This post is very difficult to write and not what you would expect. And not what I would expect. I’m not even sure where to start; so I’ll start with an end—the end of my marriage to the man who is the father of my two children. People are usually surprised when they learn about […]
Plumped and pink'd
I’ve been traveling; and mostly off the grid. Meanwhile, the month has somehow flown by. Not just any month. And now that October is almost over, I just can’t let it go by unnoticed. As if I could NOT notice. It’s impossible to miss. It’s on football players, firetrucks, fast food. On a table at […]
What's so funny about cancer?
Cancer. Funny. Two words I never thought I’d see–or use—in the same sentence. Yet there they are. On the movie marquee. On television. And at the top of the New York Times Sunday Style section—a feature piece called Laughing at the Big C. You’re not alone if this whole subject makes you squirm, not smile. […]
What Steve Jobs and the world need: another Steve Jobs
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 […]
What do you give a woman who has everything?
You couldn’t help envy everything she has. Beauty: She was a successful model and a former Miss Sweden; one of 5 finalists for Miss Universe. Brains: She’s a doctor, her impressive credentials include a medical degree from UCLA, Blessings: She has 3 children with her husband, a hugely successful businessman and philanthropist. Although one thing […]
The wedding curse
We were married 17 years ago today—but we’re not celebrating. The problem isn’t the state of the union—but the date of the union. Flashback to 1994. It’s my second marriage—a small wedding on short notice—and it involves complicated logistics— work, two sets of kids, and me relocating from Los Angeles to Carmel. To settle my […]
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