I read this morning that Billy Joel and his wife Katie Lee Joel are separating after 5 years of marriage. Normally, when I hear about the break-up of a marriage, I always feel a sense of sadness–but not this time. Billy Joel was 54 when he married a 23-year-old Katie…she was just five years olderRead more about The Joels Split[…]

Happy 13th Birthday to my beautiful Amy. You are such a joy to me and Daddy!

FINALLY. Richard Bach, one of my favorite authors (Illusions, The Ferret Chronicles, The Bridge Across Forever, One) has a new novel coming in September: Hypnotizing Maria. Here’s the summary from the publisher, Hampton Road Publishing: Flight instructor Jamie Forbes guides a woman to landing her plane safely after her husband loses consciousness, then flies onRead more about New novel from Richard Bach![…]

One of my professors from my old college days is conducting a Theatre Workshop for adults and children in Brooklyn, NY this summer. Ben Harney is a Tony-award winning actor (he won Best Actor with the original cast of Dreamgirls) and he is FANTASTIC.  His acting class was one of the most memorable experiences fromRead more about Support BAMSS Theatre Works![…]

Weight, that is. The eternal struggle for most folks, it seems: losing those stubborn 10 or 20 pounds. Now that swimsuit and shorts weather is upon is (hello…did Spring ever bother showing up?) all of my magazines are splashed with photos of celebs who lost weight and look enviable in their little bikinis. Of course,Read more about Losing it[…]

That’s the title for the book I’m reading at the moment: “No Touch Monkey! And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late” by Ayun Halliday. It’s a funny, irreverent travel memoir that details the good, the bad, and the ugly (not to mention stinky) reality of the “travel the world on a shoestring” fantasy. If you’veRead more about No Touch Monkey![…]

In just a few days, I will be doing something I thought I would never do: I’m getting a Blackberry. I’ve resisted the pressure to get one for a long time now. My husband has one for work, and while it certainly came in handy two years ago when we were overseas and my fatherRead more about Giving in to Technology[…]

That means “Seize the Day”, and it’s what I’ve been doing for the past few weeks, which is why the blog posts have been few and far between. I took on a freelance job with a new client, and it has been keeping me a lot busier than I’d anticipated. However, the work is alsoRead more about Carpe Diem[…]

The Mathematics of War I found this video on TED.com, and it’s definitely worth viewing when you have a moment. A physicist and his team compiled data on various wars, and have come up with an algorithm that can track the ebbs and flows of a conflict. Interesting stuff.

Actress Brooke Shields is understandably livid at the National Enquirer, which sent two reporters to the assisted living facility where her mother is staying. The reporters allegedly signed out Teri Shields, who is said to be suffering from dementia, and took her to a nearby restaurant to interview her. This is a new low inRead more about A new low[…]