I don’t have a bucket list. Luckily my life has been full of things better than what I would have dreamed up. But if I ever had a list….there is one thing….one fantasy I’ve had for years, that would be at the top. I’m not sure how it started. Maybe when I was Daisy Mae […]
Larger than life
Lately I feel as if I’m doing a daily post about another person who died—and for me, they’re all connected—by that war we’ve been fighting since the time of Vietnam—the one close to home—the war against cancer. In my twenties, when I made a documentary about breast cancer—I was sure I would see the end of this […]
Continuing Education
I’m over the angst. Both my kids’ educations are ongoing—and I’ve been educated, too. I’ve learned to go with the flow and not to get all emotional about it. Did I really say that? Actually, I did— just a couple days ago, right here. And I’m about to eat my words. Or at least take […]
Grandparents’ Day
Until recently, I had no idea Grandparent’s Day was a national holiday since 1978, when Jimmy Carter made it official. I think it’s a great idea. And I’d be celebrating if I had something to celebrate. I’m not a grandmother. (For my views on that subject, click here to read: Grandma Envy.) I joke about it […]
Leave them laughing
With the death of Larry Gelbart— whose brilliant words and comic genius spanned more than 60 years in TV, movies and theater— the world lost an enormous talent. And I lost another link to my past life—the life I inherited when I got married and moved to California. Along with Mel Brooks, Larry was one of my […]
Impossible
It felt impossible…..from the moment we were woken up by a frantic call from a friend whose daughter worked at the World Trade Center. Impossible….. to see the unthinkable happen, watching the towers disappear. Impossible….to imagine the heroism and courage of NY firefighters. Impossible…to let my kids out of my sight and send them to school. Impossible….that Alli’s American […]
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