Darryle Pollack | I never signed up for this...
confessions of a cluttered mind
This post is very difficult to write and not what you would expect. And not what I would expect. I’m not even sure where to start; so I’ll start with an end—the end of my marriage to the man who is the father of my two children. People are usually surprised when they learn about [...]
Nice guys CAN finish first. That’s how I felt when Ethan Zohn won a million dollars on the show Survivor: Africa. I used to watch in those days; and though I realize reality TV is FAR from reality, the winner seemed like such a genuinely good guy. He proved it too, by using his [...]
I’ve been traveling; and mostly off the grid. Meanwhile, the month has somehow flown by. Not just any month. And now that October is almost over, I just can’t let it go by unnoticed. As if I could NOT notice. It’s impossible to miss. It’s on football players, firetrucks, fast food. On a table at [...]
Cancer. Funny. Two words I never thought I’d see–or use—in the same sentence. Yet there they are. On the movie marquee. On television. And at the top of the New York Times Sunday Style section—a feature piece called Laughing at the Big C. You’re not alone if this whole subject makes you squirm, not smile. [...]
That the news was predictable doesn’t make it less painful. And somehow it feels so personal. Maybe because he was so brilliant; maybe because it’s so close to all of our lives in so many ways. Not just the devices we use every day but maybe because he seemed to be the ultimate survivor—so it hits [...]
How do you know when you first meet someone that they will become your friend for life? I certainly had no idea when I first met Carol Hatton. Initially we connected because she reached out her hand. Who knew it would be our breasts that would connect us for life. What drew Carol to [...]
I don’t like taking part in the Steve Jobs “death watch” (as it’s being called). And I also don’t like dismissing the idea of a miracle. Yet you don’t need to have Jobs’ vision to see that his resignation signals his declining health. There’s sorrow among the stockholders and Macolytes (a word I picked up [...]
You couldn’t help envy everything she has. Beauty: She was a successful model and a former Miss Sweden; one of 5 finalists for Miss Universe. Brains: She’s a doctor, her impressive credentials include a medical degree from UCLA, Blessings: She has 3 children with her husband, a hugely successful businessman and philanthropist. Although one thing [...]
I would never say having cancer is a “gift.” But I would say that gifts can come from having it. And my friend Roz and I are perfect examples. I was missing any “I” for art. I didn’t even feel qualified to pick out gift wrap. Having cancer changed everything. With two small children and [...]
Bin Laden is gone but the war goes on. Every other day in Iraq or Afghanistan, a US soldier loses an arm or a leg. Thousands of miles away, their fellow soldiers are helping to fight another war that’s taking even more lives….closer to home. Members of the military joined the march last weekend at [...]
After becoming a writer, artist, TV journalist, mother and breast cancer survivor----I realize nothing turns out the way we expect. So I blog about handling the big and little things — with humor, humanity, and hope.
The knobs say it all: Susan is the super-hero inside every woman. Made of ceramic knobs, hand–painted tiles, on a painted background. Measures 12″ X 12″ .
It's the combination, of course. And the locks will open for the right person---(to be revealed on the back when you take her home.) Made of combination locks and hand-painted tiles on a painted background. Measures 14" by 14".
Pun intended. A nice pair---of pears...made of miniature porcelain boxes, surrounded by painted tiles and broken china on a painted background. Measures 11" square.
Hope: not only on her driver’s license, but in her heart. Ceramic ribbon, hand-painted tiles on a painted background, measures 9 inches square.
Word surrounded by hand-painted tiles in bright and beautiful (gold and marine blue) colors, with border of tiny gold tiles. Measures 11" square.
True beauty lies in the imperfections. Irregular mirror surrounded by hand-painted tiles with a border of ceramic tiles. Measures 11" square.
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