Category Archives: Business

Yesterday Was a Day of Drinking

Not the kind you think. I started at 7:30 with a WDET producer at Biggby (hot water with lemon), getting to know one another, banding about story ideas, and it turns out, she has a fantastic story about bread and … Continue reading »

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Celebrity Does Not Impress Me

I’m a big proponent of lifelong learning. I am the first to admit that I don’t know everything and am eager to soak up new information, insight and advice. But name-dropping does not impress me. I don’t care how big … Continue reading »

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The Mixed Message of Kids’ Sports

It was a gray rainy Sunday, not too cold, and my son’s soccer team was about to play its first game, finally, after rain-outs and blizzardy April weather. The day prior had been beautiful with the promise of spring on … Continue reading »

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Flats are the New Sneakers

Manhattan is looking prettier.  I moved here when women wore suits and Reebok high-tops (remember those rolled white bubble shoes?) with bunchy socks to get from home to work and back again, pulling fancy shoes out of your briefcase only … Continue reading »

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Networking in the Facebook Age

I’m in New York at the ASJA 2013 conference and it’s Members Day. You’d think this would be old hat for me – I’ve been a writer for my entire adult life and am now in a sea of writers … Continue reading »

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