Best Present for Dad is a Visit From Daughter

What is the best birthday present you can give someone? For families far-flung around the globe, just arriving in person is a perfect gift. On February 24th, when we gathered at our friend Michael Ceurvorst's beautiful home on Kauai for his 70th birthday, we were treated to the company of his … [Read more...]

Lee Morey Birthday Party

Thank you to The Beach House for the service and the beautiful setting for our luncheon gathering to celebrate Lee Morey's birthday July 11th. Attending: Lucille Barale Judy Beane Betty Bell Lynn Bingman Alison Dunn Lori Finch Summer Harrison Susan Hutchinson Yunah Joseph Linda … [Read more...]

The Man Song Gets a Live Action Video Starring Sean Morey

I expect to live longer because I have a funny husband. I love his style of humor. Ray's jokes are always topical, contextual and spontaneous (as opposed to the “let me tell you this one” variety). He is smart and quick. He doesn’t use shock language and his jokes are never mean. I lead an … [Read more...]

Online Community Leads to Offline Fireworks

We were talking about online personal branding last night. The beautiful fireworks display had just ended. Everyone had enjoyed the food and drink we brought to share. Fireworks view from Julie Spira's rooftop terrace in Marina Del Rey Julie Spira and I were explaining the value of a Google … [Read more...]

Does Your View At Work Enhance Your Life?

I love a good view. I will often choose a restaurant with outdoor seating. I enjoy working on my lanai when I am in Kauai. I believe that a gloomy room saps energy from your head and heart. If you work for a corporation (and today with many of us gratefully clinging to any job, who is to … [Read more...]

Love is Everywhere even on Valentine's Day

One thing I love about social media is the many opportunities for hugs, both on and offline. Love is everywhere waiting for us all the time. One of my favorite hug moments with Chris Brogan Tonight I will be with friends at a Gala benefiting the Center for Aids Prevention in Beverly Hills. Ray … [Read more...]

Happy Holidays Must Include a Hug

If you've met me in person, you know I'm a hugger. What you may not know about me is that I love cats, big and small. The following video was included in the Ten Most Popular Viral Videos of 2008 from Silicon Valley Insider. (When you open up the Alley Insider link, two of the non-YouTube videos … [Read more...]

Gratitude at Thanksgiving – My Top 10

I learned a lot about being thankful back in the day with Werner Erhard. Acknowledging how great my life already is instead of waiting for it to turn out has given me many happy, satisfied years. Like many of you, I have been getting a lot of bad financial news lately. Fortunately, I still have much … [Read more...]

How a Blog Can Be a Birthday Gift

I have a tradition of celebrating birthdays for a week. I believe birthdays are a good reason for being showered in small indulgences. Being single never stopped me from having a full Birthday Week. It helps that I am not shy. One of my best birthday week nights when I was single was at my … [Read more...]

Courageous Women I Met at BlogHer

There were many brave, generous and kind women at BlogHer. The 22 women reading at the Friday night Keynote were amazing. Several of them had us in tears. Stephanie Quilao who spoke on the "Coming Out" panel had this to say: The big theme that came out of the session was that having the … [Read more...]