Years ago, when marketer, editor, now agent Molly O’Neill was speaking at a writer’s conference she mentioned a book she was working on. Can’t remember the book, can’t remember the author, but I do remember Molly saying she loved the book but sent it back for edits with the admonishment, ‘not the dog.’ The dog…
Category: Musing
TIME
About twelve years ago, on a trip to New York City, we snagged a weekend at the Waldorf Astoria, the Park Avenue well maintained, older, yet elegant hotel in midtown Manhattan East. I don’t remember much of the weekend but I do remember the scrambled eggs I had at Sunday morning breakfast. Listed on the…
ONE WORD
I don’t commit to resolutions. I’m lousy at it. When I try for something easy…well it’s just too easy. When it’s something hard, I can talk my way out of it by the end of January. Like Lent, resolutions are a promise; a promise to either to ‘give up’ or, do something good…[in my day,…
In Praise of A Niece
Our niece came to visit this weekend. She was the first! My first niece, the first grandchild….And, there was a brief time, back when she was very small and I was much younger and unmarried, when she almost lived in my back pocket. We would take rides in my TR Spitfire, top down, her little…
WITNESS
No, not the movie, although it was good. I recently completed a deposition for a lawsuit. The attorney we are working with said, “Just witness. Don’t defend or explain.” Ah, sort of like Queen Elizabeth II. A very middle of the road keeping type of advice. Offend no one. The idea is that witnessing is…