Reflections on Nathan Hale’s Legacy: The History, Loss, and the Value of Life
While walking up Third Avenue recently I passed a Starbucks on the Southwest corner of 66th Street. I suddenly recalled from my high school histo…
Remembering my nephew, Oliver
My sister’s son (Oliver Freiberg) died unexpectedly last week at the age of 28, and my thoughts are filled with how important it is to cherish …
Mooch Madness!
Despite its title, Anthony Scaramucci’s new book pays scant attention to Wall Street or Washington and is more about his evolution as a person …
Beware of Snake Oil Salesmen
What’s inside these capsules!? The way people lived in the 1870’s was far different from the world we know today. Slavery had just ended.&…
Why Diets Don’t Work
Lifestyle changes — not diets — keep you healthy and consistent. Here’s a typical scenario: You’re overweight and want to lose twenty pounds…
Finger sticking was painful…
Finger sticking* was painful, messy and required a private sterile environment. Why I love using my Dexcom G7: Applying the Dexcom G7 is easi…
Mrs. Lamar Changed My Life
When we are young, we don’t realize how simple events and seemingly ordinary people will powerfully impact our lives, yet that changes signific…
Hurray for Herb Alpert
Today it’s become commonplace to see musical legends perform, although the venues are almost always limited to enormous stadiums and arenas, wh…
The Shark is Smokin’!
Alex Brightman, Ian Shaw and Colin Donnell (photo by Michaelah Reynolds) A well-written play (funny and dramatic) about three very different men wh…
Taking the Art World by Storm
Katie Kuzin When someone unknown contacts me with a business inquiry, I immediately Google them, so when Katie Kuzin reached out about buying …