We ordered lunch into the office on Friday. Without even looking at the menu for the deli we were ordering from I placed my order with my secretary, “Greek salad with grilled chicken, no dressing; diet iced tea. Snapple diet half iced tea half lemonade if they have it.” My secretary laughed and encouraged me to look at the menu. To appease her, I …
As I have written in previous blogs, according to my kids, I am old fashioned about a lot of things. Lately, their perception of my old fashioned propensities has extended to my habit of hailing cabs. I do not mind, at all, standing on a city block and raising my hand to hail a cab. In fact, in the real old days when I first began working, a certa …
It used to be just an annoyance on the train and at restaurants. But now, they seem to be everywhere. They’re at the check-out line in almost every store you go into. My local bagel store has a sign that requests that people not do this while in the check-out line and they are still doing it. They’re also clogging up the aisles at grocery stores a …
After reading my recent blog concerning what book you would want to read again for the first time, a friend emailed me with an intriguing follow-up question, “What was your favorite childhood book?” I immediately wrote back my answer, “Charlotte’s Web.” I can recall many late nights, way past my bedtime, reading “Charlotte’s Web” under my …
I realize that many things I do tend to embarrass my children, such as kiss them in public or comment on their Facebook posts (a sin I have never repeated). Lately I have noticed, however, that even my use of certain words can cause them embarrassment or, alternatively, have them in hysterics. Recently, I used the word, “dungarees,” a word I free …
You cannot turn on the television, radio, or even your computer without hearing that another woman has come forward to claim that she was assaulted by Bill Cosby. When I see the photographs of a seventy-seven year old Mr. Cosby, I almost feel sorry for him. Then, however, I listen to the story of the alleged victims and my sympathy for him dissipat …
As the holiday season begins, I have tried to think of some creative gifts for my children. My daughter will be graduating with her Masters in Social Work in May, which requires a special gift. I approached her with the idea of purchasing an expensive watch as a combined gift for both Hannukah and her graduate school graduation. Her response, “That …
You cannot turn on the television, radio, or computer without being bombarded with this story; whether retailers should open on Thanksgiving Day. Many retailers such as Macy’s J. C. Penny’s, and Toys R Us have been open on Thanksgiving Day for several years. KMart has announced that, this year, they will open at 6:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and r …
Last Sunday, I went to Eataly with my twenty-three year old daughter, Calli, my college roommate, Sharon and her twelve year old daughter, Rachel. In planning this excursion, we all agreed that dessert would be Nutella crepes at the Nutella Bar located in Eataly. Having arrived at Eataly first, my daughter and I did a quick exploration of the fam …
I read an article last Sunday in The Times that started like this, “I met my spouse the old fashioned way, I read her profile online, no pics, exchanged a few emails and then met for a drink. No Tinder or OKCupid.” Is online dating now considered old fashioned? What happened to blind dates and meeting in social settings such as bars and part …
Do you kiss colleagues as a form of saying hello in professional situations? I have encountered this question more frequently. In certain informal professional situations, such as networking meetings, I have no issue with a small peck on the cheek as a friendly hello. Recently, I have noticed however, that this custom seems to have expanded beyond …
When my fellow bloggers were writing about the Ray Rice/Adrian Peterson scandals and their impact on the NFL, I remained uncharacteristically quiet. I believe I posted one comment on Erik’s blog in which I wrote that domestic violence is never acceptable. I decided to add my voice to the dialogue when I read that US Women’s National Soccer T …
For the past several weeks, I have been following the story of Brittany Maynard. For those of you that are unfamiliar with her story in January 2014, at twenty-nine years old and married for just one year, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and told she had three to five years to live. Two months after she underwent surgery to remove part of the …
Jane Jacobs posted a very intriguing question on Facebook last week, “What book do you wish you could read again for the first time?" I immediately answered “The Handmaid’s Tale,” by Margaret Atwood. For me, it’s the perfect blend of a tale of a futuristic society that appeals to my nerdy side coupled with a female main character who tirelessly str …
About a year ago, I wrote a blog about a memorandum which was sent to only the female attorneys in one of the largest law firms in the world. The memorandum was created by the firm’s Women’s Committee in order to improve their female associates’ presentation skills. Included in the memorandum were “tips” such as, “Your friends will still like you …
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