Tonight I hosted a reception for the Marigold Fund, an Amherst-based organization that works on humanitarian projects in Afghanistan. After we sipped wine and admired the photographs taken in the north of the country, Gary Moorehead spoke about some of the challenges facing an American aid organization. Moorehead talked about […]
Ok, ok, now I am getting excited. So many things happen, and then you think about it, and some of them are really great! I’m planning a wine and cheese art opening happening at the cafe, showing off the photos from Afghanistan that were shot by Gary Moore and others […]
I often say that the market does a better job of making the big changes we need…and the government just gets things started. Again and again I find that businesses are leading the way, finding out how it just makes good sense to conserve, be green, and that it pays. […]
My morning began in Chicopee at channel 22’s studios, where I was joined by Rosemary O’Hagen, Nancy Sadoski and Marc Belanger. We were there to tape our show promoting Deerfield as a Daytrip, and we all had our time in the spotlight. I was nervous as I watched Rosemary of […]
Sometimes the New York Times Style section has its finger directly on the pulse that’s resonating in my life. That’s why they are hip and cool. Today a story ran about how soccer moms use their iPhones to placate their tiny tots. And boy, I can relate, having handed my […]
As we approach the final weeks of our massive house renovation project I think back about a few caveats that I heard again and again as I prepared, financially and mentally, to take on this task. One was that it’s always more expensive than you think it will be. But […]
It’s become the ultimate political football: tossing around invectives about how big corporations are sending too many jobs overseas…and now the American public has turned against free trade agreements because they think it kills jobs. We are losing millions of dollars in farm and export business as a result, and […]
Poor Starbucks! First they watch their stock slide into the toilet. They fight the notion that they are elitist, and continually lose market share to the likes of Macdonalds and the loyal Dunkin’ tribe. They’re told by critics that they no longer smell the coffee grinding; that those new sandwiches […]
People love to talk about wind power, but the truth is, it’s a lot harder to make it a feasible replacement for oil and gas than it looks. I met T. Boone Pickens a year ago, and at that time he was just about to postpone his big plan to […]
It must be a big old bummer to be the Gap’s ad agency this morning. After the company unveiled a new, modern logo, pesky fans on Facebook posted more than 2000 comments mocking, attacking and arguing that the company should have never moved away from the blue box design. See […]
We are sitting in the sun on a glorious morning in Southern Vermont. It’s hard to describe the cloak of calm and relaxation that one puts on when you take your clothes off and spend time in a place like this. Our table included professors who were regular visitors to […]