Posted in holiday, New Years Eve on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.~ Edna Mode, The Incredibles After much anticipation, the 31st of December has arrived. And the questions ensue. “What resolutions are you making?” “Do you have big plans for New Year’s?” “How did you feel about 2007?” “What do you think will happen in 2008?” The [...]
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Posted in music on December 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been hearing about Michael Feinstein for many years. My friend, Dan, is his publicist. Last night, Dan took my to see the “By Request” show at Feinstein’s at the Regency Hotel. Walking in, I felt as if I was stepping back in time to old world New York. No flashy lights, sets, or costumes [...]
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Posted in art, creativity, museum, New York on December 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I took a walk across Central Park to stop in to the Jewish Museum of Art at 92nd Street and 5th Avenue. There is a new exhibit there that celebrate the art work of William Steig, a cartoonist who achieved early fame as an illustrator of the New York and became a children’s book [...]
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Posted in happiness, New York, theatre on December 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks agao, I wrote about meeting Bob McClure as he was selling his homemade pickles (http://www.mcclurespickles.com/) at a charity event I attended. Last night, Bob invited me to see a variety show he was in at the People’s Improv Theatre (PIT) on West 29th Street. Bob was a part of The Apple Sisters [...]
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Posted in New York, retail on December 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When you have a tiny apartment, there’s a need to make every square inch of it sparkle. I’ve been in the market for a few furniture pieces that fit perfectly in my pint-size place. I’ve had some trouble finding items that fit properly, are designed well, and are reasonably priced. I was relating this to [...]
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Posted in celebration, holiday, New Years Eve, New York, New York Times on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For the past few days I have been using my drive to work to come up with some pithy and witty commentary on New Year’s and why it’s my least favorite holiday. I opened the Times this morning and decided I didn’t need to write anything – William Grimes said it best. I’ll be spending [...]
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Posted in creativity, innovation, invention, work on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My friend, Dan, and I recently went to Maine to spend a weekend doing absolutely nothing of importance. It turns out that Maine is a great place for this kind of activity. I wish there were more Maines in the world. Dan is a master maestro of a delectable mix of jazz, big band, and [...]
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Posted in experience, proust, questionnaire, writing on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am a devote Vanity Fair reader. My favorite feature in the magazine is the Proust Questionnaire put to a variety of celebrities. http://pagesperso-orange.fr/chabrieres/proustquestionnaire.html is a link to an on-line version. Give it a go! Below are my answers: Your most marked characteristic?The fact that I am so tiny in stature and yet so large [...]
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Posted in Life on December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m all for freedom in any form, though responsibility is good for us, too. If we always had a safety net, always had a trap door or an eject button to get us out of a difficult situation, then we’d never be thoughtful about decisions. We wouldn’t have to be because even if we got [...]
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Posted in experience, movie on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas night I went to see Charlie Wilson’s War with my mom. We both loved the movie. All of the Golden Globe nominations are quite well-deserved. The most poignant point in the film came at the very end with a quote that helped me to apply the lessons of Charlie Wilson to my own life. [...]
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