My friend Kathy Cotter adroitly noticed this art piece at an estate sale she went to this weekend in Pacific Palisades. This is a piece by Roderick Stevens, about 2 feet x 2 feet. Asking price was $4,200. but might go for less. If you’re interested, let me know… and I’ll tell the seller. Please Share
Rosie Schaap is a columnist for the New York Times Magazine. She says what we’ve already known: “the handwritten letter is an endangered species”. First it was threatened by phone calls. Then texts. Rosie doesn’t buy it. She says “serious occasions” still call for a “handwritten letter”. And finally, she urges, “It’s not hard….
Hotel guests don’t always realize that the maid should be tipped each day, The Renaissance in Novi, Michigan put out an envelope. It offered a place for the tip — and promised a tip in return. On the back of my envelope: “White wine will take out a red wine stain.” I always write a…
I went to Michigan this weekend to speak about ‘the art of thank you’. To 80 college counselors, who represent Camp Kesem locations at universities all across the United States. I’ll write more about what I said and who I met in another post… but when I finally got back to Los Angeles and…
My junior high school friend CHRISTY HALE posted a picture of herself with the “look” we all had back then: long straight hair. Overalls. A flowy shirt underneath. I remembered fondly my college look — overalls, construction worker boots (mustard yellow), long straight hair. Christy challenged me to post a picture but I can’t find…
Darlene Basch wrote me a note God knows how long ago. I kept the bottom part of the page, and slipped it under a piece of glass on top of my desk. Tonight, in a rash attempt to clear some of the clutter in my life — I pulled out everything from under the protective…
I got back from Rhode Island School of Design — where I zoomed through days of non-stop meetings — and came home in time to throw a surprise birthday party for my friend Darlene. It was a hit, and she was totally dumbstruck. (I now know what the term “jaw-drop” looks like!) I had a…
Narcissistic borderline personalty disorder is something that’s almost impossible to fix with therapy or drugs. I know it personally — having experienced it with family members, extended family. and bosses. Doug and I got into a deep conversation about the syndrome over coffee the other morning. I wrote a follow-up note to say I’d appreciated…
Vivian Chakin knows how to find things. She especially enjoys something that’s practical AND has a sense of whimsy. When I admired a container she had for leftover onions, she promptly began a search. Weeks later, on Rosh Hashanah, she presented me one of my own. Please Share
“@midnight” is a ‘comedy themed internet related comedy improv show’. My friend John Stewart is the man on the floor — he’s a Stage Manager who seems to know every aspect of how it runs. When I got there tonight for a reunion with our friend Marty Pasetta, Jr. — who was A.D.’ing for a…
