Don Cornelius was much more to me than an icon. He was my friend and mentor, and if I could have one last chance to speak to him, this is what I would say:

Don, I miss you already. And I wish that I'd told you recently how much I...

From This Civilian to the Soldiers of America:
Happy New Year! And a Heartfelt Thank You for All that You Do

Relationships matter, and this is the season when they may matter most. I typically write and blog about marital relationships. However, given the state of relational discord...

Several Christmases ago I noticed something interesting about one of my daughters; she deviated from a gift opening ritual -- one or two gifts at a time -- that she had methodically maintained for years. Typically, she would play with each newly-opened toy for several hours, then return to open...

The holiday season will begin in earnest on Thanksgiving Day and proceed all the way to the New Year. And so too will the season of heightened and all too often unrealistic, yet unstated, expectations. Not exactly a recipe for seasonal good cheer.

This is a time of year when...

The other day I was watching comedienne Chelsea Handler being interviewed by Piers Morgan when she dropped a speculative bombshell, suggesting that Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore had an open marriage, and that's what led to their union's inevitable demise.

"I think they probably had a lot of...

Everyone's a-Twitter about the latest Hollywood marriage to crash and burn. It seems like only yesterday when Kim Kardashian exchanged vows with pro-basketball player Kris Humphries and, after 72-days, and it pretty much was. But before we jump onto the mass bandwagon of outrage and judgment, let me just say...

Just a few hours from now nearly two billion pairs of eyes around the world will be glued to the television broadcast of the nuptials between Kate Middleton and HRH Prince William. No doubt this will be the wedding of the century. Thousands of work hours have been allocated to...

We've all seen the ads in the glossy magazines: beautiful woman steps off private plane, followed by a porter carrying stacks of Vuitton/Gucci/Bottega Veneta luggage; bikini-clad celebutant stretches out on deck of yacht, dripping in Cartier/Tiffany/DeBeers diamonds.

It's got nothing to do with most people's reality. But only a...

I want to thank the folks who took the trouble to comment on my first blog. I'm humbled and grateful for the ideas you shared, whether you agreed with me or not. I know that I am blessed in that I am not facing the kinds of hard choices confronting...

When I read the headlines about the apparent suicide of David Kellermann, Freddie Mac's acting CFO, it confirmed something I'd been feeling for a long time, a reality that we all share: the current financial crisis has deeply personal implications that we are not talking about nearly enough.

I don't...