I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before – I love eavesdropping. I mean, how can you not?  Real life is so much more interesting than fiction. Stranger and funnier and much more bizarre. Depending on your perspective, I guess. New York City is an awesome place for eavesdropping. Unlike other places, we’re out in the open [...]

I’ve got 3 scenarios for you: You’re in a public place – bar, restaurant, party… and you make eye contact with an attractive person. S/he comes up to you and says hello. No cheesy lines. Just hello.  Do you have an actual conversation or just flirt? And is there a difference? You meet someone online [...]

It was maybe 15 years ago. More or less.  Whatever. It was a big, festive family occasion. A party that drew family members from 3 boroughs and the burbs. Most everyone was on their best behavior. People were getting along, or sitting far from the relatives they just couldn’t deal with. At some point I [...]

Wow, am I late with this! Record setting late. I’ve been so busy catching up on work and life that I’ve been slacking off on the blog. I’ll try to do better. That’s all any of us can really do. Try. So, in case you’re interested, here’s how I put this list together. I go [...]

We tell ourselves stories in order to live. Joan Didion, the first line of The White Album (best first line ever) We all do it. Tell ourselves stories. It’s how we make sense of the everyday monotony of our lives. The thousands of emails, the meaningless conversations and the nonstop internal dialogue asking, “Is this [...]