to help keep him committed to his vows and to be a good, loving husband. Stranger still.... my son and my colleague’s son enjoyed a bachelor party unbeknownst to us. See, they’ve been friends for a short time, hanging with the same bunch of dudes. My son sent me a picture of their group at a jazz club last Friday and when I zoomed in, I thought....” holy smokes!

  I’m on a tear with my friend’s children getting married. I have had the pleasure of dancing at the weddings of some of my closest friend’s children over the last year or two. To be honest, it’s a little surreal. I just don’t feel old enough.

  There are two types of people in this world, those that jump out of bed when the alarm goes off and those that hit the snooze button. I am a snoozer. I hardly ever get up when the alarm goes off. I hit the snooze button at least once, or twice, every day. In fact, I generally set my alarm earlier than I need to get up, anticipating that I will hit the snooze button.  

I find my calendar app a saving grace of sorts. Pre-computers I relied on a papers calendar and things to do lists. The early calendars on computers never worked for me and I created my own as a text document going from Wordperfect to Word to OpenOffice (my preferred Office app). Eventually moving to an iPhone and a Mac, I found comfort in a real calendar App that offered my the ability to include as much information as I found necessary and useful in any calendar entry.

Today I find myself in the beautiful woods of North Carolina where I'm visiting my cousin/brother and his lovely wife in their 1.75 acre estate.