Friday night a la Union Square

Went to see Rachel Getting Married last night. Anne Hathaway was terrific, but truly I found the non-stop dysfunction of the film suffocating. Dinner afterward was fun — the Max Brenner, chocolate by the bald man experience. I recommend the dark chocolate...

Vision of fear

A few weeks ago, prior to the 2008 presidential election, I came across a profoundly disturbing 16-page vision letter written and distributed by James Dobson’s Focus on the Family. As one who has always been a proponent of the positive power of vision letters in...

Spinning forward

Into every meaningful social issue, a little Anna Quindlen logic must fall — The Loving Decision. This is a woman who made me a better columnist just by her example back in her days at The New York Times. This Newsweek piece on same-sex marriage gets it exactly...

Quarter for your thoughts

On my way home from a fun cocktail event in Rockefeller Center last night, I was walking on a crowded sidewalk on Fifth Avenue when I saw a penny. I usually pick them up because I believe they’re signs of abundance. I like to make a wish on them and then put...

Layoff survival guide

Having gone through a layoff I was entirely unprepared for in 2002, I put together some thoughts for those going through the shock of layoffs now. Today’s Game Plan on FoxBusiness.com features my Ten Tips for Surviving a Layoff. For those willing to embrace tip...