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Wednesday, May 03, 2017

“We girls of Notre Dame Academy…”

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Last Saturday, I went to my – gulp – 50th high school reunion. I went to a small Catholic girls school. There were 84 girls in my class, an...
Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Come on baby, light my Fyre.

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It goes without saying that, if a call to action comes my way from Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner, I am generally more than happy to answer ...
Monday, May 01, 2017

Start your startups, Part Two

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On Friday, I ran through the first half of the Boston Globe’s Scott Kirsner roundup of the most promising local startups in the Boston are...
Friday, April 28, 2017

Entrepreneurs, start your startups

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Yesterday, the Boston Globe’s Scott Kirsner had a nice roundup of the most promising local startups in the Boston area. A very interesting...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

And you didn’t think anything could get worse for United? Hah!

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In March, PR Week named United CEO Oscar Munoz its Communicator of the Year for 2017. Since then, Communicator Munoz has had plenty of oppo...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Fashion statements

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My sisters and I are dedicated followers of fashion ridonculousness. As such, we were all over Balenciaga’s new tote. First off, I wasn’t e...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Hotel No-tell? Nope.

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Years ago, my husband and I had a six hour layover in Frankfurt before we got our flight to Prague. Faced with the prospect of six uncomfort...
Monday, April 24, 2017

Something bugging you?

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I’m neither a bug-lover nor a bug-hater. Other than bedbugs – toward which I harbor both fear and loathing – most bugs don’t bother me all...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Humans 1, IoT 0

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Juicero is a heftily-backed little company that makes something called a juice machine. Well, I’ve got a blender, and that’s juice machine e...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Career derailment

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Yesterday was a big news day for career derailment. Annie Dookhan is/was a chemist. Oh, she’ll probably never work as a chemist again, not ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Rx? (Don’t take Taltz if you are allergic to Taltz…)

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I am most fortunate in that, even at my great advanced age, I don’t take any prescription drugs. Oh, there’s some ear cream that I use spora...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Got stuff? Got a place to put it?

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I always say that, every year, we should all pretend we’re pulling up stakes and use the “let’s pretend” to throw out all the stuff we’d tos...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Thank you, Kathrine Switzer

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Pink Slip generally celebrates Patriots’ Day with a paean to our quirky little holiday. Last year’s post was no exception. I really love ...
Friday, April 14, 2017

Goats to the left of me, goats to the right of me

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You know, I can go days, maybe even weeks, without giving goats first, let alone a second, thought. And then, what do you know? Goats to the...
Thursday, April 13, 2017

Cleanliness is next to sickiness. (You dirty rat…)

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Even before I heard of the hygiene hypothesis, I knew that us hale and hearty types were going to eat a peck of dirt before we died. I grew...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

How to take $103 million and turn it into $31 million

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The rich are different from you and me. And, no, it’s not just because they have more money. They also give their children names like Chaunc...
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

What is up with United Airlines?

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A few weeks back, it was the teenaged sisters who weren’t allowed to board a flight because they were wearing leggings. Turns out they were ...
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