Streisand does The Village

Mamma mia. How did I miss the lottery for tickets to see Barbra Streisand at the Village Vanguard tomorrow night? Well, her new album will be released this week and, according to The New York Times article on her, it is filled with “mellow, jazzy, intimate...

You’ve got to start somewhere

One of my favorite things about the 2009 Emmy Awards seems to have gone unnoticed — host Neil Patrick Harris introduced presenters using some obscure role they had before they “made it.” For example, at one point he introduced Jimmy Fallon as the guy who once...

Late-night Barbra

So glad I stayed up to catch the 1 a.m rerun of The Oprah Winfrey Show tonight. I was with a client earlier and missed the incomparable Barbra Streisand when the showed aired at 4 p.m. Babs was a delight. Oprah asked meaningful questions, at least to this onlooker who...

The always insightful Paulo Coelho

Terrific quote from author Paulo Coelho, taken from his book Warrior of the Light: Short Notes on Accepting Failure, Embracing Life, and Rising to Your Destiny, which came to me courtesy of my friend Kathi: “When I draw my bow,” says Herridel to his Zen...

She ‘sees’ your dream job … really

Writing Game Plan affords me the opportunity to meet the best, most fascinating people. Today’s column is about Sue Frederick, whose book I See Your Dream Job captivated me from page one. Check out She ‘Sees’ Your Dream Job to learn more about this...