Since we’ve had an empty nest, I spend more time with our cat, Peppy. I should have done this years ago—- I could have saved myself a lot of aggravation. Just a few examples: 5 Parenting Lessons I learned from my cat 1. You can’t make them eat something they don’t want to eat. […]
Heads up
We had a little plumbing problem recently. The bathtub backed up in the guest bathroom. When something breaks in our house, I know exactly what to do: I call V. I’m clueless and incompetent and all machines torment me. Plus I’m Jewish. And although I hate to promote a stereotype, let’s face it: very few Jews […]
faces
I was sure yesterday would be my last Michael Jackson post. But more news broke, and I was scrutinizing faces. Not Jackson’s face– so closely scrutinized for so long; I was looking at his children’s faces for traces of another face. Dr. Arnold Klein, suddenly a household word, was a very familiar face to me—and mine was closely scrutinized by […]
We'll always have Paris
First I complained. And then I watched. Once I started I couldn’t stop. And now I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m not thinking about what I was thinking while I watched. After watching for more than 2 hours, I’m left with 20 seconds–now seared into the world’s collective memory. We’re all left with the image […]
Time-share with Arianna Huffington
Arianna wrote a post today describing her idyllic excursion to Crete, where she’s vacationing with her two daughters…and her ex-husband. You might want to read this whether you’re married or divorced, happily or unhappily, just to see what’s possible down the road (at least for some people). It’s 12 years later in Arianna’s case; 15 years in my […]
a friendly fourth
My little corner of the world looked really good to me on July 4th this year. And not just physically. I made it through the day without tears or fears. Although my kids were far out of visual range, I kept my distance without obsessively calling them as I’ve been known to do on previous Independence […]
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