(This is for every mom who’s bitched about a teenager—in the past, present and future.) He’s 16 years old, so Jack Andraka’s mom must have something to bitch about. But surely she’s not bugging him to boost his chances of getting into a top college by improving his resume. (Check it out) As a junior, […]
Beach Babes in Magic City
Once upon a time, long long ago, and far away, there lived 6 girls in a place called Magic City. Hold on; I just need to interrupt a second. This sounds like a fairy tale but it’s true; so for the sake of accuracy, it wasn’t really called Magic City. But I didn’t make that up. […]
Birthday in the Book of Life
It’s that time of year. I’m not religious; but I feel reflective around the holidays. If you’re Jewish you know what I mean by the Book of Life. If you’re not Jewish here’s the deal : According to Jewish tradition, on Rosh Hashanah, God inscribes each person’s fate for the coming year into a book, called […]
24: The best gift
(NOTE: After you read this post, a comment would be the best gift –for a wonderful cause. Please see below.) We’re standing in the parking lot where Daniel is about to board the bus that will take him to sleep-away camp for the first time, for a month. I had urged him to have […]
Madonna, Reinvention and Revolution
Madonna turned 55 this week. I have to believe she’s thinking to herself: How did that happen? That’s what I’m thinking about my birthday which is also coming up this week; just a few days (and a few years!) after hers. It gets harder to wrap your head around the number the bigger it gets. […]
Milestones and millstones
My office (and my life) often are filled with chaos and clutter; but maybe never more than now. I have to weave around boxes just to get to my desk to write this. I also have so much to do I haven’t been on Facebook out of the house for weeks–except for medical reasons—V’s kidney […]
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