"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Fredrick Douglass A few weeks ago my dear friend Katie, the polar bear plunger, invited me to a Valentine's Day themed party with a VIP open bar that would donate all proceeds to the Children's Tumor Foundation...... "In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." - Bill Cosby Every year on January 1st, hundreds of people of all ages converge on the beach in Coney Island, Brooklyn to participate in The Coney Island Polar Bear Club's Annual Swim benefitting... “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” ― Marc Riboud 2012 is gone but not forgotten and wanted to share with you some of my favorite photos of the past year. I've always been a shutterbug. My mother dabbled in professional photography and even went as... Last week while going about my usual morning routine, working out while listening to the New York Times on my iPod, I heard something that almost made me fall off the treadmill. It was the article about the new trend in credit scores dominating the dating scene. A woman recounted... My mother is the hardest person to shop for because, like me, she is an impulsive shopper. She hits the stores almost everyday with a fistful of coupons looking for the best deal. And when she sees something she likes... she gets it. She's also a gadget and appliance junkie.... | 
