Mediation, Cell Phones, and Patti LuPone
{4:12 minutes to read} It may be old news by the time you read this, but the Patti LuPone incident during her July theatre performance at Lincoln Center spurred me [...]
Torquing The Lug Nuts
{4:12 minutes to read} My worst nightmare. I’m on my way to visit my sister in New Hampshire and halfway there, barreling off 290 E in Massachusetts onto 495 N, [...]
“I’ll See You In Court!”
{2:54 minutes to read} It’s almost cliché. And if this unrealistic expectation that “justice” will be served wasn’t so incredibly sad, it would almost be what my mother calls “tragic [...]
“I Feel Like a Homeless Person”
{3:18 minutes to read} These were the exact words expressed by a client during a relatively uncomplicated, amicable and straightforward mediation. What was surprising to me when the wife tearfully [...]
When Is It Appropriate to Introduce the Children to a Significant Other? Part 1 – The Scenario
{3:56 minutes to read} Of all the issues that come up in mediation, there is probably not a single one that is rife with more consternation, complexities, consequences, and what [...]
Which Perfect Pink Cherry?
{3:30 minutes to read} So it’s Mother’s Day, and I’m finally going to get my pink weeping cherry tree. We were actually on our way to the beach for a [...]
Are You “Ping Worthy”?
{4 minutes to read} My friend Heidi purchased a new car a few years back. She was so proud of herself because she negotiated the whole deal on her own [...]
Civility + Dignity = Inner Peace
{3:36 minutes to read} It seems that one of the many things lacking in our everyday lives these days is even a modicum of civility. What happened to “Please?” And [...]
Thoughts on Promise and Redemption
{3:54 minutes to read} It seems the perfect time of year to give thought to this topic given the Easter and Passover season and the feel of re-birth that only [...]