Unless you’re Thurston Howell III — with acres of spare rooms and 27 in help — houseguests are the pits. ~ Philip Galanes This bit of advice from The New York Times Social Q's column made me sad.

I was introduced to Jamie Dyer Dordek after her death by Huffington Post blogger, Eli Davidson who also learned of Jaimie's vibrant life after she died. Eli Davidson shared lessons she learned from Jamie who, by all accounts, lived an incredibly full life.

When I first heard about the new e-commerce site, Alice.com, I scoffed. Fresh Direct in the New York City area is once again growing after suffering some setbacks. And Peapod and Amazon show some signs of success and growth in their grocery delivery business. But Alice.com is being pitched as the hottest new delivery site and service, in part because it is both Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), i.e., stuff you buy at the grocery store, manufacturer friendly and consumer friendly.

When I lived and worked in New York, I had several occasions to fly the shuttle to and from Washington, D.C. If you've ever flown that shuttle you know of the kiosks filled with newspapers, magazines and books available for the taking and offered to keep your high-power business person brain filled with knowledge and information as you take the sky bus to work.

Today I had the opportunity to attend the Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) 35th Anniversary Luncheon and to hear Donna Brazile speak. I was thrilled to learn about the work they are doing to advance civil rights.