My children, every year, immediately get into the holiday shopping season. They love going to the mall at 5:00 a.m. on Black Friday with their friends and cousins. As much as they love the “bargains” they think they are getting, I believe, what they enjoy most is the social aspect of Black Friday; being in the mall in the early morning hours with …
For the first time, in a very long time, I am hosting family and friends for Thanksgiving. For weeks, I have been planning all different menus in in my head. I know, for many, the “star of the show “ for Thanksgiving dinner is the turkey. But, for me, it’s all about the “supporting cast,” the side dishes. I already have four side dishes plann …
Growing up, the topic of proper manners and consideration of others was an important topic for my Mom. We were taught to always say, “please,” thank you,” and “excuse me.” Whenever I called a friend at home I always begin with, “Hello, this is Rona, may I please speak to ____?” I guess with the use of cell phones and caller id, that last lesson is …
I had written a different blog to post today. But after what occurred to my family this weekend, this blog practically wrote itself. On Saturday, my husband realized he was the victim of a computer hack. The hacker first got control of my husband’s business account and started changing passwords and making small transfers. My husband called his b …
Happy Halloween Gotham. When my children were younger Halloween was a big event in my house. We would spend weeks together planning and buying costumes, then the Halloween decorations would come out and finally the big day arrived. Trick or treating was always fun but, I think my favorite part was when trick or treating was done. That was the time …
On Sunday morning, my family woke up early to go to The Jets game. I was not going with them. Yet, I still planned to get up with them. My plan was to exercise, do some fall cleaning (switch out my sandals for my boots) and do some cooking for the week. I had a full morning scheduled. Instead, I spent the morning in bed finishing up the book I s …
It was one of those days you dread while on vacation. As our cruise ship pulled into the port of Corfu Greece, we looked outside our balcony to see drenching rainfall. Given that we were scheduled to take a bus tour of the island, I was not concerned; I did not expect the rain to affect our itinerary. As soon as the bus pulled away from the dock, …
I feel, as if, this month, I am writing a travelling blog. But, as you’re reading this, I will be in the midst of a lifelong ambition, seeing Greece. As a young child, Greek mythology and culture fascinated me. As a teenager, my parents travelled to Greece-without me, my brother and my sister-and the souvenirs they brought back and the stories th …
Last week I wrote about my husband’s personal philosophy, which leads us to travel as often as we can. One of the great things about travelling is that you never know what you may find. Labor Day weekend we choose to travel to Chicago. Our reason for doing so, because neither us, nor our friends whom we travel with, have just never been to Chicago. …
As many of you may know, when my husband was thirty years old, and his first wife was twenty-nine, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Through my husband’s tireless efforts at finding different treatments for her she lived thirteen years after her initial diagnosis. She passed, however, when she was forty-two years old and my husband was forty-th …
On Saturday morning, I had thought of a fun blog idea. Running out to an appointment, I decided to set the idea aside and write the blog on Sunday morning. Then, on Saturday, the explosions in Chelsea and New Jersey occurred as well as the stabbings in Minnesota. And, with that, thoughts of a fun blog flew out of my head. And, I immediately we …
What sort of eater are you? I think my husband would say I am a quirky eater. For instance, I love raw carrots and eat them by the handful all day long. But I will never go near a cooked carrot, no matter how lightly cooked it may be. My eating quirkiness extends to watermelon. I love fresh watermelon. But I intensely dislike anything that is …
My children tweet. Apparently, they tweet all the time. In addition, they use Twitter to get their news and information about most important events. I have tried to tweet. The opportunity to potentially communicate with someone I would normally not be able to reach is very intriguing to me. But the approach to tweeting intimidates me. I have a Tw …
Today I am feeling vindicated. In the past, have written blogs about my experience being called, “Honey” or “B###h,” by male attorneys or, otherwise being sexually harassed. In the blogs, I wrote about my feelings of degradation and anger. Last week The New York Times reported that The American Bar Association is considering an amendment to the …
This week I am again thinking about engagements. Probably because my step-daughter, Danielle, got engaged on Saturday. Once that happens it’s difficult to think about anything other than the engagement. Danielle’s engagement led me to think about how couples meet. I met my husband, Philip, through our younger children, Ryan and Sydney. Ryan and …
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