Lolly is my favorite checker at Wegmans. She speaks in a friendly, conspiratorial tone, kind of out-of-the-side-of-her-mouth. Her voice has a very peculiar timbre, too. Something between foghorn and an oboe. It intrigues me. But the thing I really like about her, and why I will wait in her line even if there’s a faster … Continue reading The Personal Touch at Wegmans
Category: Inspiring people
Tooth of Doom
My tooth of doom. Number 15. Upper left, all the way in the back. My periodontist has been "worried" about this tooth for years. Every time I go he says, “I’m worried about this tooth.” Every time he says that I think to myself: “I’m gonna die with this goddamn tooth, Buster.” He’s cute, but … Continue reading Tooth of Doom
Help is on the way
Day 3 of this no coffee, no sugar, no alcohol torture. It’s not the alcohol or the sugar I miss, it’s the coffee. I do feel a little better today, and that’s because help is on the way. Last night I got this text from my friend Jennifer Ness Schmid: “Hi, You should not have … Continue reading Help is on the way
Learn it, Live it, Give it
One of the people who really inspire me is James Altucher. He is a bit of a goofball, and sometimes I wish he would stop talking so much, but he is so adorable and he is so audacious in the questions he asks in his podcasts, that he totally disarms his guests, and I am … Continue reading Learn it, Live it, Give it
Grappling
Today did not go AT ALL the way I thought it would. I walked into the gym expecting an hour of sit-ups, pull-ups, squats and other torture at the hands of my handsome and wise trainer, but instead found myself in deep dialogue. Today we worked out together. Today's workout was to understand and articulate. … Continue reading Grappling
Survival Concerns
I started this day reading Oliver Sack's moving piece about his terminal cancer diagnosis. This part: "Over the last few days, I have been able to see my life as from a great altitude, as a sort of landscape, and with a deepening sense of the connection of all its parts. This does not mean … Continue reading Survival Concerns
Putting Your Body Where Your Beliefs Are
I had a great conversation in my Yoga Lounge tonight after the Gentle Stretch class. One of my students, Frank, told me that after watching a particularly distasteful video of a policeman spraying a woman in the face with pepper spray in NYC at the Occupy Wall St. demonstration, he decided that he had to … Continue reading Putting Your Body Where Your Beliefs Are
To Sit Down, Think Clearly, And Execute Your Ideas
Today there was this thing by The Onion called "The Last American Who Knew What The Fuck He Was Doing Dies." Although The Onion is devoted to satire, this little piece wasn't really satiric. It was supposed to be, I’m sure, but it sounded like hard reality. What it said that resonated for me was … Continue reading To Sit Down, Think Clearly, And Execute Your Ideas
In Loving Silence
Today we (G and I) attended a brunch to celebrate the new marriage and the the 30 year anniversary of two of our best friends, Zee and Marty. The food was delicious, the company was sparkling, but what touched me the most about the whole day (and so many things touched me) was when Zee … Continue reading In Loving Silence
So Totally Predictable
Predictably, I am posting today. Why? Because it's the first of the month, that's why! New Beginning! Fresh Slate! (oh geez. how many times have I done this?) There is also some kind of contest thingy called Post a Day(?), or something, going on at BlogHer too, and because I am a sucker for that … Continue reading So Totally Predictable
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