Posted in philanthropy, volunteer, Women for Women International on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The American Express Members Project is an opportunity for American Express Card Holders, and Guests who don’t have an AMEX card, to create briefs for philanthropic projects that are then voted on to have the opportunity to win $2.5 million dollars worth of funding from American Express. My friend Amy just sent me a message [...]
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Posted in election, hope, Obama, politics on August 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I am one of those people that Barack Obama talks about all the time – I am frustrated and disheartened by politics. I feel let down by our government and its officials. I’ve long thought that there is nothing that any politician can do that would get me to believe again in our government. For [...]
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Posted in China, economy, friendship, Olympics, simplicity on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, my friend Allan and I had dinner at Barbuto, an Italian place in the West Village that I have been meaning to try for a year. Allan is going away for 6 months – off to Singapore for work. I’m a little jealous of Allan – part of me misses flying off to [...]
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Posted in celebration, grateful, thankful on August 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A woman named Nancy Rothstein lost her son Josh very suddenly. Once a year Nancy adds a new way to celebrate life to her growing list – one suggestion for every one of Josh’s birthdays. I received the link to the list today – it’s now at 21 items – and I spent my commute [...]
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Posted in change, habit, happiness, innovation, routine on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had dinner with my friends Chas and Amanda over the weekend and we got into a discussion about the importance of change. On Friday I needed to stop by the post office in midtown and it would be best for me to take the ACE to Times Square. I couldn’t recall where I’d seen [...]
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Posted in art, museum, New York City, Whitney Museum on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went to the Whitney today with friends Dan, Steve, and Liane. It was our inaugural museum / dinner quarterly outing. (As just decided by Steve at the conclusion of our time at the Whitney.) Dan and I had been planning to go to the Buckminster Fuller exhibit for a good 6 weeks and finally [...]
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Posted in productivity, time, to-do lists, work on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m looking at my to-do lists for the weekend. 23 items, some of them time consuming. And this is just a typical low-key weekend for me. No traveling, I’m not hosting any event, none of the tasks require advanced preparation. 23 items – exactly who do I think I am that I can finish a [...]
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Posted in career, dreams, friendship, work on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Considering the possible alongside the impossible is one of the joyful dichotomies in product development. The excitement bubbles over when you begin to consider, and help others consider, what it would take to remove those two tiny letters, “im”, from the latter. Put another way it’s the commitment of individuals – I am (I’m) going [...]
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Posted in friendship, New York City on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday I drove to East Haven, Connecticut – my last drive in my car. I took it to Carmax for a painless 45 minute selling process. Slightly above Blue Book Value, check in-hand. I took a cab to a train (which broke down, delaying me another hour) to a bus. I had forgotten how [...]
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