By some yardsticks, I have had the time and opportunity to travel to many inviting locations with comfortable surroundings in this big, bold and relaxing country of ours so I feel entirely at ease writing about vacations, cruises and cross country domestic travel.   With the exception of taxi drivers... read more

Now, with it being Friday of a long weekend, I suspect there will be more chance of my kid hating me than loving me. You parents know exactly what I mean. However, last night was a milestone-my daughter actually uttered the words, “I think I’m going to start taking your advice.” Did I hear that... read more

Are you one of those people who check what you write about a dozen times before you email, send, or turn it in? If so, I commend you. If not, I have to ask, how can you stand having mistakes floating around on your work? Does that not drive you crazy? It has to be one of those things to which only... read more

Someone gave me a Ouija board when I was about 12. It was one of those toys my parents kept for these many years, referred to in a previous article here. As I was cleaning closets out a couple of months ago, my daughter seized it as I did when I was at the stage of my life as she is now. Let us just... read more

Happy Passover to all of my Jewish friends and readers. I hope that you had a pleasant Seder. Mine seemed like it belonged in a sitcom. To digress a bit, those of you who regularly follow my writing already know that I grew up Christian-so my failure to produce an erstwhile holiday dinner isn’t totally... read more