One week ago, I watched my sons carry the casket of their oldest brother from the church to the grave side. After one year of suffering, my son died, leaving behind him a wife of ten years and three small children. How does this happen? Why does this happen? We may never know, but we Read more about A Tribute to a Life Well-lived.[…]
One can say so much about grand-parenting. I had interesting grandparents. My maternal grandmother was Czech and lived in Manhattan for sixty years, at least. She was born in Youngstown, OH, and somehow ended up in the big city where she lived in an apartment building a few short blocks from Greenwich Village. When I Read more about Grandparents and Influence[…]
I never thought I would see the day when grandchildren would make my life interesting and exciting. Many people see grandchildren as the perpetuation of the family line. Some people begin hassling their newly-married children for grandchildren a short time after the wedding. The parents can hardly wait to become grandparents so that they can Read more about Grandchildren–the Perpetuation of Family[…]
In light of last week’s blog on the restoration of the refrigerator, I decided that this week I will continue the voyage into the restless sea of recipe hunting. When I was growing up, we lived in a small crack-jack box size house which had a tiny kitchen with no room to put a table. Read more about Experimenting in the kitchen[…]
Today was a grand occasion. Well, grand in the sense that this occasion only happens rarely. I cleaned my refrigerator. We all have the experience of science projects that we have left a little too long, incubating in the back of the fridge for the time that we need something quick to eat, or for Read more about What’s in your refrigerator?[…]
The fifties are a tricky age. Mentally, I feel like I’m still eighteen years old, but recently, my body has begun a little protest of its own. My left hip has grown noticeably weaker, and I move slower; things sag, and I feel like I am dragging myself around. My son conscientiously works out and Read more about To exercise or not? That is my question.[…]
What? What happened to Winter? I love winter and I love snow. Hold on. I also love Spring and Fall. El Nino has ruined my weather year. According to the Farmer’s Almanac 2015, we were supposed to be walloped with snow, but the one big snow storm occurred while I was in Las Vegas. Eventually, Read more about Winter vs. Spring[…]
The week of love has passed, and close to $18.9 billion dollars exchanged hands on cards and gifts for Valentine’s Day. What an investment in romantic love! Is romantic love real love? This week I watched TED talks on the topic of romantic love. According to Helen Fisher, the lecturer of the day, the romantic Read more about True Love[…]
The holiday of Lupercalia is upon us. Everywhere since the end of December, heart-shaped chocolates, candy hearts with messages of Hugs, Kisses, I Love You line the shelves of CVS, Walmart, Target and many other upscale stores. Kay Jewelers, Jared Jewelers, and Zales Jewelers have made special heart-shaped diamond necklaces for this season of love. Read more about Valentine’s Day and the Widow[…]
A few of my friends read my blog about my trip to Las Vegas and were disappointed not to have my take on Las Vegas itself. My dear friend Ralph thought I made up the story of the trip just for fun, so I thought I would write briefly about my impressions of Las Vegas. Read more about Because You Asked…[…]