Carolina Comments: January Diversions

It’s winter and the weather outside is cold and gray and sleety.  When not exercising in the gym or fulfilling our several committee assignments, the Chief Penguin and I find ourselves burrowing deep into reading or bingeing on a TV series.  Hence, this week, you have here a book and a medical drama. FABULOUS NOVEL The Correspondent by …

Carolina Comments: Reading into the New Year

STACKS OF BOOKS One of my January pleasures is eying my stack of new books waiting to be read.  In our family, books are frequent Christmas gifts, and I eagerly anticipate adding to my Kindle list or stack of new titles.  This year was no exception and before the year even turned over, I got underway on …

Manhattan Moments: At Home & Dining Out

WATCHING: A Star Reflects Jay Kelly (Netflix) If you’re one of George Clooney’s many fans, then you will want to see this film.  Jay Kelly is the story of one famous movie star’s reflecting on his past life, his successes, but mostly his shortcomings and omissions.  Stunned by the death of a mentor, and then …

Manhattan Moments: Cold & Cocooning

TRAVEL IN WINTER: A DAY OF SMALL ADVENTURES Arriving at the Airport Fortunately, the Chief Penguin and I are planners and early people.  We routinely arrive at the airport 2 hours before flight time—earlier if he sets the pick-up time.  On Thursday, we arrived at the airport, having been driven there and unloaded the luggage, …