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You never know what to say at times like these. Michael Jackson dead at 50 years old, and about to start a comeback tour in London….

Of course, we look all over the internet and television for some answers and some explanation and we never find anything that satisfies.

It’s times like these I’m glad we have instant messanger to talk to our friends and family. And I’m especially glad for youtube to help relive those days when I put on my black leotard, pink tights and “Get in Shape Girl” leg warmers and danced with Michael.

Smooth Criminal was maybe my favorite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJGA3SCH8E8:

Okay - I always thought he was saying “Eddie are you okay?”

Apparently the dog park is one big social scene. I found this out while dog-sitting my friend Tina’s beautiful quirky, rescue doggie , Josie. (apparently - all animals wake up at 7:30am…anyone know of a pet that likes to sleep till 10a?). This joke is from the people I met at the Astoria dog park:

Think to yourself out loud while you’re trying to figure it out.

Q) - How did the turtle cross the freeway on its back?

A) - You take the ‘F’ out of free, and the ‘F’ out of way.

Get it? HAH!

This comes from my recent issue of Oprah magazine, and is hopefully as inspiring to you as it is to me:

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game’s winning shot…and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

-From perennial optimist - Michael Jordan

This says to me: If you never risk failure, you’ll never risk success.

What does it say to you?

Wow, and I thought my luck was bad.

This story first came out Thursday and read something like this: Woman replaces her mother’s mattress, throws away the old one, later discovers that her mother had hidden $1million in it, runs to the nearest dump, and persuades them to let her search through garbage.

On Friday, the story had morphed slightly: turns out the woman knew about her mother’s lack of trust in banks, also knew that it contained less than $1million, but still hid a lot. She says her brain “simply blew a fuse.”

The only thing that remained the same: the money was never found.

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I was recently reading the book “Motherless Brooklyn” by Jonathan Lethem. It’s a great book that I highly recommend, but that’s not the point of this entry. During the course of the book some of the characters mention radio ads on during a Mets game for Garden State Brick Face and Stucco. This brought back a lot of memories to me.

As a kid I’d watch obscene amounts of TV and before we got wired for cable this meant watching a lot of WNYW and WPIX the two local independent stations (which later became Fox and WB/CW respectively). So on the joyous days I was home sick from school, or just had presidents day off I’d sit around in my Ghostbusters jammies and watch I Love Lucy reruns. During which they would always advertise Garden State Brick Face and Stucco. Reading those words elicited a warm feeling in me of more carefree times. [Read more →]

This year’s summer solstice will be marked by a day of tranquility in Times Square.  If you’re in New York or planning a visit, save the date:  Sunday, June 21, 2009 for the Mind over Madness Yoga-fest. Participation is free, as long as you can find enough space for your yoga mat!  For details, click on the link below:

http://www.timessquarenyc.org/about_us/events_solstice.html

Due to weather beyond our control (and wouldn’t it be interesting if we COULD control the weather…by national vote or consensus?)….ANYWAY. Due to weather beyond our control, Monika will be postponing the book signing to July.

Monika has previously published books (I know…it’s shocking how cool that is to say). She is coming out with her next book called “Struggling for Beauty” and we are so proud and happy to share this moment with her.

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If you love a bargain and plan on being in New York City this spring, check out NYC: The Real Deal at  www.nycgo.com/realdeal.  The site is sponsored by New York City’s official tourism organization and has links to all kinds of special offers, such as Madame Tussauds, the Cosmetics Warehouse, the New York Waterway Tours, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, just to name a few.  For out-of-town visitors, make sure to click on the hotel listings for great savings! 

On July 1st, Ursula Burns will become the first African American female to be the CEO of a fortune 500 company.  She heads up Xerox which has been noted by Diversity Inc as one of their Top 50 Companies for diversity. I still don’t know exactly what a fortune 500 company is, but it sounds like big stuff. Ms. Burns will become one of 4 Black and 15 female - CEOs on the list.

Ursula Burns started as a measly, lowly intern in 1980 (and we all know how that feels). She has since worked her way up through mechanical engineering and then onto President of the company in 2007. Read the article at - Diversity Inc and marvel at how far we’ve come (or not far - if that’s the way you look at it…If that’s so, you may want to read a little something about feminist writer - Bell Hooks )

Is it just me or do you want to go out and buy a copier now? To heck with my 401k! You go Ursula!