I love dictionary.com. They send me a Word of the Day and I am often surprised at how appropriate the word they send is to whatever I am involved in at that moment. Like this week-I had just hung up...

“Mom, TI is not a word.” “Yes it is.” “Uh, no it isn’t!!” “TI as in DO, RE, MI, FA, SO, LA, TI, DO from Sound of Music. The words of the notes of music. Each of those are considered...

Over Thanksgiving the family got out an oldie-but-a-goodie game called Would You Rather? If you have never played the game it basically asks you to choose between two things that are sometimes hard to choose between and often so unappealing...

I was recently listening to an interview with Annie Duke talk about her new book: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts. Annie has a degree from Columbia University in English and pursued a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of...

I was in my car going to do some grocery shopping listening to Comedy Central on Sirius radio when Andy Woodhull came on. I had never heard of him but I was ready for a laugh and he delivered. Just...

Last week, I: Ran a pitch contest for 8 investors and 8 tech company founders for Women Tech Founders – first time I ever did that! Was a finalist for a Tech Industry Talent Award – I did not win...

For Christmas, my husband had asked for a new blanket for our bed. Conveniently, my mom called me to say she needed one more gift for my husband and I suggested the blanket. She said that was a great idea...

September 25th was one of my favorite days because The Voice was back! For me, The Voice is right up there with Super Soul Sunday as the show that moves me whenever I watch.  I just feel good. In the...

On October 17th Gord Downie, lead singer and songwriter of the Tragically Hip, died of brain cancer. The Tragically Hip (TTH or The Hip) is a band of 5 childhood friends from Kingston, Ontario formed in 1984. They have had 14...

Recently I was reminded of an article from the Huffington Post on the wage gap. It speaks to several possible reasons why women still earn less than their male counterparts. One of the paragraphs talked about the fact that men...