Patterns. Patterns are simply recurring events, images, objects, sounds. They’re all around us. Some are visual, others are written. Some are behavioral. Cars in a parking lot are constructed or intentional patterns - spaces are laid out to make an efficient use of a pattern. Others, like the spots on a leopard, are semi-random. Genetics determines their construct. Most of us can see the patterns in the obvious. But only a few can spot patterns that will become a trend. Even fewer understand the difference between trends and fads (trends …

I saw a wonderful photo the other day of a Ralph Lauren inspired and decorated Airstream. I downloaded the photos to my desktop and have been gazing at them for several days now. They evoke a warmth and desire in me I haven’t felt in years. I’m not surprised. They are visual metaphors, invoking involuntary memories of camping cabins I have happy memories of. I was just surprised at their power, even knowing where it comes from. Thank you Marcel.

French novelist Marcel Proust might have faded into all but literary …

I confess. I’m addicted to the show, “The Biggest Loser.” I was never fat as a child - ever. In fact, when I wasn’t being recruited to be a child model by my aunt, people wondered if I was “too skinny” - since my knobby knees and pencil thin limbs made me look anorexic. In high school I was 5′ 3″ tall and weighed 115 and my parents called me “fat.” Looking back now I’d love to be that “fat” now.
In college I was an athlete. I was bench pressing …

Dear friends of mine,
Thanks for writing to ask me to proof your ebook, write a press release, tell you how to start your own online business or how to create a website. I’m charging $$ for those things now. Yep. I don’t do freebies anymore. I just can’t. I’m too booked with paying clients, the pro bono volunteer work I do (that plate is full too), and the down-time I’m taking to ensure I stay healthy. Yep. We all knew this day was coming and now it’s here! Yeah, it’s …