I understand we’re all busy these days. We’re so busy we compete to talk about how busy we are. However, no one wants to feel like an afterthought, especially on a first date. So if you’re truly too busy to make a simple plan for a date, you’re too busy to date. It’s that simple.
Read MoreMen, I’m going to let you in on a little dating secret. In today’s world of 24-hour everything, 280 characters, constant distractions and abundance of availability, the thing that will ensure you the most success in dating is effort.
Read MoreAfter years of the endless revolving door of online dating and countless learnings from this process, I'm embarking on a new venture. One thing that's become clear to me is the growing divide between how men and women communicate, especially in this age of digital interaction. And while there seem to be dozens of avenues for women to get help with dating, there don't appear to be many to help men.
Read MoreThis past weekend I went to the Bronx Zoo and did their new Treetop Adventure. It’s essentially various courses in the trees where you challenge yourself to climb ropes, scale ladders, zip line, balance etc. The courses range from beginner to expert. I’d done some of them before and really wanted to push myself this time.
Read MoreLet's get real, most of us are quick to judge these days. Rarely do we take the time to give people any latitude. We immediately assume the worst or are simply too busy to even take a second to try and understand where the people we interact with are coming from.
Read MoreCongratulations! You’ve done the seemingly impossible. You’ve gotten me off online dating forever (hopefully) and made me insanely and deliriously happy.Although, you have greatly disappointed all of my social media followers. But I digress.
In all seriousness, I want to thank you and acknowledge you for so many things, so I thought I would write you a letter and share it with the world. Because that’s romantic, right?
Read MoreEvery morning I leave my building to head to CrossFit. I’m dressed in my gym clothes and have my enormous bag on my shoulder. I’m also usually holding my protein shake and coffee. And every morning there are people sitting outside my building…smoking. At 8am. Or earlier. Some of them have children. All are either obese or emaciated. There seems to be no middle ground. And it makes me wonder what they think when they see me walk by. Knowing I am doing something good for my body and they aren’t. Do they even allow themselves to think like that?
Read MoreI was warming up the other day at the box (That’s CrossFit speak for ‘the gym’) with a younger member and I asked him if he was doing the Open. Yes, he said, his first time. I asked if he’d been able to Rx (do the workouts as prescribed, without scaling the weight or movements) both workouts so far and he said yes. He’s only been doing Crossfit for 9 months. I told him it was amazing he could Rx already and that after 3+ years I still couldn’t Rx many things. He asked me, “What keeps you coming back?” I said, well, I’m an older athlete and it’s possible I may never be able to do certain things. But I can always get better and I can always get stronger. That’s what keeps me coming back.
Read MoreThis might be the best and most accurate thing I've ever seen. And the most sad. Ladies, WTF? Why is it so hard for you to accept someone saying something nice about you? Seriously! It has to stop. Now.
Read MoreI love Instagram. It's a fantastic medium. And as a creative type and visual person, the idea of having inspirational images at your fingertips at all times is phenomenal. I originally got into Instagram because I used to take photos in college and have always loved the photographic medium. So IG was a place for me to express that creative side and showcase my eye. It made me pay more attention to my surroundings and appreciate the little things, from the first snow, to the way the light hits certain buildings.
Read MoreLast year my friend Kari and I went to see The NY Philharmonic play the score of the movie The Godfather, with the movie playing on screen above them. It's part of an ongoing series they hold at Lincoln Center and it pretty much sums up why I live here. It's amazing.
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