His business card says “BALLOON ART … TEAM BUILDING”. with the words “Expand and Elevate” underneath. Addi Somekh was at the University of California networking event last night at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles. He told me that among other talents — he’s a producer as well — he does balloon art. “Don’t show anyone,”…
Guilt is a huge driver. We’ve been told by our parents we need to write ‘thank you’ notes. Stationery stores made a living by enticing people to send greetings year-round. For birthdays. Christmas. Easter. Graduation. We may buy the card — and they’re not cheap — but not do anything more. Or skip the date…
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Keith fixed the garage clicker for me today… after I’d written down explicit and to me, very confusing instructions from Vin. He returned the two remotes, one that worked and one that didn’t, with an explanation of what to do next. I appreciated his help and although I’ve only waved to him over the last…
My daughter knows I’m an office supply junkie. For my birthday, she found some things I’ve never seen before. A wondrous display: * a tiny red chair that holds paperclips * rubber chicken pushpins * salami notepad * and apropos of entertaining — pineapple ice cube trays. I tried to find a common theme when…
An “ASK AMY” column in today’s Los Angeles Times caught my eye. A preschool teacher wrote “Amy” to say that after her little students gave the teachers gifts for “Teachers’ Appreciation Day”, she went home and crafted individual ‘thank you’ notes. Her other teachers disagreed. They figured they deserved the gifts, and they didn’t need…
There’s “Dr. Phil”, the television host — and then there’s the REAL “DR. PHIL” — my father’s long-time best friend, Dr. Phil Siegelman. Phil is one of the few people I know who eschews the joys of a computer and remains steadfast in his appreciation of the typewriter. I found a few typewriter cards and…
PART OF THE FUN OF WRITING A CARD — OR GETTING ONE — IS LOOKING AT HOW THE CARD MATCHES THE WRITER’S PERSONALITY, PASSION OR PLEASURE. JOSEPH IS A MARINE BIOLOGIST WHO’S GETTING HIS GRADUATE DEGREE IN FLORIDA. THIS BRIGHT RED CRAB HE CHOSE WAS EXACTLY RIGHT. I COULDN’T HAVE DONE ANY BETTER. I ALSO…
Life surprised me today. I was reading a book, “The 11 Questions Every Donor Asks” by Harvey McKinnon. My friend Daniele Neuharth from Art Center had recommended it. I was near the end, and just skimmed the chapter on ‘How will I be treated?” On page 75, it began, “For some donors, this can mean,…
I drove down to Belkin Labs today for a meeting of Da Vinci Design Academy. I’m on the Board of Regents — asked by the School’s Director, Matt Wunder. There have been other places that have asked me to get involved, but I pick and choose carefully … there’s just not enough time. In the…
