Reflections

Same Dream. Different Stage.

Same Dream. Different Stage.

  I’ve gone from being a broke, out of work actress to performing on a stage that has provided me financial freedom for the last 20+ years. When I got out of college, I was living my dream. I was a young, struggling actor living in NYC. Very quickly, however, I...

Marathon Memories & Lessons

Marathon Memories & Lessons

  15 years ago today I ran all 26.2 miles of the New York City marathon.  Sunday, November 5th 2000.  One year later, the race would be held in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks.  What a different world I ran my marathon in.   I don't recall how or why I...

Are You Living on “Tomorrow Isle?”

Are You Living on “Tomorrow Isle?”

When the phone rang at 1:17pm yesterday, I didn’t recognize the number.  I hesitated to pick up, but for some reason, I did.  A neighbor who knew I served on one of our community committees with Barry was calling to tell me he had died suddenly, of a heart attack, the...

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Anyone is fortunate to have one family they hold close.  I have two.  Actually, the second is an extension of the first because I wouldn’t know them otherwise.  This past summer, both families, together, experienced much joy and loss. A 30th birthday romp through NYC...