Business Casual

The woman walking through Atlanta’s Poncey-Highland neighborhood was carrying a flat of bright purple pansies in her outstretched arms, and I was envious. I was in my car, on the way to spend a sedentary evening indoors. She was, presumably,…

A recent family illness has taught me, among other things, to cut to the chase when the insurance statements come in the mail. I go directly to the space marked, “est. member responsibility.” If that line is filled with zeroes…

The first food offering that showed up was a plate of New Orleans-style red beans and rice, sent spontaneously one Sunday afternoon by my friend Janet, who has nailed the seasoning combination in a way I never have in more…

So, the demand for older workers is going up, and gray is the new green? Experience and maturity are the new watchwords? We’ll see about that.

Homebuyers are buying bigger and bigger houses for smaller and smaller families – except, of course, for the ones who are downsizing.

I had a New York grandmother who was nothing like any of the Georgia grandmothers my friends and schoolmates had. She worked in Wall Street until she was in her 70s, shopped the sales at Lord & Taylor, wore jangly…

Winning Words

No question, pedestrians ought to cross at intersections and wait for the light. But the reality is, they don’t – intersections in Atlanta are pretty far apart. Fortunately, pedestrian safety is drawing attention from a number of individuals and entities.

Feeling like a self-styled Ancient Mariner, reciting a tale to people who are paid to listen and trained to be polite and occasionally helpful.

More than any other occupational group, teachers are often judged by the few bad apples rather than the bushels of good ones.