This post was originally an email that I sent out to my family so that they would know that my distance from the ancestral stomping grounds wasn’t to be interpreted as distance from them. Don’t flood my inbox; I’m not looking for sympathy. Let me tell you about my grandmother. My grandmother’s name was Dora …
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Protect Your Child
Children aren’t kidnapped as often as splashy news stories suggest, but still, it’s better to be safe than sorry. There are so many reasons that a child can disappear. Kidnapping by a stranger is one; kidnapping by a parent during divorce and custody battles is another. A child can also simply get lost. Kids tend …
It gets better.
I’m not a celebrity chef. I’m not an American Idol. I’m not a fashion designer, governor, news anchor. I’m not a big-shot blogger, bouncer at an exclusive club, hospital administrator, nor do I play any of these things on TV. I’m never going to be on Dancing With The Stars, nor its elder cousin, Hollywood …
A good memory of my father
I was in a rowboat, fishing with my father. I must have been four years old. And I was whining. I was bored, I was hot, I was thirsty, I was catching nothing, I was four years old, I had long since had enough of any one of those things (let alone all of them), …
Chanukah: Not just for Jews anymore.
For my inaugural post, I’d like to honor the holiday that is already in progress. Today is the second day of Chanukah, and at sundown tonight we will begin the third night of Chanukah. I’m not going to be telling you what Chanukah is, nor even linking to an explanatory webpage, since I respect your …