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"I breast-fed all three of my children, because the milk is free." Michelle Singletary

I wouldn't touch the Time Magazine article on mothers breast feeding older kids with a ten foot pole. For me, it's a simple equation: Amuse… Read full post »

"[I]f I were standing at the beginning of time...and the Almighty said to me, "Martin Luther King, which age would you like to live in?" I would take my mental flight by Egypt and I would watch God's children in their magnificent trek… Read full post »

"Here's to a long life, and a merry one; a quick death, and an easy one; a pretty girl, and an honest one; a cold beer - and another one!" Old Irish toast

Yes, Bridget, the world's going the hell in a hand basket. Sometimes we need to step… Read full post »

"Our goal is exposing Rick Santorum to everyone who cares that his extreme agenda and his harsh and often hostile brand of politics has sought to divide us, coarsened our public conversation and simply failed to improve the lives of most Americans." SantorumExposed.com, 2005, web site defunc… Read full post »

Yes, life is hard. The world's a mess. We all have our share of pain and serious problems. So does our planet. We'll be talking about them, debating them, tearing our hair out and watching what our country --and the world-- does to fix them as the new… Read full post »

Pain has been on my mind a lot lately. Mostly physical pain but some emotional pain too. I'm having complex, delicate surgery on the palm and fingers of my right hand. A lot of nerves are involved. And I am really nervous about the pain.

I know this pain… Read full post »

"Mad Men" Wedding. My cousin had one too.

Thanksgiving weekend, 1963. Our cousin Polly, one of the "big girls" (the tier of cousins 10-15 years older) was getting married. We'd have to sit in the synagogue's balcony and be very quiet, but it was such an… Read full post »

"Go out there...and make smoke come from those gloves. You can make smoke, boy. Just don't let up." Yank Durham, Joe Frazier's trainer  (That pep talk  created the nickname 'Smokin' Joe).

Another legend has left us. Not a rock star or a corporate genius or a… Read full post »

Yom Kippur: Sunset October 7, 2011 - Nightfall October 8, 2011

"One of the great lessons of 2011 is that wherever people face pain, ancient stories serve to give them hope. That may be Moses's most enduring legacy." Bruce Feiler, author, Generation Freedom

If we ever… Read full post »

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"I was home that day (playing hooky from my job in the city, but my husband went into work as usual -actually a little earlier, to his job on the 94th floor of the north tower. I… Read full post »

 
Praticing for the US Bicentennial Celebration, 1976

There was a time in my life I was a player. A 'political operative,' as they say. On the inside. Made my way from small time to mid level to the big leagues in record time. From the DNC boiler room to the campaign… Read full post »

I'm a wicked fast keyboard artist. Since I worked for AOL from the dawn of the tech revolution, I'm a geek too, easily adapting to new technologies and apps. So, unlike many of my Boomer peers, I'm also good at phone texting.

Except for that damn AutoCorrect… Read full post »

History On This Day

1775  The US Army was born. (I'm kinda torn about this but I sure do support our troops!)

1777  The Continental Congress (in Philadelphia, yea!) adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.

1811  Harriet Beecher Stowe was born. And… Read full post »

I grew up in an ultra Liberal home. We were taught early and often the importance of equality and tolerance for all. No racial or religious slurs or jokes allowed, we were raised Enlightened, accepting of all creeds, cultures, beliefs. And to be what was called… Read full post »

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Even if you grew up with his music, it seems incredible Bob Dylan just turned 70. To us he's ageless, the Baby Boomer's ultimate spokesman. A musician and poet who grasped our generation's reality with unique sensibility and articulated it during the/… Read full post »

It's been an amazing week. Historic. I'm proud of our president, our military, our country. Republicans in Congress and many of the media, especially the naysayers ... not so much.

If you're as fed up as I am with the overabundance of idiocy coming from pundit's mouths and the sheer… Read full post »

If you're a parent of any age, you should watch the TV show "Parenthood." The season just ended, so you can catch up from the beginning. It will resonate with many experiences in multi-generational parenting and possibly with your own childhood.

It sure did with mine.

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"It's important to tell the people you love how much you love them while they can hear you."  Meredith Grey

Karen died. She's gone from my life forever. Those two simple sentences shock me, mock me. They make me cry. The pain is still so sharp it takes
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We're superstitious in my family. I bet you are too. Not the best trait to pass on to our children. We try to keep it casual, natural. Our goodbyes, for example, whether in person, on the phone, even text, always end with, "I love you." "I love you too."… Read full post »

There’s been lot of sad, bad news lately. Fortunately we've had some distractions, mostly from Crazed Celebrities. Mel the Maniac. Klepto LiLo. Bursty Kirstie, self-proclaimed "DWTS Ho." 

I don’t know about you, but they and all their fellow boldface nutcases make me feel a little… Read full post »

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"The minute I heard that there had been an accident at a nuclear facility, I knew we were in another dimension." PA Governor Richard Thornburgh

Japan has been pounded by two gigantic natural disasters. And now the country has entered another dimension as… Read full post »

It's been a long, hard winter. Many of us under the weather or beset by the weather. Feeling blue. Disappointed. Out of work. Out of sorts. Grumpy. Angry. Alone. We could use a little inspiration. A smile or two. Doggone-it, enough with the cat-fights, we need some comfort!… Read full post »