Today is the day we celebrate the Reverend Martin Luther King’s birthday. As you all probably know Dr. King was assassinated in 1968. During his lifetime, Dr. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. I did a little research o …
Growing up, my family had assigned seats at the dinner table. My father sat at the head of the table with my mother to his right and my brother to his left. It was very important to my father that the head of the table be designated as his seat. Even when my dad was away on business trips-which he was often as a camera salesman-we would never sit i …
Nancy and I routinely comment to one another about our different approaches to writing our blogs. My blogs are generally written and posted on Saturday, two days before they appear. From what Nancy tells me, she generally writes her blog the night before they appear. I am writing this blog on Sunday afternoon, as I just returned home from vacatio …
For a post-Christmas blog, I am taking a “page” out of Mitch’s playbook and offering a heart lifting story I recently came across. Apparently, a first grader from California has achieved every young girl's dream; having permission to own her very own pet unicorn., The little girl, identified only as Madeline, wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Count …
We are planning my youngest daughter, Sydney’s wedding. It is such a different experience planning your child’s wedding, as opposed to planning your own. For example, when we went bridal gown shopping, all I wanted was to see was my “baby,” in a huge princess dress. Being the accommodating youngest child that she is, she begrudgingly put one on …
I know I am “late to the game,” but I have just discovered podcasts. I, sort of, accidentally listened o my first podcast on Saturday. There’s a pop culture website that I look at every so often when I need a quick diversion. Saturday morning I was inputting my billing for the week and I accidentally hit the link on the website for their podca …
What, to you, makes a movie good or, even, great? After Superstorm Sandy, my husband and I refurbished our downstairs den into a movie room. Ever since that time, once a month a group of friends come over, and we bring in dinner and enjoy a movie. Saturday night’s move was “Don’t Worry Darling.” Being a science fiction fan, I was the only one w …
It’s Cyber-Monday and my in box is exploding. I must admit, whenever I go to a store and they offer me an additional 10% off if I give my email address, I always do. My intent, always, is to unsubscribe when I get that first email. But I never do. I fully understand the marketing. I have seen “The Social Experiment.” I know those emails are “ti …
Have you had Covid? If so, what were your symptoms? I first noticed on Saturday that I was slightly congested, had a mild cough, and I felt tired. When I woke up on Sunday, given the symptoms and the fact that I was out of the country recently, I thought I should be vigilant and take a home COVID test. I was genuinely shocked and surprised …
Are you an adventurous eater? I, generally, am not. I largely won’t eat meat because I just don’t like it. I love raw carrots but I don’t like them cooked. I guess you can actually call me a picky eater. I will, however, try anything when I am on vacation. I feel trying the local food is part of the experience. I have tried alligator (no it doe …
I have noticed that, through the years living with my husband, we are very different packers. I open my suitcase, pull out from my drawers and closet what I think I need and just pack. My husband, on the other hand, is a very meticulous packer. He starts writing a list weeks before we leave. As the trip gets closer, he revises the list. Then he …
I need reading recommendations. I, hopefully, will soon be taking a much needed vacation which involves a very long airline flight. As anyone reading this blog knows, I am a fearful flyer. Therefore, I always try to keep myself distracted during the flight. I love to read and find, lately, I don’t have enough time. So I am looking for some boo …
My husband and I have recently realized that, other than the national and local news, the only network television show we watch is Shark Tank. Everything else we watch is available through the networks that we stream. Technically so is Shark Tank but we still watch it on cable. So we have begun having THE discussion. Do we cancel cable and rel …
We recently went to see The Who at UBS. It was a great show. I cannot believe the level of performance that Roger Daltrey and Pete Townhsend are still capable of. I did notice one disturbing trend. The person next to me was texting throughout the performance. Although she was bopping to the music, she barely looked up at the stage. The person in …
Since my brother passed away very unexpectedly I have been thinking about signs. There are many people who have recently told me stories of what they are convinced evidences signs from those who have passed away. I have a friend whose mother collected figurines of robins. Apparently, there were numerous robin figurines throughout her home grow …
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