Remember that dream I had the other night? Well, it turns out that there was a problem—besides the fact that it wasn’t real. Even if the dream WAS real, I couldn’t go to the south Pacific anyway. My passport is expired. It’s not just that I’m a procrastinator and disorganized. Weeks ago I picked up the application [...]
The Sunday New York Times arrived on our doorstep today and right on the front page there was a sign from the universe addressed right to me. It says: “Playing it Safe in Cancer Resarch: Grant Money Goes to Projects Unlikely to Break Much Ground.” The timing—coming right after the death of Farrah Fawcett —who [...]
And I’m still watching, too. Despite my protests, I have to say it’s mesmerizing. Not just the life of Michael Jackson, not just the questions surrounding his death, not just the outpouring of admiration for his talent. Mostly I keep thinking about the children—his children, and all children. In some of his important relationships—like Elizabeth Taylor [...]
I’m stuck again. Not on birthdays—I’m stuck to the screen. I’m not terribly sad or shocked or even sentimental, but I did succumb to the thing that happens when a public figure dies and you inhale every word or detail about their lives. JFK. Martin Luther King. John Lennon. (somehow, it didn’t happen to me with Elvis.) Diana. [...]
3 days in a row I’m blogging about birthdays and it’s not even close to my birthday. Besides birthdays, there’s another theme I’ve been stuck on lately —the circle of life. Today both of those themes connected in an amazing way. This starts way back in the 70′s, when I was working in Miami television [...]
So about that “big one” I mentioned yesterday. Gulp. I can barely type it because I truly can’t quite believe it: 6.0. After I wrote the post I heard from lots of people telling me what they did —or are planning to do. Trips. Parties. Grading term papers. Ignoring it. And everyone is wondering what I’m doing to celebrate mine. [...]
It wasn’t just Father’s Day yesterday; it wasn’t just the first day of summer. June 21 is also the longest day of the year. Especially the June 21 that I spent– very fittingly– pushing out a very long (23 inches) 10- pound baby. June 21 felt especially LO-O-O-O-ONG this year, too– the first year no one [...]
Sometimes having a blog means biting off more than you can chew. Like my last post. My father was a widower with three teenagers, and my children have both a father and a step-father. So I have a lot of feelings about fathers and Father’s Day. But last night when I sat down to write, [...]
Though most communication these days is electronic, nothing beats getting a card in the mail, to let you know someone took the time to think about you. My sister always sends cards to my family on special occasions. And in our mail today—right on time, of course—-is a Father’s Day card for V. I doubt her husband [...]
I’m at at a party in an art gallery. The owner takes me aside and tells me she’s heard about a special project and I’d be perfect to do the job. Would I be interested to hear about it? Sure, I say, and follow her into her private office. There I meet Lynn Redgrave and [...]
