I like to start my Friday nights by heading to the gym and sweating through a vigorous hour and a half Vinyasa yoga practice. My good friend Mike usually accompanies me, and as he knows, the room fills up 10 minutes before class starts at 6:15. On this particular Friday I was running late, and [...]
I wasn’t really nervous at all about the meeting this morning. I worked late last night drafting mock ups of the proposed changes and printed them out in dazzling color. I wore my pin-stripe suit pants and a grey cashmere v-neck, which coupled with my new J-crew Herringbone put me in a very respectable light. [...]
It was June during the summer before my senior year in college, and I was soaking up the sun living in the fraternity house. I was technically president in a house of 65 active brothers, a handful of which joined me living in our 180 yr old brick house that used to be a convent. [...]
I love them. I was laughing out loud throughout the whole video, and immediately watched it over again to enjoy all the humor. Gatesy-poo could have been better, but I whole-heartedly enjoy anything that Seinfeld has a role in. Despite selling his soul to Microsoft, I’m not sure the impact of this series will sell [...]
Like any smart consumer, I join company clubs and apply for discount cards to save money. Some are obviously better then others, and yesterday I thought Au Bon Pain was one of them when I received an email for a free smoothie after 2pm. No purchase necessary. Why 2pm who knows. All I had to [...]
Every day I see these cute little Blondie brownie bars at the check-out counter at my favorite deli, and I think to myself, “Is today the day that I go for a blondie?” Maybe the catchy slogans finally got to me or maybe it was the lack of sleep coupled with my less then adequate [...]
If you have ever been to a catered meeting or a conference you know there are different calibers of desserts. I find this especially true in the academic world, where there is always that plate of desserts at the end of the table where you’ll find the same selection of cookies and a variety of [...]
Last November I gave up drinking alcohol for 30 days. Well Ladies and Gentlemen I am delighted to announce to you round 2 of the 30 days challenge. For the month of May, I will only allow myself to drink from the cold, hard, concrete urn that is the truth. What’s that nonsense you say? [...]