I don’t like taking part in the Steve Jobs “death watch” (as it’s being called). And I also don’t like dismissing the idea of a miracle. Yet you don’t need to have Jobs’ vision to see that his resignation signals his declining health. There’s sorrow among the stockholders and Macolytes (a word I picked up […]
A Defense of Disconnection
I used to brush my teeth first. But these days, the first thing I do after I get up in the morning is to check in; to connect electronically to the world outside my bedroom. Yesterday was different. I always start Sundays reading the New York Times. The paper version. And then I connect. But […]
One for the ages
A message from the universe was delivered as I was writing my last post about my mentor, Joe Abrell. While looking for pictures of Joe, I came across a trove of memorabilia from those early days of television. It not only brought up wonderful memories—it also proves that I walk a fine line between being […]
When a red light means GO: finding a mentor and a mensch
All our lives have forks in the road. Sometimes we don’t even realize we’re there; and how much depends on twists of fate; how one person or one random step can spin your life in a completely different direction. I was a couple years out of college; after working at two dead-end jobs in Boston […]
Backstage at BlogHer: 4 minutes of fame in my underwear
Someone famously said there’s nothing to writing: just sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. Less famously, I’d say there’s nothing to blogging, either: just stand up in front of an audience and strip– till you’re stark naked. Which is kind of what it’s like to be one of the Voices of the Year—my […]
BlogHer: From Losing a tampon to Finding my voice
Stick with me here. But first things first. Thank you. Seriously. Everyone who is reading this. You help me feel that having a blog is one of the better decisions I’ve ever made. I wasn’t so sure 3 years ago when I first showed up here on the internet. I’m not easily intimidated. Plunging into […]
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