A former technology startup executive, Courtney Nichols Gould, 45, reconnected with an old acquaintance to start a business. She wasn’t expecting romance, too. The co-CEO of Marina Del Rey, California-based SmartyPants describes how it grew from its tumultuous start to its current success, raising $4.8 million through crowdfunding site CircleUp and hitting nearly $5 million…
Imagine you are carrying around a faux Prada bag you bought for six dollars in Chinatown. It looks real. It feels real. But how long can you keep convincing yourself that it is? Relationships all too often work the same way. Eventually, the fake label falls off, the seams bust, the handles break. The quality…
To age requires no effort at all. To age with grace, well that’s something entirely different. We all know and have heard how disposable our old people are. We walk past them, take little notice and have little regard. Now that I am old, I figured I should have more empathy and understanding of my…
I was born and raised in NYC. I am a native New Yorker, but I have lived in Los Angeles for over 30 years. As a little boy I loved going to the circus. Going to Madison Square Garden to see Ringling Brothers Circus was one of the highlights of the year. To live in…
We all have difficulties in sustaining love. Is it that we know too much of our partner? Is it that familiarity really does breed contempt? Or is it that too many slings and arrows have been released and those scars just won’t or can’t heal? It is rare when we see a long-term relationship that…