My (book) baby is launched!
Releasing a book is often compared to a birth. Well if 19 months’ gestation counts for anything, then this book is one big baby. People ask…
Real Deal Road Trip No. 21 : Hard Hat Tour of Ellis Island
On a quick reunion trip to New York, a subset of my high school besties took advantage of a new Hard Hat Tour of Ellis Island. If…
The Captains of Boston Harbor
For more than a year now my primary means of transport to the airport and train station has been a water taxi. I usually…
Hanky Panky Video Remix, in All Its Cringe-Worthy Glory
One of the ties that binds The Grommet team is making fun of me and Joanne in our early videos. Their universal favorite is the launch…
Did I raise him right (yet)?
Something astounding happens to a parent when a child goes to college. It’s been well documented. The mom or dad gets dumb. Really, really dumb. In fact, in the first year…
Mother, (don’t) leave those kids alone.
Since we sold our suburban house and started disassembling it for the upcoming move to smaller quarters, I’ve been handling virtually all our possessions. In the…
Warning: bragging mom occupying this space
Skip this post if you can’t stand fawning parents. I am seriously in awe of my youngest son this month. This short video gives a really…
Kicking off 2012 with Tequila, Tears and a CakeWreck
Grommet team party, January 6, 2012 The Boston-based Grommet team happily kicked off the New Year at Joanne’s house. By the way, this is not the…
VC’s should eat their young (before they are born)
My youngest son recently told me that lions and rats sometimes eat their young if their eco-system is strained for food and other resources. In so…
Out of the mouths of interns…
This is Julia Kemp, our summer intern. She’s an MBA student at Simmons College. She is also an industrial designer…in fact, Julia designed the fitness line…
Jules Pieri 