Category Archives: Dear Diary

My blog is so backlogged I hardly know where to begin. Below are a few posts you can expect to see in the next week as I try to play catch up: The long lost chronicles of my trip to … Continue reading →

Last weekend I went to California to visit my parents. I told my friends and coworkers in New York that I was going “home.” Later, when it was time to return to New York, I again announced that it was … Continue reading →

I recently attended a basketball game at the YMCA. The contest featured twelve-, thirteen- and fourteen-year-old girls. Despite the fact that most of them are in the midst of the biggest transition their bodies will ever make, none seemed the … Continue reading →

A while ago I wrote a post about how surviving a difficult breakup is like a badge. I was never a girl scout but I like the idea. In fact my younger brother had his Eagle Scout Court of Honor … Continue reading →

I don’t really believe in New Year’s Eve. Let me clarify: I acknowledge that a new calendar year is beginning but I am opposed to all convention that says this must involve imbibing a significant quantity of alcohol in a … Continue reading →

I thought once I was finished with the marathon I’d have all the time in the world to blather on my blog, but I have this unbreakable habit of overcommitting myself. With another writing deadline looming, I’ll have to be … Continue reading →

I am long overdue for a post. The excuses are as follows: 1. A visit to El Dorado Hills (California) to visit with my mom, my sister and my two-year-old nephew. I love him to death but he’s the most high … Continue reading →

Yesterday I packed for the shortest and strangest trip I have ever been on. At 1 p.m. a car service came to pick up me, my bike, my golf clubs, my skis and two suitcases full of things I believe … Continue reading →

Not surprisingly (if you know me), I have very high expectations for this first post. I feel pressure to write something profoundly compelling that will immediately attract traffic from across the blogosphere, or whatever it’s called. I mean, it took … Continue reading →