I just attended an introductory workshop on the Feldenkrais Method. The movements are slow. Very slow. In fact, in a typical "lesson", you move a limb just the tiniest amount, maybe an inch or less, then move it back. Then compare how ...READ»
Last week in my post about coupon clippers I posted a photo of a sign I came across in Georgia. Once more with feeling: Smile Call customers by their names Thank them for their businessWe all recoil from cheesy and insincere ...READ»
Update 8 Aug 2009: The decline of New York's garment district courtesy of the New York TimesStart spreading the news, I'm investing todayI want to be a part of it - New York, New YorkThese vulturous CEOs, are going awayBanished from ...READ»
We interrupt this program for a report from the cold, hard pavement outside your window.
WATCH MOVIE if you can bear to ...
A jobseeking friend invited me to join her at a Women for Hire Career Fair at the Sheraton New ...READ»
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
If ever there was a time to seriously ask yourself that question, cobwebby nostalgia aside, it's now.
This story: ...READ»
It's been almost a month since newly wikified Chesley B. Sullenberger III (one of the guys in the attached photo, don't mind which) executed a perfect duck dive. And unless cross-haired by a man in a tweedy peaked cap, ducks always ...READ»
YOU SHOW me yours, and I'll show mine. My Obamabilia, that is. I just watched a CNN story on the Mt McKinley-sized dune of opportunistic landfill featuring Obama's face, "with kind eyes," according to an ad for ornamental plates. I ...READ»
Pictured: Why would anyone want to smurf it up on a tropical island when there's important brainstorming to do? ... you mean this is real pineapple in my pina colada?
The Galfromdownunder's Submission or click ...READ»
GOODONYA!That's Aussie for "good for you" to Joe and Chris Miller of Platteville, CO, for letting people help themselves to the leftovers on their harvested field.In a 'bring your doggy bag' of epic proportions, the invitation ...READ»
The "Travel Winter 2008" issue of the New York Times Style Magazine features imagery of our rapidly melting polar caps. The photospread of the grand scenery is juxtaposed with luxury items such as $6845 black and white pelt of a mammal formerly known as endangered or a $3195 Chanel bag.READ»
Obama's victory was not just about color - it was all about color. Whether you're black among white, gay among straight, blind among the seeing, one-legged among bipeds, your difference can become your biggest asset. In a world ...READ»
WITH THE non-American speaking world marveling at how a would be pipe fitter (to give Google a whole new phrase to index) is doing a real life Chauncey Gardener, let's stop taking his pontifications on foreign policy so seriously, and ...READ»
While meandering around the Murray Hill district of Manhattan, I was stopped dead by an intriguing sign: "Sal Anthony, famous Italian chef, has gone raw!"
An Italian Chef going raw? Is that like a Chanel shopper going ...READ»
I understand we're heading for a recession.
Down the street I see triple gelatos being passed over countertops. Cupcakes, judging from the crush at Billy's Bakery last night, are waddling out the door in threesomes. An upscale ...READ»
"Patronize your local, even if it's a little more expensive. Otherwise, one day, it won't be there."
My mother's words, which I've adhered to for years, even when relatively skint.
But do you "support ...READ»
FROM the world stage of Beijing and the uproar over "ugly little girls who can sing"
comes a diverting sequel from the boonies of Mt Isa (Google it, make sure you type in 'Australia').
Entitled ...READ»
MOVIE CLIP: The Galfromdownunder visits REMO
A couple of posts ago I was hauled over the barbie for excoriating a company - or rather its heart-on-sleeve email - for giving its customers "too much information". ...READ»
DONATE TO DR DOUGLAS MEYER'S FAVORITE CHARITY
Douglas' family would like to create a functional memorial in his
honor. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made
in his name, Douglas F. Meyer MD, to the ...READ»
Spotted downunder during "Seniors Week".
This billboard
What's the first thought that enters your head?
Compare it with the reaction from three of my customers, all in their 60's and 70's:
1. "Shoot me ...READ»
Last post I detailed my 24-hour worryfest over a TurboTax glitch.
It turned out no more sinister than a doh! from deep in the bowels of Intuit HQ.
The TurboTax damage control unit are all over me now.
Someone saw my ...READ»
April 9: See UPDATE at the end of this article.
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With tax time approaching, spammers, scammers and phishermen are kicking it up a notch - with kid leather toecaps. Not only are their fake phishing sites getting ...READ»
We've been talking about rigid rules and policies and when it's prudent to nuke 'em with a sprinkle of water and a paper towel.
A related example is what I call copyright overprotection : when protecting one's own ...READ»
Last post I talked about a young tour company director hell bent on enforcing the P(olicy)-word, even at the risk of sending despondent customers away, so they could tell ten others how sad they were.
To his credit, he ...READ»
