A month ago, 19 of my sorority sisters logged on to our first Zoom reunion. We’ve been meeting weekly ever since. A few minutes before the start of this past week’s session, I happened on an essay about “the Iotas” in a rarely-visited directory on my laptop. The piece, written eleven years ago when Consequential […]
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Mask 101: If not now, when?
Eventually, we all might be wearing masks — and not in the metaphorical sense. My first three were gifts. A member of the Board of Directors gave me the kind our workers wear. Friends in Long Island mailed me a non-sterile surgical mask. And a friend who shall remain nameless gave me an N95 — […]
Reckoning with the New Different: People “Get It” in Their Own Time
We “buy” the idea of change — newness — difference — when we’re ready. Whether it’s a new product or an idea, a tech advance, or a “novel” virus, each of us responds at different rates. ♦ How have you progressed along the pandemic curve? Have you heeded some/all of the advice from the “innovators” (“brave people, […]
Why I Care About the Cuomo Family
Chris Cuomo, born in 1970, is a little older than my son. I wish I could send him chicken soup. I’m sure it would make him feel better! A few years ago, chef Daniel Rose, then running his Paris restaurant, Spring, told me he was coming down with a cold. I brought him a container […]
How Dogs Help Us Cope
Rocky, who is now 8 months old, doesn’t care about the pandemic. So I watch him…and try to take a page from his playbook. He doesn’t ruminate about how long we’ll be sheltering in place. He stays in “the now,” happy that he has what he needs: food, walks, and belly rubs. I first began […]