Saturdays – at least the mornings – are one of my hoops day; that's basketball for those who need more clarity. I enjoy it; it's intergenerational (even more so in the summer but that'll merit its own blog...maybe). Some players have nicknames – Israeli Mike, Big Dave, Big Steve, Rug; some get called by last names – Stein, Blitz, Gluck, Cody; th …
You might want to crack open that dusty box of vidoes and see if you have any that you forgot to bring back to the store. A North Carolina man was arrested this week on charges he failed to return a VHS tape to a video store 14 years ago. 14 years! It wasn't even a really good movie..."Freddy Got Fingered." The culprit was driving his daughter to …
Last Saturday we were booked with American Airlines to fly home from vacation. Between the time of the original booking and the flight American changed the flight times, narrowing our connecting flight buffer to 51 minutes. I was up half the night before worrying about the potential for missing the connection, but in my wildest anxiety I could n …
The refugee crisis is on everyone’s mind. Discussed. Debated. The topic brings out the best, and the worst. Recently, Flo and I were at the Public Theatre on Lafayette Street. There’s a plaque on the building: “This plaque is dedicated to HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, which occupied this building from 1921 to 1965. As the international m …
From the Huffington Post: See Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emma Watson freestyle about gender equality. Right here. One of the highlights of his gender equality freestyle? “That means all day, every day, equal pay, every way, OK?” What else is there to say?
Last spring my daughter spent a week in Israel to start her international traveling. Last summer she spent a month in India working with an eye care foundation. In the winter she went back to Israel to study. This summer, she will be spending eight weeks doing research with the Queensland Mental Health Research Center in Brisbane Australia. Sh …
After weeks of urging by my husband (perhaps it was months) I finally cleaned out the junk drawer in the kitchen. When it’s difficult to open and close the drawer it’s time to clean it out. Under a pile of take-out menus and chopsticks I found my first treasure, my Mom’s address book. My daughter and I read through the book together and realized …
So many topics to consider. One who probably knows best suggested I cover a fave topic – music – and the current president's taste. Driving to basketball (and after we played friends there thought I should blog on our 4 v 4 full court games) this morning Adam LaRoche dominated the sportstalk radio airwaves; and as well when we left the gym and I …
It will be a year tomorrow that I euphemistically got "hit by a bus." (If you're interested in reading about it click here.) A lot has changed for me during this time and it's too easy to look back and relive the trauma. However, when I reflect, I think of a moment in the hospital that was very special. It was in the afternoon around 1p and the …
Movement is defined as an act of changing physical location or position or of having things changed. Also as a group of people working together to advance their shared political, social or artistic ideas. In this time of great social, economic, artistic and political movements I want to protest a mostly involuntary movement which effects society …
Sometimes there are things that are right before your eyes, but you never notice. Or you never realize what you're looking at...or exactly what it means. Also, you're never too old to learn something new. That's how I felt a few months ago when I learned that the little gas pump symbol on your car's dashboard has a little arrow that tells you wh …
I was talking to another Gothamite, the wonderful Sonia Saleh, about what Gotham means to us and how we view it. We came up with the concept of Gotham as Playground. Not to belittle the all the great work that is done within the Gotham Tribe, a playground to me is a place to try out new ideas, engage with like minded (and not-so-like-minded) people …
OK, but I’m still sleepy! I know that hour adds sunlight at the end of the day. I know that hour means summertime is just around the corner. I know that hour means I am one step closer to both of my children being home together at least for a little while. But, really, adjusting to the time change means waiting to enjoy all of those positi …
I recently blogged about a medical procedure I had to endure-nine needle biopsies into my neck while I was awake and laid perfectly still-because I did not initially listen to my doctor. Prior to undergoing the procedure I reached out to fellow blogger Cayce Crown-without telling her why-and questioned her about meditation. Knowing what I was about …
A need for secrecy absolutely barred this subject for blogging last week. A day before my daughter would travel home, Marisa shared an email with her mom and dad, brother and a cousin. She admonished us not to post on Facebook about her impending plans or presence upon arrival. Marisa kept secret her plans to attend a bridal shower on the date o …
