Where do you get your lunch? Mo, the proprietor of the sublime Sozo Sushi in Ft. Lauderdale, wants to know. We run down the street to Doris’ Market in Hollywood, I answer. They have a $5.00 lunch special. Sandwich, chips, and a soda. Doris’ is your classic old Italian market, less than a mile from my firm’s…
Consider this the vacation issue. I just spent a couple of days in Amsterdam. A room in the magnificent Hotel Pulitzer, window looking out over The Prinsengracht, a superb feast of Turkish meze in the Jordaan, richly stimulating conversations with my friends Melanie and James Roche. Amsterdam perfection. And yet, I’m not one of those…
It wasn’t a happy travel day. I arrive at my airline departure gate, no service agent in sight, no sign of my flight. Once I find the large electronic board in the terminal that lists all departures for the airport, there it is, no longer any doubt. FLIGHT CANCELLED. No, I will not tell you a…
I like to joke that I get help for everything. I see a therapist, a coach, a trainer. My life is better because of their help. It’s the beauty of getting older. I no longer need to be the best at everything or do it alone. All of the above are hired help. Every day,…
