(Right up front, I have to say that my post may very well upset those folks at PETA and other animal lovers. I can only swear up and down that I love my dog, and hope everyone realizes that, though I take full responsibility, this was an accident.) How do you handle a crisis? In [...]

Tonight, I’m attending a posh, invite-only networking event and have to say…normally, I wouldn’t look forward to it. Though I’m outgoing and naturally a conversational person, I find it terribly awkward to be shoved into a room with other individuals, unsure about what to talk. That’s like an uncomfortable first date without a movie or [...]

In the middle of September, I saw a Santa Clause display on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. September! This blew me away. I love the holidays more than anyone. Just ask my family and friends, who suffer my obsessive decorating, cookie baking, and present making from the day AFTER Thanksgiving to Christmas. Right up until [...]

Bob Wolf’s Green Train Project started off with a valid cause: to inspire humanity to increase their environmental awareness. But as many other organizations have found, encouraging other people to believe in an effort is not always difficult; it’s inspiring them to take action where things get can get a little tricky. From the very beginning, [...]