Category Archives: Travel

Travel – Secret Travel Tips

My Mexican adventure was filled with fun. My favorite thing was reserving a masseur on the beach for two days… Sounds expensive, right? Nah. It’s all in the negotiation. $150 a day for 4 people! I was loosey goosey until … Continue reading

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Travel – Gone Tanning

Perhaps the hat gives you an idea of where I’m spending the week. I’ll be sitting on the beach with a good book in one hand and a fun cocktail in the other, gearing up for what looks like to … Continue reading

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Life 101 – Easter Fun

Somehow the Easter Bunny always finds me. Last night, while dining at La Cunard in Kingston with friends, including the lovely and dear Mary Niblock (at left), the Easter Bunny hops by the window, right in the door, and comes … Continue reading

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Life 101 – Ann Osmond performs

If you’re in NYC and love cabaret, check out my friends Ann Osmond and Dennis Yerry’s new show “Skyscrapers and Mountaintops” at the Metropolitan Room. I went last night and, as a guy who has both a city and a … Continue reading

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Gardening – Wisdom

Speaking of gardening and gorgeous weather, I couldn’t resist playing hooky today and scooting across the Brooklyn Bridge and into the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Even in the early weeks of March, there was much in bloom from crocus and daffodils … Continue reading

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Life 101 – LaughFest

Speaking of rubber chickens, last year to kick off Gilda’s LaughFest (named for the late comedienne Gilda Radner) in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, a crowd of revelers gathered to break the Guinness Book of World Record for most tossed rubber … Continue reading

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Happy Leap Day!

Did you know that the odds of having a birthday on February 29th are one in 1,461? Yet there are four million people worldwide with February 29th as their birthday. So, let me take this opportunity to wish all of … Continue reading

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Life 101 – Swimming with Nemo

So, I just got back from an around the block line at the grocery store (eerily similar to the line before Sandy… think I even saw some of the same people.) This is my night to sit down with a … Continue reading

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Holiday 101 – My Survival Guide

Vital Juice asked me some great questions about how to survive the season a little jollier… Consider it your Holiday First Aid Kit. Between the parties, the presents and the nosy relatives, ’tis the most stressful season of the year. … Continue reading

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Holidays – Gifting 101

I stopped by WGN-TV in Chicago to help host Steve Sanders with his holiday list. Check it out here. Three gifting DON’Ts: #1 DON’T give a fruitcake unless its a gag gift. #2. DON’T give anything that poops or pees. … Continue reading

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