A Country Made of Ice Cream

If you’re a movie buff you might recognize the title of this blog as the name of the book written by the character Hubbell Gardiner in the movie The Way We Were.  Robert Redford played Hubbell, all golden blond, young, athletic and almost unbearably handsome.  He was the gorgeous goyem guy to Barbra Streisand’s Katie…

Lost and Found

Every once in a while and not often enough, Gustavo comes over to give me a massage.  He brings his whole spa on wheels–portable massage table, heating pad, sheet, towel, cushions for the head and knees, mini music player, creams and two of the most powerful hands in the business. So there we are, hard…

Eight Times Smart

Ever feel that you’re just not smart enough?  Something comes up in your business, or your child brings home some math homework that looks like intergalactic code, or the project you’ve been assigned literally transcends the bounds of your reason or comprehension.   You think everybody can see through your calm and knowing façade to the…

Mothers and Daughters

This year three of my girlfriends buried their mothers.  When you lose a parent, it feels like the roof has been taken off your house and you are alone and unprotected against the elements.  This was the second parent for all of them, and so the feeling of being exposed to the wind and sky…