We all want the silver bullet when it comes to exercise and diet. This will add fuel to the fire...a recent article in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal says you only need about 7 minutes performing 12 specific exercises (image on left) using only a chair and a wall, no weights or machines. 

Failure is something which we all inevitably experience, one time or another, in our lifetime. That said, I feel that failure gets a bad rap. The common impression is that failure should be avoided and covered up at all costs. To the contrary, it is the fear of failure that is the negative. Thus, playing it safe is the common approach.

By the time this blog is posted and being read, we will, hopefully, be safe and sound in Prague. We are flying Lufthansa, the German airline. For many years as I grew up, Germany -- and it’s products -- were persona non grata for my family and generally prohibited. As a child, I learned to be sensitive to a product’s country of origin, and “Made in Germany” was a non-starter. My father (who, as most know was a holocaust survivor) was a printer and had a small printing business in New York City. When I was in High School, I worked at “The Printing” after school.

There is a TV show on HBO called Girls that I have likened to watching a car accident.  I understand that my taste might not be everyone's and I can accept that.  What I'm curious about is how badly it makes it's female characters look.  

Prom season is upon us. Dresses -- matching tuxedos – flowers – dates -- pre-party – limos -- after-party -- and the list continues

This past weekend began a very exciting period for my husband and me.  All four of our children are graduating this spring. My daughter and step daughter graduated college this past weekend. My other daughter and step son graduate high school in June.

Thursday was a beautiful day so I took the day off and Eve and I drove up to Amenia for a 21 mile bike ride.  The sun was blazing and the air was warm as we started along the Harlem Valley Rail trail past the farms and hills of Dutchess County.  

The Syrian Electronic Army (S.E.A.) successfully attacked the NY Times yesteday. This is the same "army" that hacked the Twitter account of the A.P. and drove the stock market down by Tweeting that there were explosions at the White House.   We have a cyber army and so does Russia, England, Israel, Iran, Pakistan and of course China. Just about every country has one...even Bangladesh.