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This Sunday let’s explore proof that there’s a silver lining in the cloud of the ongoing purge of papers from a Manhattan apartment higher on views of the sunset than on space. What last week’s archaeological dig revealed was a recipe for healing. The three-ingredient recipe includes:1) Cousins, 2) Nieces,
The 2017 Book Expo’s big celebrity appearance was not your traditional top-selling book writer, but none other than former first lady, former presidential candidate, and now full-time grandmother, Hillary Clinton. Of course there was a book to promote – two, in fact. Her experiences from the recent campaign combined with
They’re fashionable – and dangerous. Those dagger-thin sky-high heels are all the rage, worn by celebrities from New York to Hollywood and, in Washington, by Ivanka Trump. These trendy shoes are aptly named. A stiletto is a weapon and when worn by a woman in a crowd, has the ability
Recently, I witnessed a young girl texting while riding her bike. No surprise that she slammed into the back of a car that was parked on the street. I heard the slam and the scream and ran to see if she was okay. She whimpered, got back on the bike,
I used to joke that, after a trip, when I returned to my East Side neighborhood in New York, I would walk around the block to see which store had closed. At first there were small losses: a corner grocery store where I bought inexpensive condiments and flowers; a shoe
Chapter 5 – Make a Practical Business Plan If you’re like many Americans, you don’t think you can start your own business, simply because you don’t really know how. This series is for you – maybe sitting somewhere in a job you dislike, or sitting there squashing some dream you’ve
Make certain you register the title. It was designed to distinguish what follows from articles entitled, for example, “Always A Bridesmaid,” the all too familiar sagas about failed relationships, multiple requests to serve, and the dreadful dresses that pile up in the “heroines’” closets. Our conversation today is about a
Peter Beston doesn’t remember a time he didn’t have a pencil, crayon or brush in his hand. His parents, one musical, the other an architectural draftsman and surveyor, sent him to weekly art class starting at 12. There were no museums or exhibitions in Purley, England. A family trip to
This Sunday let’s explore proof that there’s a silver lining in the cloud of the ongoing purge of papers from a Manhattan apartment higher on views of the sunset than on space. What last week’s archaeological dig revealed was a recipe for healing. The three-ingredient recipe includes:1) Cousins, 2) Nieces, and 3) Great Nephews, all laced with one Secret Ingredient. The Cousins ingredient is the one-time publisher of Saturday Review’s astounding book The Anatomy of
The 2017 Book Expo’s big celebrity appearance was not your traditional top-selling book writer, but none other than former first lady, former presidential candidate, and now full-time grandmother, Hillary Clinton. Of course there was a book to promote – two, in fact. Her experiences from the recent campaign combined with her advice and encouragement for the country, and a children’s book based on her 1996 bestseller, It Takes a Village. She sat with another equally
They’re fashionable – and dangerous. Those dagger-thin sky-high heels are all the rage, worn by celebrities from New York to Hollywood and, in Washington, by Ivanka Trump. These trendy shoes are aptly named. A stiletto is a weapon and when worn by a woman in a crowd, has the ability to injure anyone who crosses her path. High heels have been around for ages, while the thinner heel was apparently first dubbed the “stiletto heel,”
Recently, I witnessed a young girl texting while riding her bike. No surprise that she slammed into the back of a car that was parked on the street. I heard the slam and the scream and ran to see if she was okay. She whimpered, got back on the bike, and rode off – texting once again. She was fortunate that she hit a car that was not moving. But watching her behavior got me
I used to joke that, after a trip, when I returned to my East Side neighborhood in New York, I would walk around the block to see which store had closed. At first there were small losses: a corner grocery store where I bought inexpensive condiments and flowers; a shoe repair shop. Then it escalated to a locally beloved family-run card and party shop, a Greek restaurant, a convenience store and small dress shop. In
Chapter 5 – Make a Practical Business Plan If you’re like many Americans, you don’t think you can start your own business, simply because you don’t really know how. This series is for you – maybe sitting somewhere in a job you dislike, or sitting there squashing some dream you’ve had with the weight of a thousand uninformed excuses. “If only I had someone to write a business plan for me.” Not every situation is
Make certain you register the title. It was designed to distinguish what follows from articles entitled, for example, “Always A Bridesmaid,” the all too familiar sagas about failed relationships, multiple requests to serve, and the dreadful dresses that pile up in the “heroines’” closets. Our conversation today is about a first: indeed, a first-ever, never to be repeated adventure. Those come rarely in most lives. They did in mine. And when the dates May 24
Peter Beston doesn’t remember a time he didn’t have a pencil, crayon or brush in his hand. His parents, one musical, the other an architectural draftsman and surveyor, sent him to weekly art class starting at 12. There were no museums or exhibitions in Purley, England. A family trip to Spain offered first exposure at the Prado. “I was totally stunned by the light, realism, and composition, but too young for the psychology of the
