For those who attend church and look forward to Christmas services, is this season about religion or tradition? For those who light their candles Friday nights and manage the menorah during Chanukah – is this an exercise in faith, or honoring heritage, particularly if there are children in the house? And what about those who […]
Get Smart
Questioning assumptions: IQ, EQ, our educational challenges.
The Lonely Season
We stigmatize any admission of loneliness. So we push away the feelings, we nod at the cheery platitudes, we cover up the sense of shame we feel at finding ourselves on our own, and we pin a smile on our faces as we downplay our angst, especially at the holidays. We know this is the […]
On Meaningful and Memorable Words
On memorable stories, characters, and authors. Philip Roth, retiring at 80.
Twinkie Bailout?
Toasting the Twinkie: An American Institution.
Once More Into the Brink… What Kids Cost (2012 Edition)
Cost of raising a family? More than you realize.
Decorating Hillary
Hillary Clinton, Interior Decorator…
Will You Vote Like Your Spouse? (Politics and Partnership)
When political differences predict more than the outcome of elections.
Big Storm, Big Heart?
The first thing I did when I woke this morning was check weather online in the cities where my sons attend college. Then I checked the news online, to see what damage Hurricane Sandy’s impacts continued to wreak through the night. I opened a window to access Facebook and read any messages from my boys. […]
Big Head – See Red?
There’s confidence and over-confidence. It’s a fine line to walk.