Category Archives: Personal Memories
How We Talk About Mental Health Matters.
For Donald Trump, calling Kamala Harris “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled” at a rally this past weekend was downright demure for him. If not previously scripted by Steven Miller, the adjective of choice for Donald would likely have been
How We Talk About Mental Health Matters.
For Donald Trump, calling Kamala Harris “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled” at a rally this past weekend was downright demure for him. If not previously scripted by Steven Miller, the adjective of choice for Donald would likely have been
Daughters Day From a Daughter
As a childless dog lady, I have no daughters of my own to honor on National Daughters Day. Still, I am a daughter myself and learned about being a loving one from a devoted, adoring, and loving daughter herself, my
Daughters Day From a Daughter
As a childless dog lady, I have no daughters of my own to honor on National Daughters Day. Still, I am a daughter myself and learned about being a loving one from a devoted, adoring, and loving daughter herself, my
Picturing our Pets
One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose
Picturing our Pets
One look at our social media feeds and you know Americans have a love affair with their pets. We may be living in the golden age of fawning over cats and doggos, out in force constantly capturing every cute pose
Changing the Narrative on Suicide
I was still playing with Barbie dolls the first time I thought of suicide. Beginning in childhood, while depression took up permanent residency in my mind claiming squatters’ rights, suicidal thoughts rented out a shady back room, menacing, ready to
Changing the Narrative on Suicide
I was still playing with Barbie dolls the first time I thought of suicide. Beginning in childhood, while depression took up permanent residency in my mind claiming squatters’ rights, suicidal thoughts rented out a shady back room, menacing, ready to
Hair Washing Day
Yesterday morning after I showered and washed my hair I decided to take Moe out for a walk. Forgoing my usual blow drying, I chose to walk him with a head of wet hair letting the air dry it. Feeling
Hair Washing Day
Yesterday morning after I showered and washed my hair I decided to take Moe out for a walk. Forgoing my usual blow drying, I chose to walk him with a head of wet hair letting the air dry it. Feeling
Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out
July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer, I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political
Presidential Races- Joe Biden Wasn’t the First President to Drop Out
July 21 was an ordinary lazy Sunday at the beach. Until it wasn’t. As I do most Sundays in the summer, I spend time at my local beach on the North Shore of Long Island. After a week of political
How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television
Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a
How Presidential Debates Were Changed By Television
Whether tonights debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump is the summer blockbuster they are hoping or not, this is potentially one of the most consequential debates since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon’s. And that’s saying a
Who Knew Adopting A Dog Would Feel Like Online Dating?
Who knew finding a dog could be as tough as online dating? Finding my furbaby Moe was a fraught process with age becoming a liability. I share my story of how I cleared all the many hoops in my article
Who Knew Adopting A Dog Would Feel Like Online Dating?
Who knew finding a dog could be as tough as online dating? Finding my furbaby Moe was a fraught process with age becoming a liability. I share my story of how I cleared all the many hoops in my article
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
D Day A Country United 80 Years Ago
It was June 1944. It was wartime. While my father Marvin was spit-polishing his regulation army boots in the jungles of New Guinea, on the other side of the globe my teenage bobby soxer mother Betty polished up her saddles
Envisioning The American Dream 