Write thinking

There is a card that a former co-worker gave me that is now clipped to the stand-up file organizer on my desk. It says, “Merci” in lovely script and there is a little sketch of a hand with a quill above it. To me it says, “Thank you for the gift of...

Moving forward

After spending the better part of this year chronicling my desire to manifest a wonderful man for a romantic relationship, I end it happy in the knowledge that I made great strides toward that goal. I’m not sure if I will pursue it as stridently in 2008. This is...

Liz

I was on a long train ride today and settled in with the Sunday Times. By far, the best thing I read was — among the stories written about people who had died this year — a piece on Liz Claiborne. What a success story — she was innovative,...

You better watch out

I have never quite felt like Santa Claus as much as I did today. I went to visit friends who adopted a little girl and they hadn’t gotten around to putting up a Christmas tree and aren’t really prone to holiday decorating. So I got the idea last week to...

Fun day

Naivete about the crowds in midtown Manhattan aside, it was a good birthday spent with a dear friend. My idea of strolling through MOMA has been postponed. However, visits to Tiffany and the windows at Bergdorf Goodman were fun and nearly overloaded my senses. Which,...