When I was eleven years old I idolized Wonder Woman. She wore bulletproof golden cuffs and a jeweled tiara that doubled as a boomerang. And, she kicked ass in a ridiculously fabulous red, white and blue one-piece. What’s not to love? The heroine of my youth – with her iconic...
Alaska may be the land of the midnight sun, but it is definitely not the land of sun bathers. Growing up, I did not lounge on the beach or frolic in the water – sitting on a petrified log in a neck-to-toe red jumper was more fun, really. But after...
My great uncle Martin was dying. He was 99-years-old and his life was interesting and full, and he’d probably tell you he was ready to go. But his younger brother Bud wanted to see him one last time. It would take Bud, who is 86, six days to drive from...
I tagged along with my sister Jill and her friend Janet to Hawaii last week, and after a few vodka slushies one afternoon, I told them that Duchess, the psychic I’d seen recently, said I was good at attracting money, just not keeping it. It struck a funny chord with...
I just got off the phone with my girlfriend, a straight talking girl with Buddha-like insight. She’s also one of the top executive coaches in the country, so when she makes an observation, I listen. When she told me just now that I'd lost my cool-girl edge (gasp!) there was...