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Keep Digging Deeper

Keep Digging Deeper

When I’m at home, I love to read a good book, usually one of the current bestsellers. When I drive, I love to listen to books on Audible, usually one of the classics. I was on my way to the grocery store a couple of weeks ago, listening to an Audible recording of...

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Heard Any Good Reasons Lately?

Heard Any Good Reasons Lately?

The first home I bought was arguably the smallest dwelling among the lush estates in Benedict Canyon. I needed to move, they were selling the house I was renting, and it was the only place I found in a decent neighborhood that I could afford. I called it the...

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Have a Little Fear With Your Breakfast

Have a Little Fear With Your Breakfast

Fear was spoon-fed to me in my childhood. I recall a family gathering when danger became the topic of conversation around the dinner table. An aunt talked about the horrors of kidnapping. An uncle talked about his fear of heights. Each family member took a turn but my...

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I Feel Like a Number

I Feel Like a Number

I Feel Like a Number   My ego was constantly challenged as a ghostwriter – doing all the work, then stepping back and letting someone else take the credit. Sometimes it was brutal. In 1999, one of my clients, a widelyknown TV anchor, was on the David Letterman show to...

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The Baby Boomer Blues

The Baby Boomer Blues

The Baby Boomer Blues We baby boomers are in a pickle. The constant look of surprise on our faces is more than bad Botox. We like getting senior discounts at the movie theater, but we’re pissed off when the kid behind the counter doesn’t look surprised. We finally can...

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It’s Good to Be Me

It’s Good to Be Me

Be yourself.Everyone else is already taken.                                                 - - - Oscar Wilde I grew up in a highly competitive world. I started my dance training when I was eight, I worked very hard, and I was accepted into The Harkness Ballet company...

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