Love when that happens

OK, too weird. Just wrote my last post on going to Italy and then went to my horoscope for tomorrow: For August 10: You’re like a freight train of butter and brown sugar, passion, inspiration and magic, baby. You’ve got so much going on in that head and...

Italy bound

Off to Italy tomorrow. A bit of city, a bit of country, lots of art, delightful food. Luxury, simplicity, beauty. And I’m open to the rest …

Gray on the Hudson

So often in this space I talk about the Hudson River. I live just over a block from the waterfront and it is, on a day-to-day basis, a wonderfully comtemplative and meditative place. I enjoy it the way others enjoy their backyard — to journal, to think, to chat...

The pesky Alaskan

I must believe that a heroic American like John McCain is banging his head against a wall every night since inflicting the loose cannon from Alaska on this nation. After her latest “death panel” comment on health care, I won’t even type her name in...

Cake Boss inspiration

Sometimes the most fun I have with a Game Plan column comes from a natural place — my daily life. Ever since Carlo’s Bakery has become a national, even international, sensation on TLC’s Cake Boss, I have seen the growth with my own eyes here in...