I’m sure my husband could arrange a one- week golf trip for 6 men— with maybe 6 emails. Whereas arranging one evening with 6 women— involved maybe 600 emails. Sometimes nothing is easy….and last night was one of those times…. ….with so many hassles that 2 hours before lift-off, it seemed easier to cancel the [...]
I don’t pay much attention to Facebook pages …..and this one almost slipped by me last week: “In Honor of Larry Greene” In the television news business, where reporters and anchors are household words whose job is to command attention—-the people behind the scenes usually are just that. Below the radar. But some don’t fit that [...]
Girlfriends: I can’t imagine getting through life without them. And it turns out that girlfriends are friends with benefits—health benefits. Read more in my latest post for Choose You
I live less than an hour away but in 15 years here, I’ve never been to Capitola Village. It’s a cute little beach town south of Santa Cruz— less touristy, less expensive–and less gorgeous– than Carmel. Right under my nose and I would never have known it was here—without Twitter. And without Twitter, I wouldn’t [...]
Picking out the perfect postcard for the right person used to be a big part of traveling for me. I haven’t bought one for years; but here are a few I could have sent:
Science was my least favorite school subject—all I took away from science classes was a lifelong friendship with Sue, my 10th grade Biology lab partner — who shared squeamishness for the class and making fun of the teacher. Amazingly, that was the last science class I ever took….unless you count Rocks for Jocks (i.e. Geology) [...]
Why is this night different from all other nights? Jews really do like to ask questions. In fact, Passover is the time kids learn that asking questions is what it means to be Jewish. According to tradition, the youngest child at a seder asks the four questions that set up the story read by the [...]
To honor International Women’s Day, women are telling inspiring stories— of remarkable and courageous women around the world; of women helping women; of women who made it possible for them to succeed. I feel so fortunate, to live in the United States; where for the most part, women have the rights and the ability and [...]
Since the first Neanderthal man scratched out a love letter on the wall of his cave, it’s been the source of battles and ballads and books. By now it’s the subject of scientific studies and sociological surveys….. And after all these centuries…… We know far more about the outermost reaches of space than the innermost [...]
She’s the only person left on the planet who changed my diapers. She remembers the day I was born. She lives across the country; I see her very rarely. At 91, she moves a little slower and shakier—but she’s as sharp and salty as ever. She reads like crazy but she doesn’t use a computer— [...]
