Author Archives: sallyedelstein
A Shot Of Compassion in a Time of Social Distancing
I didn’t realize how profoundly I missed human connection in real life until I received a big dose of it recently. Zoom has been a lifesaver, and old familiar face time has been a wonderful way to see and connect
A Shot Of Compassion in a Time of Social Distancing
I didn’t realize how profoundly I missed human connection in real life until I received a big dose of it recently. Zoom has been a lifesaver, and old familiar face time has been a wonderful way to see and connect
A Milestone Memorial for Me
When all is said and done, I am the product of a successful “set-up.” Seventy years ago today a 29-year-old man from Queens married a 24-year-old woman from Manhattan. This young couple filled with hope, whose whole life lay in
A Milestone Memorial for Me
When all is said and done, I am the product of a successful “set-up.” Seventy years ago today a 29-year-old man from Queens married a 24-year-old woman from Manhattan. This young couple filled with hope, whose whole life lay in
Keeping…TAB A Diet Drink For a Generation
RIP Tab. Even if the girl watchers watched the girls who drank Diet Pepsi, it was always Tab for this girl. With its one crazy calorie, I would mainline the soda’s cyclamates with nary a care in the world. To
Keeping…TAB A Diet Drink For a Generation
RIP Tab. Even if the girl watchers watched the girls who drank Diet Pepsi, it was always Tab for this girl. With its one crazy calorie, I would mainline the soda’s cyclamates with nary a care in the world. To
Don’t Judge Me Because I Can’t Play the Piano
I never had piano lessons. Can’t tickle the ivories at all. Which now might very well disqualify me from sitting on the Supreme Court, my lack of law degree notwithstanding. That was my take away from the confirmation hearings for
Don’t Judge Me Because I Can’t Play the Piano
I never had piano lessons. Can’t tickle the ivories at all. Which now might very well disqualify me from sitting on the Supreme Court, my lack of law degree notwithstanding. That was my take away from the confirmation hearings for
Happy 80th Birthday John Lennon
I could never have imagined when I got this John Lennon doll in 1964 and listened to the Beatle’s “Can’t Buy Me Love” on this globe transistor radio, that he might one day be celebrating being 80 years old. If
Happy 80th Birthday John Lennon
I could never have imagined when I got this John Lennon doll in 1964 and listened to the Beatle’s “Can’t Buy Me Love” on this globe transistor radio, that he might one day be celebrating being 80 years old. If
Flies- The Fear Factor
“Listen…..Do you hear it?” “Bzzzzzzz……It’s coming back……a buzzing creeping crawling nightmare of terror…..the return of the fly” That may have been the opening trailer in the 1959 Vincent Price movie Return of the Fly but it was a real-life
Flies- The Fear Factor
“Listen…..Do you hear it?” “Bzzzzzzz……It’s coming back……a buzzing creeping crawling nightmare of terror…..the return of the fly” That may have been the opening trailer in the 1959 Vincent Price movie Return of the Fly but it was a real-life
Kamala Will Pummel Pence
Mike Pence is going to need plenty o’ Jesus Bandages after Kamala pummels him tonight in the debates! Kamala is ready for action! Is it possible it’s only been a week since the first presidential debacle/debate? Like most, I am
Kamala Will Pummel Pence
Mike Pence is going to need plenty o’ Jesus Bandages after Kamala pummels him tonight in the debates! Kamala is ready for action! Is it possible it’s only been a week since the first presidential debacle/debate? Like most, I am
Macho Man Not Mucho Macho
The myth Trump wants to perpetuate – the warrior leader as a physical specimen of manly strength was deflated pretty quickly Monday night, as quickly as his lungs deflated causing him to gasp for breath. He wanted to emerge from
Macho Man Not Mucho Macho
The myth Trump wants to perpetuate – the warrior leader as a physical specimen of manly strength was deflated pretty quickly Monday night, as quickly as his lungs deflated causing him to gasp for breath. He wanted to emerge from
How Donald Trump Turned Me Into a Conspiracy Nut
Conspiracy theories are now spreading faster than the COVID virus itself. There are those who think Trump is faking his diagnosis and others who think he is faking his recovery. What about that ego trip he took in his car
How Donald Trump Turned Me Into a Conspiracy Nut
Conspiracy theories are now spreading faster than the COVID virus itself. There are those who think Trump is faking his diagnosis and others who think he is faking his recovery. What about that ego trip he took in his car
How Donald Trump Turned Me into a Conspiracy Theorist Nut
Conspiracy theories are now spreading faster than the COVID virus itself. There are those who think Trump is faking his diagnosis and others who think he is faking his recovery. What about that ego trip he took in his car
How Donald Trump Turned Me into a Conspiracy Theorist Nut
Conspiracy theories are now spreading faster than the COVID virus itself. There are those who think Trump is faking his diagnosis and others who think he is faking his recovery. What about that ego trip he took in his car
Envisioning The American Dream 