. . . like " Never eat 50 boiled eggs ." And " Take your money and use it for good. " Or " Turn tragedy into somet...

Whew! I'm really feelin' it for all of you big-time investors out there. Such a roller coaster ride (on the downhill side)! OK, I...

Today has been declared a day of prayer, fasting, and witness in support of the Millennium Development Goals by various faith communities ...

Talk about a fall from grace! Well, all right, I'm not known for my grace, so take out the "grace" quotient. But Sunday night ...

I suppose I should do a serious blog about 9/11, but I just don't feel like it. I prefer to think about more joyful news right now. Like...

No, not that change. And I'm not talking politics, either. All of a sudden it's darker when I get up in the morning, when I get home...

I am so frustrated with UPS right now, I could just spit! United? Hardly. Parcel. Can't prove it by me. Service? Don't make me laugh...

Now that all the kiddies have started a new school year, I find myself wishing that I were going back, too. I want to go buy a new notebook ...

It's hard for me to take a hurricane named Gustav seriously. Don't get me wrong. Gustav is perfectly fine as far as Swedish names go...

After two months' worth of conferences, houseguests, and travel to far-off places, I am having a hard time getting back to the daily gri...

Sometimes you need to be around the familiar. Where you don't have to explain, justify, or put on airs. Where there's no need for a ...

I haven't been to Atlanta in over six months. I haven't seen my child in over six months. I haven't tasted real fried chicken in...

I attended my first penthouse party on Saturday. A friend from my office hosted a farewell do for a colleague who recently retired. It was v...

OK, part busy, part slug. I'm way behind in my blogging since my England trip. I didn't post in England for two reasons. One, I was ...

Big conferences are tiring. Days start early and end late. You have to be (or appear to be) knowledgeable, friendly, and interested for 10-1...

Here's something you may not know: the 11:43pm/23:43 train from Weybridge to Waterloo stops at almost every station between the two, eve...

Things have been hoppin' the past few days, what with working my way down to Canterbury and getting used to my duties here at the Lambet...

Well, I made it. Got to London last evening around 7:30, almost 45 minutes early, if you can believe it. Made my way to my hotel at Lancaste...

I always have a hard time getting to sleep the night before a morning journey. I'm sure part of it is the fear of sleeping through the 4...

If it looks this good from a dinky little apartment in Spanish Harlem, imagine what it must look like from a penthouse on Fifth Avenue! Nah....