I didn’t watch the Super Bowl but I did watch the halftime show. And the Boss blew me away. Watching him reminded me of a statistic that blew me away when I heard it the other day in a speech: 2/3 of ALL the people who have ever reached age 65, are alive right now. […]
Local hero
Onscreen he blows away the bad guys; in real life he blows me away. With his sensitivity, his range of talents, his ability to grow at this point in life. Most people, especially those with healthy bank balances and a string of achievements, would spent their seventies enjoying the rich rewards of a successful life. Instead, […]
The Sexiest Man Alive
Hey, these things matter. Once I heard the news was out, I didn’t even wait till my issue arrived–I went right to the People magazine website. Inquiring minds want to know, and all that. This year the magazine took a bold step beyond favorite sons Brad Pitt and George Clooney (who I’d be happy to […]
Fate and the Fontainebleau
The Fontainebleau Hotel is the place to be in Miami Beach. The glamour and glitz are still over the top–even in the midst of an economic meltdown. Renovating the resort cost a billion dollars and featured Heidi Klum modeling lingerie for Victoria’s Secret. Somewhere Ben Novak is smiling. The Fontainebleau is back. In its heyday, it wasn’t just […]
A Different Pair of Glasses
This post is written by my daughter Alli. For those who wondered about my safety after my other blog: yes, after many hours of lessons, I can now drive the manual transmission, and believe it or not, I really like it. Which just goes to show that in this life, anything is possible. And driving […]
Un-Conventional Behavior
When I was ten, I developed my first major crush. Unlike friends who were just discovering teenage heartthrobs like Frankie Avalon and Fabian, I fell in love with an older man. His name was John F. Kennedy. I filled scrapbooks with his picture, and newspaper articles about him and his family, reading everything I could […]
