Professional

I'm Known For...

Giving boring investment advice.

My Current Project

Coping with a dicey market.

My Greatest Achievement

Marrying Joyce Rhea

My Biggest Regret

Abandoning creative writing when I got a rejection letter from John Ciardi -- who actually encouraged me to try again.

I Truly Respect

Grace under pressure

Moments I'd Like To Forget

Too many

How I Pay For This Wardrobe

Not much of a clothes hound

Blocks I've Been Around

Parenting

Things That Really Happened

Climbed in the Alps. About 45 feet.

Where I'd Like To Be 10 Years From Now

On a beach

Why True/Slant

Journalism is finding a new business model. This is the one I think has got the best chance of succeeding.

My Other Website

This is it for now.

Personal

What I'm Currently Addicted To...

Cocktails, especially Martinis with the new Noilly Prat and orange bitters.

This Is Annoying Me...

Reality TV. Reality itself is enough.

This Is Making Me Worry...

I'm not a worrier.

This Is Bringing Me Joy...

My grandchildren, Kevin and Brynne.

I'm Running From...

All this rain.

This Is Helping Me Create...

A book about a food-lover's garden.

This Is Making Me Think - Hard...

The high cost of living in metropolitan New York.

This Makes My Teeth Itch

American Idol

Can't Do Without

Fresh basil

Favorite Voices

Mick Jagger, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty

My Most Awkward Moment

When I laughed at a guy taking his kids onto the podium at college graduation. He was blind.

My Secret Ambition

To write a decent novel.