http://carolwolfson.com Author, Philanthropist, Consultant Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:42:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is my birthday. I love birthdays. I love celebrations. I love celebrating my birthday (hmmm, Gertrude Stein or Dr. Seuss?) I just returned from five weeks of traveling in the U.S. and Europe. I must say that I am happy to be home. I suppose "home" to me means ... http://carolwolfson.com/2009/08/24/a-few-birthday-thoughts/ lushan-event-a4-pdf.pdfI will be returning to Shanghai for the launch of our new LuShan Boutique relocation and fundraiser for SCAA..the event is on 3 June so hope you can join us! http://carolwolfson.com/2009/05/10/lushanscaa-event-3-june-2009/ Ding dong. The chimes are dead...the wicked chimes are dead!! (See rant below for details). Apparently, screaming and threatening with lawyers, police and, even worse, not paying rent, works...the chimes were taken down within a day after I wrote my chime whinge. I dared not post this victory until I ... http://carolwolfson.com/2009/01/26/de-chimed/ I was determined that my September 2008 blog was my final entry, but I feel compelled to rant. This whinge is not about the worldwide economic meltdown nor about the mind-numbing violence in Gaza. It's not even about the diamond-studded Rolex I'm waiting to receive from Madoff. This is about hatred. There are ... http://carolwolfson.com/2009/01/18/the-chime-winge/ Is there some genetic code in kittens/cats that demands they jump on whatever you are trying to read (and if possible destroy it)? How do cats know (or dogs for that matter) that the reason you settle on the sofa with the Sunday Chicago Tribune (delivered same day in Asia ... http://carolwolfson.com/2008/09/13/1-september-2008-my-blog-the-final-frontier/ http://carolwolfson.com/2007/12/28/new-article-in-the-star/ Carol first went to China because of Northwestern University which granted her a scholarship to study at Fudan University in 1981/82...the rest is history! Recently, a group of NU alumni visited Shanghai and asked Carol to give a speech and sign books for the group. Below are some photographs from ... http://carolwolfson.com/2007/11/13/nu-alumni-visit-shanghai/ Hello from my favorite place in: Clifden. Apologies to all for this near 3-month delay in updating this website “blog”! As many of you know, I am not a fan of lingering/surfing on the internet…”emails in/emails out and meet me for cocktails” is my motto. Primarily, SCAA has been overwhelming, wonderfully ... http://carolwolfson.com/2007/09/06/august-2007-update/ The title is about being over 40 as a woman and watching one's hair turn gray! When I was young, I vowed never to die my hair, but I didn't have any gray hair back then to complain about. Now, over 40, my hair is going gray and I have ... http://carolwolfson.com/2007/05/28/what-does-the-title-the-last-pluck-mean/ Thank you all for coming the book launch. It was a great success. Go here to see pictures from the event.  http://scaashanghai.org/gallery2/v/last_pluck/ http://carolwolfson.com/2007/05/21/last-pluck-book-launch/