For years I've walked by the Salvation Army headquarters on 14th Street in New York City. There is almost always a homeless person taking shelter on the stairs waiting for the doors to open and occasionally there are white dispatch trucks parked outside. I look up each time, because...

Congratulations to professional rugby player Gareth Thomas for coming out publicly over the weekend. What's especially significant about Thomas' announcement is that he came out while still being an active player. Most pro athletes that come out wait until they retire to do so. "What I choose to do...

My husband is going to visit his mom in Italy for Christmas and I'll be in the States, so we celebrated the holiday together yesterday. To say it was a disaster is an understatement. He basically liked two of his stocking stuffers and none of the other gifts I picked...