Vulnerability and living

GAME PLAN: Yesterday, about four hours before hearing any news of bombs at the Boston Marathon, I had gratefully deposited my tax checks in the mailbox at the Hoboken post office and I was heading to the gym about a block away. En route, I saw what we’ve called since...

Interior design sparks life design? Oh yeah

GAME PLAN: A few years ago I bought four really cool chairs to put around my kitchen table. They were two sets, actually, that I decided would look great together. Used and refurbished, white wrought iron with seats that had been re-covered in yellow and gold tones....

It’s Not About PC, It’s About ‘C’

GAME PLAN: I’m happy to see President Obama apologized for commenting on California attorney general Kamala Harris’ good looks recently. Not because I was horrified or felt it made him a misogynist. I don’t think he is. But I do think he’s smart and evolved enough to...

Shining a light on ‘Renoir’

GAME PLAN: I so love words and putting them together to share my thoughts with the world, but sometimes there is nothing like seeing someone else use their words to great effect. Director Gilles Bourdos has managed to articulate something I feel again and again and...

Thank you, Jim Carrey

Dear Jim – I’ll be honest. Most of your comedy since the fabulous In Living Color hasn’t resonated with me much. I prefer your work done in skits. But events of this last week have put me squarely in the category of Jim Carrey fan. A fan of the man even more than the...