It’s Sunday morning and my eyes are barely open as I sit down to write this blog. I look to the large mug of coffee sitting in front of me for inspiration. My mug is filled with coffee, flavored with chicory, purchased from the Café du Monde over the internet (the topic of a different blog), with fat-free half and half and two Splendas. As I …
I was interested to read in The Sunday Times about a study in which researchers asked commuters in the Chicago area to participate. Half of those who volunteered were asked to speak to the person who sat next to them on the train while the other half were asked to keep to themselves. Not surprising to me, the researchers found that the commuters wh …
As Dan began packing, his resolution began to fade. So he reached for a different drink, one that would help give him the courage he needed to forge ahead with his plans. As he drank from a bottle of whiskey, questions began to swirl in his head. How was it that Duardo was able to take Espi to Argentina when Dan knew that Espi did not have a …
Sometimes, as I’m sure we all do, I wonder/worry about whether my children will accept the traditions my husband and I have tried to impart to them and continue them in their own household. When it comes to religious traditions, my children-- as my brother, sister, and I did-- loudly raise their objections. I hear annually, “Do we have to go both …
While reading the New York Times Magazine this weekend, I chuckled at a small section entitled, “That Should be a Word.” This week’s made up word was, “buychology.” As expected, the definition of the made up word, “the science of making people make purchases." While reading, I unexpectedly thought of my mother. Whenever my brother, sister, …
I have admitted in past blogs that I am not an athletic person. My idea of a work-out is to walk the treadmill as I watch a trashy television show that I have taped; usually an episode of The Real Housewives. As I have gotten older, however, I have recognized the increased importance of exercise for me. Recently, I increased my time on the …
I have never followed the NCAA tournament except for this year. Like 11 million others my step-son, Ryan, joined Warren Buffet’s $1 billion perfect bracket challenge. Unlike most others, however, at the end of the first day Ryan and only 500,000 others were still in the game. Ryan having made it through the first day, gave our family the op …
According to Facebook I have been a member since 2009. I cannot believe that I have actually been using Facebook for five years because I still feel as if I don’t know what I am doing. There is one Facebook rule I know for sure, never ever ever ever comment on my children’s Facebook pages or that of my nieces and nephews. I am well aware that …
A few weeks ago New York Magazine was in the news when it published an essay by Alec Baldwin wherein he gave his reasons as to why he was going to leave New York City. The essay was available on the internet prior to the publication of that week’s issue of the magazine. While my urge to read the essay online was strong, I was easily able to resist …
If I’m running a bit slow this morning it’s because I stayed up last night to watch the Oscars. And while I love the show itself, it’s really the walking of the red carpet that I love the most. I am not sure why I enjoy watching the celebrities but it is an annual tradition for me. I pour myself a glass of wine, sit in front of our high defin …
Many say that the internet has made the world smaller by allowing us to easily communicate with people who are far away. For me, the internet has also made it possible to recreate foreign experiences in my home. For instance, while in New Orleans I fell in love with the coffee, mixed with chicory, served at The Café Du Monde and bought …
This is the first President’s Week, in several years, that we have not taken a family vacation. That, along with the sound of my husband once again shoveling snow outside, has me daydreaming about vacations on the beach instead of focusing on blog writing. If I could go anywhere right now it would be to the beach in Rivera Maya, Mexico. The beaches …
I have followed the re-emerging news stories regarding allegations of sexual abuse asserted against Woody Allen by his daughter, Dylan Farrow with acute interest due to my own professional experience. I recently completed a very long custody battle wherein I represented a father seeking custody of his two young children based on our claims t …
Having the Monday blog spot the day after the Super Bowl puts me in a great position to be a Monday Quarterback. Of course, anyone who knows me knows that I don’t have the expertise to second guess the coaching of the game. My interest in the game is in the commercials. This year, I am very interested in the commercials that I saw before the …
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a reader. Books have always opened up new worlds for me. One of my favorite books, as a child, was “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.” I’ll never forget how amazed and taken aback I felt, at nine years old, when I first saw the movie, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (the Gene Wilder version). The p …
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