Original Article on New York Social Diary

Looking south along Fifth Avenue from 55th Street. 1:40 PM. Photo: JH. Thursday, March 17, 2011. Getting warmer. I had a luncheon appointment yesterday with a man who runs a hedge fund. He called me in the late morning to tell me that because of the tentativeness of the situation in Japan, he needed to stay in the office and monitor. Concern. Coincidentally a few minutes later I got an email from a longtime reader in the Pacific Northwest encouraging me to address the situation, that it was a moment in the lives of millions of people that was more important and crucial than any party I might cover or any public event/celebration that might crop up. I understood. Although what does one say when Mother Nature speaks. Remember the Earth, She i...(read more)