We have much to learn from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. For those of you who live under a rock and have never seen Buffy, the opening credits tell you what it’s all about – “In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the […]
The tradition of giving gift bags to attendees at professional conferences started with the Aztecs. As a courtesy, priests visiting from different cities were handed a complementary bag of human hearts to take home, because obviously, unless you can display a set of useless set of branded trinkets, […]
Like a lot of women in Manhattan, I’m a Red Carpet kind of girl – I want the opportunity to show off my keen fashion sense, my latest haircut, my tasteful jewelry, and my cool shoes. Oh definitely my shoes. There was an ad running in the New […]
Who you calling a girl? Oh, never mind… I used to pride myself on not being a girly girl. I had never visited a hair salon. I feel day spas violate my personal space. A pedicure would be an exercise in mortification. It’s pointless (and possibly toxic) for […]
An eminent social philosopher of the “Guns and Roses” School named Slash once observed, “Being a rock star is the intersection of who you are and who you want to be”. If only his level of introspection had rubbed off on Axl…but that’s an issue for a later […]