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 …
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 …
To me May has always been the beginning of the “celebration season.” In May and June there are generally graduations, weddings, births, and celebratory showers. It is often a busy, but happy, time. This past weekend, my step-son, Ryan, graduated SUNY Binghamton. (a year early and Summa Cum Laude the proud step-mother brags). It was a weekend f …
While at the Theresa Foundation dinner, I told several people about an incident that occurred in my home the night before. Due to Cablevision working on their wires during the night, we kept losing phone service. As a result, our house alarm went off every hour. My husband got up every hour and turned the alarm off. I slept through most of it. Up …
I have admitted it before; I am a television reality junkie. I love The Real Housewives (New York, New Jersey, and Beverly Hills), Project Runway, Top Chef and Million Dollar Listings (New York, L.A. and San Francisco). I have rationalized my passion for reality television as a means for getting me on the treadmill and/or the elliptical. I general …
My children range in age from 20 to almost 26. They are hardly babies. So, you can imagine my surprise when I experienced two episodes of “Mommy guilt,” within the past two weeks. The first episode occurred when my youngest daughter called from college in Buffalo, obviously sick. My initial reaction was to get on a plane and take care of her. But …
I received the usual message on my cell phone yesterday, “your voicemail is 90% full.” As usual, I had not listened to a single message. Most often, when I get a missed call on my cell phone, I just tend to call the person back. I hardly, if ever, take the time to listen to their message. So, if you call me on my cell phone and I don’t answ …
Cayce’s blog from last week inspired me to this blog. While Cayce wrote about the challenges she faced turning her diet around into a healthier lifestyle, I had the opposite challenge. In preparation for a minor procedure I had (I am absolutely fine), my doctor requested that I flip my diet around. I was advised not to eat vegetables, fruits, whole …
I have been watching the dramatization of the O.J. Simpson trial on television. And, while most of the details of the trial I remember, it is the sub stories of the parties involved that I find most interesting. In particular, the story I now find most poignant is that of Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor. I recall how the press massacred Ms. Cla …
After weeks of urging by my husband (perhaps it was months) I finally cleaned out the junk drawer in the kitchen. When it’s difficult to open and close the drawer it’s time to clean it out. Under a pile of take-out menus and chopsticks I found my first treasure, my Mom’s address book. My daughter and I read through the book together and realized …
I recently blogged about a medical procedure I had to endure-nine needle biopsies into my neck while I was awake and laid perfectly still-because I did not initially listen to my doctor. Prior to undergoing the procedure I reached out to fellow blogger Cayce Crown-without telling her why-and questioned her about meditation. Knowing what I was about …
“Traditional” gender roles have been swirling in my mind this week. My daughter needed a semi surgical procedure this week and, for several practical reasons, such as he is a doctor and the date worked better into his schedule, my husband brought her to the doctor’s office and I went to work. The fact that my husband is, technically, her step fath …
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