October 13, 2011 – 4:17 pm
Sheryl Sandberg’s commencement address is outstanding, every word. Read on. Thank you, President Spar. Members of the board of trustees, esteemed members of the faculty, proud parents, squirming siblings, devoted friends: congratulations to all of you. But especially, congratulations to the magnificent Barnard Class of 2011. Looking at you all here fills me with great [...]
February 16, 2011 – 2:00 pm
Darcy is a force. Darcy is a natural massage therapist, but more than that she is powered by an unquenchable desire to manifest joy in every client she sees. She is so accommodating and creative, it is a pleasure to work with her. I said a prayer 2 years ago for help creating a more [...]
February 8, 2011 – 1:20 pm
I can’t get over how different the lives of my women friends are than those of my mother’s circle. An author of my acquaintance suggests that we can’t use the excuses that our parents did – we can’t get away with the same logic as we don’t live in that world. So true. My mom [...]
January 25, 2011 – 4:26 pm
The amazing Bershire Visitors Bureau is doing a February Chocolate promotion. Here is what I am proposing for a new spectacular February Special. I have eager therapists, I have ingredients, I have skills, what haven’t I got? A name! What do you think of when you read this? I think Calorie Free Massage, I think [...]
December 1, 2010 – 9:26 pm
Yesterday, I was discussing stress with a client. He said that he had no stress and I laughed out loud in disbelief – “If you have no stress, I am a grapefruit!” The discussion turned to one of good stress vs. bad stress, and I tried repeatedly to explain that one’s body doesn’t have the [...]
November 18, 2010 – 7:10 pm
In 2005, my then landlord, a notorious man of Williamstown informed me I needed to find new digs for my bid’ness. I’d been running the Tsubo Massage Therapy shop for about 4 years and had expanded a pinch but I was not busting at the seams. My landlord, who was both feared and rumored about, [...]
November 17, 2010 – 3:31 pm
When I was little, in Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin, my Mom always had a great kitchen. She still does. My Mom has the kind of kitchen where everyone would end up a few minutes into a party, or upon entering the house from work, school, play. My Dad had his spot. My Dad loved his spot [...]
November 12, 2010 – 11:18 am
When girlfriends ask me to go out for drinks, my immediate reaction is, no. Now, I love me my girls, and I love to get my drink on, but the time commitment is murder. Like you, I am looking at November 11th and wondering when did October happen? So, I do want time off with [...]
August 16, 2010 – 11:49 am
The producers were awed. The visitors blissed-out, the band jolly and elated, the crew back stage said “I don’t usually have fun at these things!” and “there were more drugs at Bonnaroo.”