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A Manifesto for Invisible Women: Numbers too big to ignore
I am woman hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore If you’re old enough to remember those words, you’ll get this. And you should read it even if you’re not. Whether you fear it, lie about it or celebrate it, the number 50 seems way too big to ignore. Yet, ironically the opposite […]
Learning Curve
This is a piece I wrote about my daughter Alli– published in MORE Magazine. I finished college in 1971, a member of the first class of women to graduate from Yale. I would not describe myself as overly ambitious–still, I like to be first, and I like to be best. Of course I want the […]
Rocket and Sock it
I haven’t been online as often lately. Partly for the same reason that would possess a person to sleep with her hands stuck inside two balls of socks. Don’t ask. (Obviously I’m going to tell you anyway.) It started a couple weeks ago when my right thumb hurt. Actually what hurt wasn’t my thumb—it was […]
losing it
I’m in the car returning from an appointment; continuing on my way to run an errand. Only I forget where I was planning to go; and I pull up to our house instead. We live about 2 minutes away from my errand; but instead of turning around, I figure I’ll go inside and pick up […]
Bad Taste meets The Final Four: Who is the Worst Celebrity Husband?
Sports is so old school. This year, the real March Madness isn’t B–Ball—it’s B–Boys. Bad boys. It’s been a banner year for men behaving badly. In the post-season, excitement is building to a peak for sports fans—as contenders for Worst Celebrity Husband move through their brackets toward the championship. No longer are simple sexual shenanigans […]
Just in case
Just. In. Case. The 3 words most used by Jewish mothers. The 3 words their kids least want to hear. Daniel was packing up for his semester abroad. According to airline regulations, his suitcase can’t weigh over 50 pounds—which forces him to weigh priorities. So he makes a colossal mistake and asks me if […]
