Take Down The Halls
I grew up Jewish. After my parents divorce, my dad started having a Christmas tree again, but mainly Christmas was not something I participated in other than gazing starry-eyed at the Christmas decorations in the department stores. When Patrick and I got together that...
Be Kind
Last week I wrote a blog consisting of two words. When I put it out there I thought I was being so brilliant. Why say too much? I still feel that way to some extent. All the noise, all the rhetoric, all the pontificating and preaching from our teachers, our...
Keep It Simple
. . Be nice. .. .. .. . . . .
Dear Denise
Dear Denise, I think about you all the time. I hear your words of wisdom in my head as I go to auditions and meetings, when I talk to friends we've shared, or when I'm reminiscing. Every single time I say "copy that" (your signature phrase), which I now say as often...
Never A Dull Moment
Call me biased, but New Yorkers are the best! I don’t know how people in this town got the reputation for being so unapproachable and mean. Ok, I’ll give you that New Yorkers are most often in a hurry. We expect things to go quickly, to never break our stride, and we...
Hold On, But Wait, Come Back
I am a world-class worrier. If there is something to fret about, over analyze, lose sleep over, or in general anguish about, I will trump any one of you. I pick apart every thought, decision, and choice I make – not on a daily basis, not on an hourly basis, but on a...
Best Week Ever
I was very down in the dumps a couple weeks ago. Feeling sorry for myself. Trying to take myself through all the self-help teachings I know from Tony Robbins to Brené Brown to counter the negative thoughts, to be grateful, to appreciate what I have, not focus on what...
I Gotta Pee
I was talking with my friend Jill the other day about an unspoken code that women have with one another . . . when we have run ins and awkward social clashes with strangers, we level the playing field. If someone bumps us on a crowded street we say, “Oh, it’s ok, I...
In Love ‘Til the End
Today I was going to write about an obnoxious experience I had at the UPS store – a frustrating example of infuriating customer service – when I came across a video of an elderly husband singing to his dying wife which caused the deluge of petty anger to escape my...
#Adventure
Have you all noticed the phenomenon of not partaking in your city’s tourist attractions until friends and family come to visit? We tend to put off seeing the museums and the monuments and the attractions for when we are entertaining others. This is so true in New York...
You Never Know
The other day I posted a question on Facebook . . . What did you want to be when you grew up, and did you achieve that goal? I am delighted and astonished to report that most of the people who commented said they did achieve their childhood dreams. Some people...
Language Barrier
The other night I was at a birthday party for one of the people in the show that Patrick is rehearsing now. I love opportunities like this. I get so excited to be a part -- be it a tangential part -- of Patrick’s world. I like getting to know the company members of...