Diamond diatribe

I’m on the PATH train this morning going into Manhattan (for those of you living outside of this area, it’s a subway linking New Jersey and New York) when I see an advertisement poster next to me with the following message: Make your single friends LIVE...

Weird science

Back in grade school, science was the one subject that often challenged my honor roll status. In high school, once I realized I had all the credits in place to get into my college of choice, I dropped chemistry pronto. I suffered through the science requirements in...

Room to grow

I had a burst of energy this afternoon and decided to do some cleaning and clearing of space in my home. As I’m prone to do, I turned up the volume on some classic rock and went about my business of dusting and cleaning closets. A short time into it, I felt like...

Walk this way

My new shoes are sublime. I don’t mean to go all Carrie Bradshaw on the topic, but honestly there is nothing quite like the experience of an exquisite shoe purchase. I was shopping with my sister today, a pro in the stores if there ever was one. She came to New...

In the stars

About a month ago, a friend emailed me this horoscope: You and the stars are not quite in the same frame of mind. This is tricky, but you can pull this off. Pretend you’re surfing, and learn to ride the waves that come your way. He knew it would particularly...