By the time my sister N and I were done packing up my mom’s condo last weekend, about all that was left were the two beds that we were sleeping on and three bottles of booze (all unopened, including a…
This weekend we turn back the clocks. That means it will be lighter and brighter when I get home at night. That means that springtime will be here soon and summer will follow, quickly, I hope, I hope. I’m so…
I have Oscar-itis today (and a sore throat to go with it – but not caused by Oscar). No, I wasn’t raving or ranting this year about the dresses or the movies I wanted to win. I was proud of…
I was visiting my mom this week in Flo-ree-da. It’s always nice to visit Flo-ree-da, especially when the weather is cold and snowy at home and it is 80 degrees and sunny down south. I was visiting my mom in…
Lately, every page I turn has something to say about my aging brain. I know I’m always forgetting things and I’m only 53. I tell my 89 year old mom to “write things down,” when I really need to listen…
What a fascinating article in today’s New York Times Business section. It was titled The Fountain of Old Age, so I had to read it in its entirety. Yes, I read every last word and then I went online to watch the…





