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The Hope Lodge

Maybe they call New York ” the city that never sleeps”,  because it costs so much for a hotel room to sleep in. Today I found out about a place that’s the best kept secret in town. Great midtown location.  Nice rooms.   A fully equipped kitchen on every floor.  A library.    A great room with […]

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a day for nachas

This is the payoff for all the sleepless night and poopy diapers;  the moments you’re filled with pride and joy —watching your pride and joy. There’s a great Yiddish word for it:  nachas. I bet Chelsea Clinton heard that word today.  She walked down the aisle right around the same time my son Daniel walked down the aisle […]

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something old, something new

She put her hand up to his face, tenderly caressing his cheek, gazing at him with love and pride. “I love him so much,” she said, smiling happily.    “Isn’t he adorable?” And he is. At that instant,  he was completely occupied with the flowers in their garden—not even looking at us,  as the sweetness […]

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Broken up

In my last post I wrote about my 16th anniversary with my husband. And already I’m broken up over someone else—who I met behind V’s back. It started a few months ago. He didn’t have to say a word. The minute I saw him, I fell for him…..hard. He was hard, too. And kind of […]

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The July Jinx Part 2

I have to confess, I”m superstitious. I try not to be; but it’s  hard not to be. Especially in July. It’s impossible to ignore my July 4 litany. And today is part of the July Jinx, Part 2. It’s our  16th anniversary (sort of). You have to read this to get what I mean….

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Microphones and matzoh balls

It’s hard to get past the face. Stretched so tight, there’s not a single laugh line….. …. still, her lines have always made me laugh. And the movie delivers on its title—Joan Rivers : A Piece of Work. Such irony.   For a comedian, her story has plenty of tragedy.   The outrageous character she […]

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