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Fabulous at forty →  October 26, 2010

BufferThat’s the title of the slide show movie I made for LA. We watched it several times leading up to the big weekend, but if you haven’t had enough of it – or haven’t seen it yet – now is your chance. About 17 minutes in length and the funniest part is at the end. If [...]

A fortieth to remember →  October 25, 2010

BufferThat was the promise of an idea that was hatched six months ago: to throw a party to celebrate a birthday and create memories and re-connections that will last a lifetime. Milestone birthdays, I felt in my heart, should be as much about “being” as they are about “having”. So for LA’s fortieth, we aimed to [...]

Seven years old: No longer babies grown bigger, now teens in miniature →  July 4, 2010

BufferSeven years ago, I was standing outside the OR at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto when a nurse handed me two babies – one wrapped in a blue towel, the other in pink. After a few minutes, I had to sit down – not because they were heavy, but because I couldn’t really do anything [...]

Another birthday →  June 27, 2010

Buffer When I was 8 or 9 years old, I had a birthday party at Ontario Place. This ode to Ontario with its futuristic dome and buildings elevated above the water made an indelible mark on me. (Remember, “Give us a place to stand and a place to grow…”?) But what I remember about that birthday [...]