Today’s weather was unseasonably balmy—tempting people to go outside to enjoy the unexpected warmth before the temperature plummets and winter settles in.
At lunchtime, I joined lots of other jovial folks at tables and benches in an urban garden plaza where we all soaked up the sun.  Most of us were strangers, but the mood was [...]

Here’s a trick you can try at home—and maybe only there:
 A 40-something looking woman on my bus the other day was chatting on her cell phone when, suddenly, another phone rang. It was also hers! She reached into her purse, pulled out her second mobile and stuck it against her available ear. Then, this skilled [...]

The next time I visit my friend Cindy—if there is another time—I plan to ask her to wear the following: a long velvet dress in purple, an ermine stole, a tiara on her light brown tresses. And she should carry a bejeweled scepter, placed in her right hand. The look would be spot-on for a [...]

In today’s world, outrageous acts get you big-time media play. The more obnoxious the act, the more attention it draws. Think Bernie Madoff. Even the rants of Rush Limbaugh.
Indeed, cameras love to drool over those baddies in entertainment: After Kanye West recently burst onto the stage of the Video Music Awards to declare that Taylor [...]