With graduation season upon us, it seems everyone has a word of advice for a college graduate. Oprah told the 2013 class at Harvard University “It doesn’t matter how far you might rise, at some point you're bound to stumble," she said. "And when you do, there is something I want you to remember. No such thing as failure. Failure is just life tr …
Driving around my neighborhood on Memorial Day, I made the following observation. My house was the only one displaying the American flag. A little disconcerting. Growing up, my father religiously put the flag out on our front porch in Brooklyn on Memorial Day, July Fourth and probably a few other holidays during the year. I don’t really remember …
Prom season is upon us. Dresses -- matching tuxedos – flowers – dates -- pre-party – limos -- after-party -- and the list continues Growing up in Brooklyn, I did not experience any aspect of prom season for the simple reason that we did not have one. But living now on Long Island, the role of prom as a rite-of-passage comes through loud and clea …
I tend to write long cards on all of the various occasions, birthdays, anniversaries, and everything in between. So does my daughter. But my son has seemed to master the impact of the short message. His handmade card this Mother’s Day, on bright green construction paper and written in multiple colored markers, read: “You are the best mom a child …
I tend to write long cards on all of the various occasions, birthdays, anniversaries, and everything in between. So does my daughter. But my son has seemed to master the impact of the short message. His handmade card this Mother’s Day, on bright green construction paper and written in multiple colored markers, read: “You are the best mom a child …
My regular every-other-Sunday manicure ritual this week included some interesting conversation with Fran. Fran and I both had a bit of a wait. As we sat together on the bench, she turned to show me a letter she was holding from the Jewish War Veterans organization. “Do you know them?” she asked, with a glimmer in her eye and inviting me to ask …
In a few weeks, I am leading a meeting where the topic is as follows – “what new technology, software or hardware, are you using that has made life – business or personal – just a little bit easier.” I know I am partial to certain technology. In fact, just today I had monitor envy as I admired my partner’s gi-normous (is that a word?) screen. I …
On a quiet Saturday in Washington in June 1972, there weren’t many reporters around at the Washington Post. A news story was breaking. There had been a burglary at a local hotel and someone had to cover the story. Who could the editors get to come in that day for what would likely be fine print in the upcoming edition? Young Bob Woodward, new guy o …
There was only one topic that I could write about tonight. Our friends in Boston are suffering an enormous tragedy. Glued to television and social media, we can only watch and try to support those who have been thrust into an experience you just can’t anticipate or imagine. Although for those of us who lived through 9/11 in New York, there are …
He didn’t look but was that justified? Rutgers President Barchi describes his job as being the CEO of a large company. He relies and must rely, he says, on those senior executives who report to him in order to make decisions important to the business. So, when his Athletic Director (akin to the SVP of one of the most important and revenue gene …
About a week or so ago, a teenage prank in a small town in Kentucky led to headline news. The way the story goes, a teenager and his friends were passing by the local bingo hall and one dared the other to go inside and yell “Bingo”. With the line in the sand drawn, the dare was accepted and off he went inside the hall crowded with avid bingo player …
Over dinner Sunday night, my parents were in the mood to tell stories. They repeated for us, with my children at the table, tales of their parents and their parents’ parents – stories I know I have heard before but which somehow sounded new. For example, my dad repeated the story of his father’s father who was a peddler. He died at the hand of a …
Let’s start with, I hate that word . . .”perfect”. Perfect doesn’t really exist but this weekend for me it did. My son was bar mitzvahed this weekend. And, the entire weekend was everything that we could have hoped for. Pride in his accomplishments, pleasure in being able to celebrate with our family and friends, and more than one good meal. …
I do. With some frequency, actually. Last week, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer banned telecommuting, a practice that had become welcomed and accepted throughout her workplace. The change caused quite a stir (as did her controversial 2 week maternity leave last year after the birth of her first child). Telecommuting has become so commonplace in today’s wor …
She followed company protocol, but was that the right thing to do? Last week an elderly woman passed away – and the 911 call that preceded her death is all over the news and hard to listen to. As the 87 year old woman deteriorated in the dining room at the independent living facility at which she lived, the nurse attending to her care repeate …
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