The Art of Fearlessness

Published in MORE Magazine

I DON'T DO THERAPY.

I used to do therapy.  I had a shrink in my twenties when I was unhappily married.  I had another for a year or two in my thirties.  The reason escapes me.  I don’t...

The Hell of Online Shopping

Published in the New York Times Op-Ed

A FEW days ago, I got an e-mail from my sister Amy in Los Angeles saying she and her husband had received boxes from J. Crew. Christmas presents from me, she...

Upgrade Hell

Published in the Wall Street Journal

RECENTLY I heard that Twitter redesigned its bird. That logo. The little white bird.

The Banker’s Job

Published in the New York Times Op-Ed

I WAS traveling last week on my book tour and landed at the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. Because I am geographically challenged and probably need LoJack implanted under my skin, my...