Archive for March, 2009
  • 17
  • Mar, 09

Caught in the Crossfire

Published on YourHub.com, 4/8/07
Six months ago I sat at a back table at Davio’s on Newbury Street with my two sisters and our mother. It was our yearly girl’s weekend and the place was hopping. Sumptuous food, beautiful people and desserts so good I ordered two.
Our usual goofy selves were making faces and inside jokes […]

  • 12
  • Mar, 09

A Step in the Right Direction

Published in the International Black Belt Academy Newsletter, 9/07
Yogi Berra is one of the most popular and beloved baseball players of all time. In addition to winning ten World Series rings and being inducted into the Hall of Fame, Yogi Berra is well known for his poignant, yet often confusing sayings.
“It ain’t over ‘til it’s […]

  • 10
  • Mar, 09

Did I Just Say That?

Published in The Broomfield Enterprise, 6/24/07
There is a long list of things that have come out of my mouth in the last 8 years that I never thought I would hear myself say.
Before I had children, I never thought I would have to remind someone to use soap when washing their hands—and water. I never […]

  • 05
  • Mar, 09

Accepting Perfection

Have you ever felt the need to save yourself from yourself—watching everything you eat and, at the same time, feeling guilty for what you’re about to order at a restaurant?
Many bodies, mine included, like latching on to anything that results in great culinary pleasure. Chocolate, steaming croissants, buttery lobster tails, hazelnut tortes. To work off […]