Every year I go kicking and screaming into fall….not because I don’t love fall….I do. Fall in New England is a magnificent thing to behold. It’s just that I LOVE summer and all that it encompasses. There’s nothing better than the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer…..warm sun on your skin, sitting on a beach [...]

See passionate pay equity advocate Linda Brantley’s comments at MA SJC Awards $2 million in Pay Equity Case

We have lost so many this summer…..cultural icons who have been an integral part of the fabric of our lives. The losses seem endless: Edward M. Kennedy, Walter Cronkite, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze. All people who blazed on the world’s stage yet left a tangible imprint on our everyday lives. Perhaps this is [...]

 
There is one true constant in life, and that is change. Change comes whether we want it to or not. It can be our friend, or our foe. How we handle it makes all the difference.
 
Take New England Patriots star linebacker Tedy Bruschi for example. Every Pats fan has a special place in their [...]

The silence is deafening. Just as it was that morning just a week ago. The day dawned perfectly, the light licking to life the soft swells of Nantucket Sound. It would be the first morning that Senator Edward M. Kennedy would not open his eyes to gaze fondly upon the waters he so dearly loved. [...]

Leaving the thoroughly delightful new movie Julie & Julia I was torn between what I wanted to do most – purchase some Brie, a French baguette and bottle of red wine, or adjourn to my kitchen to create a culinary masterpiece. Meryl Streep is outstanding in capturing the master chef, while Amy Adams plays a [...]

Judge Sonia Sotomayor is poised to become the third female and first Latino member of the United States Supreme Court. When confirmed, Judge Sotomayor (only the third person of color to be nominated to the Court) will make history, but also bring new perspectives and experiences to enrich the Court’s deliberations.  This is great news for women and for the [...]

I did not plan to spend my day watching Michael Jackson’s memorial service…..yet that is what I did. I was touched and moved by the tasteful and heartfelt program, which transported me back to my high school years and first introduction to this world-wide pop phenomenon. The service successfully banished the more recent negative images of [...]

Happy Fourth of July to all! I so enjoy this national holiday and not just for the red, white and blue decorations, cookouts with family and friends and  dazzling fireworks. But because it is our national time to pause and be grateful for the amazing country we live in and the freedoms we enjoy…..made possible by [...]

One may not think that Gloria Steinem and Michael Jackson have a lot in common, but they are in fact two individuals who have forever changed our world through their unique contributions.
I recently had the great good fortune to spend time, for the second time this year, in the presence of Ms. Steinem. As always, [...]