I checked into the hotel last night in Boston and the weather card on the front desk said it was 6 degrees outside. I told the clerk that isn’t a temperature it is a sentence. He laughed, but really, it’s ridiculously cold here. This morning, looking at the Commons and the graveyard snow is everywhere – isn’t 6 degrees too cold for snow? I’m anticipating going out this morning to see clients and a large…
I was speaking to a colleague today and describing Wolfie and he said that he grew up with German Shepherds and considers them the best of breed. He asked casually if Wolfie was a female and I said yes, and he said you know their tendencies, and I said no, what? He said a female German Shepherd will defend her female mistress to the death. It struck me because we sense that Wolfie has been…
Oo la – Kimpton Hotel is rolling out the red carpet and lowering the exorbitant rates – why? – have you heard? We’re in a recession and they want my repeat business. Chocolates, champagne on arrival, upgrades to rooms with a view and suites a plenty. Jet Blue – already a fine airlines, now serving up plenty of smiles and special attention. Why? They want me. Everyone is a lot friendlier and amenable in a…
I’ve said for the last five years that patience is not my strong suit and today when I was speaking to a man who is Thai and I told him Thai is one of my favorite foods and asked him if he cooks. He said “Poorly.” I asked if his mother cooks. He said “Yes.” I asked can she teach you? He said, “There’s a secret ingredient I don’t have.” What is it? I asked.…
Christopher Cyrus was arrested today, Monday January 26, 2009 at approximately 12:30 p.m., near North Broad and Ursulines Ave., thanks to the investigations of the New Orleans Police Department Special Operations Division/Tactical Unit, United States Marshals Service, New Orleans Police Department Traffic Division, and Crimestoppers. Major Robert E. Norton Commander, First District New Orleans Police Department
I was speaking to a colleague today who quoted Warren Buffet as saying, if you were born in America, you won the lottery. Today as America lost 70,000 jobs and the world groaned against the first global recession, I wonder how long we will continue to believe that our birthright is fortune.
On Jet Blue, I was sitting in my comfy seat, looking at CNN on the small screen and reading the NY Times Magazine about the once again age old question of what do women want? There has been a lot of research lately on this subject, I seem to come across it everywhere, about how women’s sexual response is not geared to gender (no matter what their orientation is) but the most important element of…
It’s a misty, overcast, and mellow Sunday outside but I’m headed to bitter cold. 18° in NY and colder in Boston. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Why do people live there?
A friend from California sent this and then I modified it: Forty Tips To Enjoying Life 1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. 2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. 3. Sleep for at least 7 hours every night. 4.. Live with the 3 E’s – Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy. 5. Play more. 6. Read more books this year than you did last year. 7.…
I spent sixteen long years pining for home in the relative safety of the Bay Area. I lived stupidly there, not locking my back door, not watching my back, not worried about much of anything when I was coming home late at night. A policeman told me that I was foolish, that crime seeks opportunity. And so I changed my ways. I wanted to come home, and I did. But what about here in New…