It was maybe 15 years ago. More or less.  Whatever. It was a big, festive family occasion. A party that drew family members from 3 boroughs and the burbs. Most everyone was on their best behavior. People were getting along, or sitting far from the relatives they just couldn’t deal with. At some point I [...]

Tighten your seatbelts kids, it’s going to be a bumpy week. I can feel it. Must be the weather. To keep me focused and emotionally stable, I’ve started to look forward to an end of week lunch at one of my new favorite restaurants, which shall remain nameless (because I don’t want the place to [...]

A few days ago I mentioned a research study involving divorced women. According to an article detailing the study, “30 percent of now-divorced women say they knew in their gut they were making a mistake as they walked down the aisle — and kept walking anyway.” It’s easy to guess why this might be so. [...]

I often joke about my lousy memory. And it’s true, I have a really bad memory. But sometimes, stories pop to the surface. Nearly whole, with just the haze of time and knowledge. This is one of those stories… My elementary school was one of the smallest in the district, and unlike most kids, I didn’t [...]

So this is a story of me being completely picky and unreasonable. Or maybe it’s not.  Truth is, my memory is a little hazy on the details. I got a message in my online dating inbox the other day from a man who wondered why I rejected him (he didn’t use those words, but that’s [...]