At lunch yesterday at Manhattan's Bricco on West 56th Street, I was lucky enough to meet the ebullient WENDY DIAMOND, the founder and editorial director of Animal Fair, the lifestyle magazine passionately devoted to saving animal lives by [...]
Even in the company of the great Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Nancy Reagan, and Carol Burnett, one of my favorite interview subjects of all time is the incomparable JUDGE JUDY,the charismatic powerhouse who reigns over the highest-rated court session on [...]
Just a few weeks ago, at the celebrity Manhattan hot spot Michael’s, there she was, the unstoppable LIZ SMITH, ebullient as ever as she hosted a reception for her championed charity, Literary Partners. This is a fantastic not-for-profit devoted [...]
I sometimes wonder why things unfold in life exactly as they do. Can what happens to us be controlled and planned, or is much of it mere accident, fate, destiny--or perhaps another greater force at work as well? The [...]
My great friend Wayne Dyer is a wise and generous spirit, residing peacefully in Hawaii listening to the rhythm of the waves as he writes his brilliant New York Times bestsellers, the latest being "The Shift," also a movie starring Portia [...]
Last night was the funniest, most enjoyable evening I've had in months thanks to the inimitable JOAN RIVERS, who performs periodically at Manhattan's West Bank Cafe, trying out new material while also raising money for her two favorite charities--Guide Dogs [...]
As you can see, aside from the trees and flowers that bloom in spring--there are some miraculous things happening to newborn puppies too!That little ball of fur on the right is my new puppy at one week old, while the [...]
On this slightly dreary rainy day, as I'm looking from my office window, I'm remembering what the view usually looks like in spring, as in the picture taken in spring 2009.As the weather warms up, though, the grand English oaks, river [...]
Looking outside the window today on this balmy first day of spring, I'm transfixed by the glittery surface of the Hudson River and the procession of boats up and down it. As I see all the dogs promenading up and [...]
An intuition or spontaneous decision can take you almost anywhere, including to a profoundly close friendship that develops when you least expect it.That’s what happened to me. One day, with a brand-new puppy in my arms, I impulsively knocked on [...]