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Best Story of the Week…July 19
Thursday…8 A.M It’s pouring. The kind of rain that drenches and drowns despite umbrellas, Wellies and yellow rain slickers. I’m tooling out of Starbucks with my birthday latte, yes, they treat you to the item of your choice if you … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Family, grace, humanity, humor, inspiration, media, money, New York City, parents, Starbucks, words
Tagged a rainy day, Good Manners, inappropriate cell phone use, Muhammad Ali, Starbucks Coffee
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The Rich Are Different
When F. Scott Fitzgerald said…the rich are different from you and me, he wasn’t kidding, seeming to occupy a different planet than the rest of us. Who are the rest of us? We the people who live nicely though modestly, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Gratitude, humanity, humor, money, New York City, readng, words, writing
Tagged generosity, great writers, Living in gratitude, St. Francis patron Saint for the animals, the wealthy
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Working Women
At 6 a.m. Times Square in its emptiness, looks like an abandoned movie set with its massive billboards and theater marquees, while drunks sleep it off in dirty doorways. As I saunter west to work, my tote bag slung over … Continue reading
Timeless Style
This is the time of year my late pal Jackie makes her annual visit. I feel her alongside me as I prepare for spring. Out come my sweaters cleaned, then put away; my coats checked for spots and loose buttons. … Continue reading
Posted in creative writing, Fashion, friendship, Gratitude, inspiration, modeling, money, New York City, shopping
Tagged Classic Dress, Coco Chanel, French fashion, Ralph Lauren, remembering a loved one
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Notes From The Carlyle – January, 2019
It’s the coldest day of the year so far, as I run into Bemelmans to warm my face that feels frozen, despite a cashmere scarf wrapped around it mummy style. I’m surprised how packed it is at 2 in the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, humor, money, New York City, women
Tagged Carlyle Hotel, drinking, rich bored women
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Writers Courageous
I’m here wallowing, crying in my beer, wishing I actually had one in a nice tall glass. So what if it’s 7 a.m. I’m a writer, even if no one else seems to think so in the publishing world. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, creative writing, Culture, Faith, humanity, humor, inspiration, internet, media, money, words, writing
Tagged Dead writers, Kurt Vonegut, Perserverence, Published writing, Taking rejection with grace, Writing for love
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Smug as a Bug in a Rug
I marvel at the very rich, especially the women who have done absolutely nothing to become that way, except lassoing a smart husband like a calf at a rodeo, taking them along for the ride. They preen and prance up … Continue reading
The Kavanaugh Dog and Pony Show
The Kavanaugh hearings have me going. I keep seeing that poor woman mewling her truth, whose life may never be the same because of it. She was no Cosby girl showing up with pluck and swagger. No, Christine Blasey Ford, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, Family, grace, History, humanity, internet, media, men, money, Politics, religion, Women and men, words
Tagged #metoo movement, Bill Cosby convicted of sex crimes, Christine Blasey Ford Accuses Brett Kavanaugh, FBI probe into Kavanaugh allegations, The Kavanaugh Hearings
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