A story that I read in the news this week really upset and concerned me. A Florida man, Derek Melina, confessed to killing his wife and posted a picture of her body on his Facebook feed. He then turned himself into police. And although his acts are troubling by themselves, what happened next is what was truly disconcerting to me. While countle …
Every time I go on my Facebook page there’s a new notification waiting for me; will I give a life to a friend or relative playing Candy Crush? There is also usually a notification that a friend has surpassed a certain level in the game. My kids and friends all talk about the game. They offer to give one another lives and anything else th …
They have always intrigued me. Yet, as a Jewish woman from Long Island they always seemed, to me, to be so wrong. Pickles belong in a plate next to the cole slaw at the Kosher deli or in a container in which they arrived at my house fresh from the barrel. Pickles do not belong anywhere near breadcrumbs or a fryer. But there they were on the m …
Rolling Stone magazine was, itself, in the news last week for using a picture of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover. In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of "Rolling Stone." The photo, a self image tak …
At first I thought it was a joke. A friend had posted a picture of her sixteen year old son, Jonah, clearly upset on Facebook. The caption below the photo read that the source of his anguish was the refusal of employees of Legoland in Yonkers to allow him admission into Legoland. When I asked her about it she told me that, Legoland, which bills i …
The moment the words came out of his mouth I immediately went to a surreal place. I just could not believe that people still had these types of thoughts. I was at the beginning of a consultation with a prospective new client. He had obviously been through a terrible time in the court system. While explaining his year long odyssey through Family …
Last week, my children sat transfixed in front of the television as they watched Nik Wallenda walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope. Apparently, my children were not the only ones who watched as Discovery Channel, the channel that aired the walk, reported it’s highest ratings since 2000. My children were similarly spellbound when they watche …
In an interview published this month in Vogue magazine, Katie Perry revealed that her now ex-husband Russell Brand told her he wanted a divorce via a text message. Similarly, Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member, Porsha Stewart, revealed that she was told that her husband, NFL player Kordell Stewart, wanted a divorce via Twitter. Reading ab …
Nancy’s recent blog about her daughter attending the prom inspired me to write this blog. Next Monday both my daughter and step-son will be attending their prom. Their preparations for the event could not be more different. My daughter’s preparation began in early January. At that time, a Facebook page was posted wherein every girl attending th …
Did you know that June 7 was National Donut Day? First celebrated in 1938 by the Salvation Army in Chicago, the holiday was established as a fundraiser for those in need during the Great Depression, and to honor the Salvation Army “donut lassies” who served deep-fried rounds of dough to famished soldiers during World War I. What began as a small c …
This blog is not about politics. This blog is about change. As a young adult, I was a left wing liberal. My father, on the other hand, was a right wing conservative. We used to love butting heads over politics. I was the “meat-head” to his Archie Bunker. My father would end every argument with these words, “You’ll see that I’m right when you get …
I was asked to discuss at a meeting this week, how the South Shore was doing six months after Sandy. I talked about many of the businesses that still haven’t come back. I also spoke about all the homes that still haven’t or are just beginning to undergo construction. Without realizing that I would, I spent a lot of time discussing the color …
This past weekend began a very exciting period for my husband and me. All four of our children are graduating this spring. My daughter and step daughter graduated college this past weekend. My other daughter and step son graduate high school in June. The overwhelming emotion my husband and I are feeling is pride. With respect to our older chil …
Since Kim Kardashian announced that she was pregnant, photographs of her have been published on an almost daily basis. Equally pervasive have been negative comments about her weight gain and her choice of clothing during her pregnancy. She has been criticized for gaining too much weight, wearing clothing that was too tight, too revealing, and heel …
I have a confession to make. While I have a Linkedin profile I am not, at all, comfortable with using Linkedin. And, while I know that statement alone will probably generate a lot of castigatory comments that is not the focus of this blog. I accepted a Linkedin request this week for someone to join my network. After that, I was directed to a …
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