In the film Star Trek Generations, Data, the andriod, installs the emotion chip he retrieved from Lore, his brother, and experiences the full scope of emotions. However, those emotions were difficult to control and Data struggled to master them. In several scenes, Data experiences laughter, sadness and outright fear and terror. In one partiular s …
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Today is Yom Ha’Shoah - Holocaust Remebrance Day, which commemorates the lives and heroism of those who perished in the Holocaust. I would be remiss to let the day go by without the appropriate recognition. Last Sunday, we attended the annual commemoration held at Temple Emanu-El in New York. My mother was invited to give the remarks reserved for a …
For the first time in my 29 years with my super talented bride, Sheilagh Weymouth, we are separated by more than a few days. Or even a couple of weeks. She has gone to California to star in the Tony awarded play, Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike at the Sierra Rep, playing Sonia. I am thrilled for her, but it is a strange, freeing, sad, joy …
Around a table recently I listened to the following conversation. A group of friends asked each other – “Where do you think you will be in ten years?” The answers were great and varied. Some said “retired on a beach somewhere.” Others said “Exactly where I am right now”. Another said – “Peeling away more of the things I don’t enjoy and adding …
My children range in age from 20 to almost 26. They are hardly babies. So, you can imagine my surprise when I experienced two episodes of “Mommy guilt,” within the past two weeks. The first episode occurred when my youngest daughter called from college in Buffalo, obviously sick. My initial reaction was to get on a plane and take care of her. But …
As this weekend began, we just returned from visiting mom in Florida. The visit includes helping mom some and catching up with friends who relocated there and/ or have places there. I also enjoy checking out their living spaces and musing about what we might consider if we took the full or partial-time plunge. I certainly enjoy the outdoor pool a …
Another strange but true story that made me just shake my head. An Australian brewery is mixing up a unique beverage for an upcoming festival: a beer brewed using yeast from belly button lint. The 7 Cent Brewery in Victoria announced on its website that tin a upcoming beer festival they will debut Belly Button Beer, which is brewed using belly bu …
When I was young the following terms and expressions did not exist: World Class Arm candy It is what it is WTF Texting Social Media Hip Hop or Rap Metro sexual Booty (call) Internet Tennis elbow POTUS Jet set iPhone Bottled water LGBTQ Cable On line Red light camera Viagra Hip and knee-replacement Bike helmets Seat belts Hooking up Metal bats Fed …
Another fall from grace. Another moment to reflect upon those who have been in positions of power, or positions of public admiration and fallen. Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and second in succession for the presidency, was sentenced to more than one year in prison for violating banking laws in a hush money scheme t …
Recently the entertainment news has been full of Beyonce's film, Lemonade, which tells the story of Jay Z's unfaithfulness, her feelings and the decision to stay with him. Fairly interesting stuff done in a very artistic way. Thats not the lemonade I'm writing about today. My lemonade story does involve male philandering, but the heart of the story …
When I was 11 years old and in sixth grade, I played Fruma Sarah. For those of you who were not great fans of Fiddler on The Roof, Fruma Sarah was the butcher’s dead wife who Tevye conjures up in a dream scene to convince Golde that their daughter Tzeitel should be permitted to marry him. It is a crazy scene where Fruma Sarah flies through the air …
With the untimely passing of Prince this week, many musicians have been interviewed as to how he influenced their career and music. What I find most impressive, however, are the numerous lay people who are speaking out about how his lyrics and music impacted them. During my senior year of high school, my parents were pressuring me to attend coll …
We did not host this year. We always hosted; tradition of sorts, and not just for Passover. Noneless, we joined my good friend Joshua for the seder he hosted with his wife Linda; I found myself rather relaxed with no carving and other related duties; we enjoyed the company and the food. The next night we joined my mom in a restaurant for a 2nd nig …
Can anybody say fantasy? This Marvel looking exoskeleton is actually real. The prototype 'mecha-exosuit' called the NK-01 is a nod to the Robert Downey Jr Iron Man movies as it's been put together by a team who obviously love comic books and cartoons. The coolest part is that it can be piloted by a person wearing the suit. They say not to get a …
