My mom and I are avid listeners of This American Life, a weekly radio show on NPR, and Mike Birbiglia has been a contributor to the show on multiple occasions. Mike Birbiglia is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City who has appeared on Comedy Central, all the late night talk shows, and [...]
Day eleven of my month long giving challenge fell on Valentine’s Day. Jared and I exchanged Valentine’s Day gifts and enjoyed a nice dinner at The Little Tuna in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Jared went on a seafood binge, eating a raw bar sampler and calamari for an appetizer and the baked seafood sampler as a [...]
Yikes! It has been a while since I posted, but I have kept up with the giving challenge!
I spent most of Friday running around to meetings in Philadelphia. I left the house around 9:30am and returned home at 5:30pm. Quite a full day on my day off–ugh! However, on day ten of my giving challenge, [...]
It’s still two days till Valentine’s Day, but I spent the better part of last night writing Valentine’s Day cards to friends and family so that I could get them in the mail today. Hopefully, the cards will make it to everyone by Saturday! Since this is a very short “give” entry, I thought I’d [...]
I miss New York City. I really, truly miss that city. Sure, it’s expensive, crowded, loud, ruthless and overwhelming. But, it’s also fun, exciting, breathtaking, generous, dynamic, surprising and hopeful. It’s hard to explain to someone who hasn’t lived in New York City the love/hate relationship New Yorkers have with their city. However, a friend [...]
