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My Dad died this October 2nd. When they asked me to do the eulogy…well, I just couldn’t. (My brother did a fine job). Only after the funeral did I realize what I might have said. Growing up in the 1930s, like many Catholics, my Dad was a member of The Legion of Decency (1933-1980), an organizat...

Getting ready for Belle’s Birthday party this Sunday is a full-time job. Just finished preparing the food for the “secret” After Party. And do we think 45 helium balloons are enough? (I just don’t want to leave her scarred her from a tragic lack of attention.)

I never noticed this before until after my father’s military funeral, but it’s funny how I’m standing here while teaching yoga at the 1st Summer Solstice celebration in Times Square, basically standing military “at ease” style. I guess I inherited more from my Marine Dad than ...

My Dad died on Friday night, Oct. 2nd. Thanks for all the kind thoughts being sent my way, especially for my Mom.  

I’m an enormous fan of the pianist James Rhodes, even more so as I’m reading his remarkable memoir that encompasses abuse, breakdown and addiction. A tribute to the healing power of music, his book is poignant and painful but has continuous flashes of dark wit, even lines that made me laugh out...

Loved hosting my BFF Jeremy Hernandez (aka Cha Cha Lopez)’s party for his TV debut on House of DVF. So much to say (off the record) about “Reality TV” but the one thing that was beyond obvious is that Cha Cha / Jeremy is a STAR!

Technically, Chef Huascar Aquino won the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, the first New Yorker to do so.  (The episode is here). But I feel like I won the Cupcake War personally, after last night. After a grueling week I thought I deserved a cupcake from his H Bake Shop around the corner from my apartmen...

Letting go of “What I Think I know” may be the trickiest kind of letting go…but also the most value. Practicing this especially intently as I’m in the Homestretch on the new book proposal, wondering what new doors will soon open.

This summer, after seeing a bit of downtown theater, I walked for a bit in the balmy June night before hailing a cab. The cab driver began our ride with “Can you pay in cash?” (For those not in NYC, all cab drivers are required by law to take credit cards.) I said I thought I probably could but...