It’s funny. This is how my father started many of his stories. The thing is; most, if not all, were not, in fact, humorous. “It’s funny. I didn’t see the…
Define Pandemic
Define pandemic. Frankly, it is one of those words that rested comfortably and unused in my vocabulary cubbyhole until recently. Yes, an outbreak of disease that affects the whole country…
Let It Go
A few years ago, somewhere around one of my more significant birthdays number-wise, I was feeling angst over something a friend said or did. Another dear friend, Lisa, turned to…
Motherhood: The Lifelong Dance
On the way to my son’s bar mitzvah he quietly announced that if I didn’t cry during the parent’s prayer he would know I loved his older sister more (since…
Crazy Sock Day
Tomorrow is the third and final round. Sounds conclusive, eh? In most ways I suppose it is. Like an irrevocable binding; an ending that can’t be rewritten, whatever happens tomorrow…
Will the Real Movie Please Stand Up
Today Fifty Shades of Grey will come to a theater near you. And with its opening, comes the stirring of the coalescence that somehow caused the gray confusion that brought…
Stop Stomping on Good Teachers
A few of my good friends still teach. I am in awe of the stories they share about the trials and tribulations of their work; as well as the joys…
Through Your Eyes
Someone invited me to a lecture this morning. She said I would enjoy it, because I am smart. My yoga instructor told me I am doing very well, even though…
Finding the Ultimate Happiness
Why have we become a generation of parents that try so hard to give our children what we think will provide them with the ultimate happiness? In doing so…
I am a Flckering Candle
Somehow, I am happy to say, I feel confident that my sister manages to maintain the one thing that we agree is the basis of good teaching – not being…
