I’ve voted before, and I’ll vote again, but today was the first time I teared up as I fed my ballot through the machine. My eldest son patted me on the back. “It’s ok, Mom,” he said, grinning at my emotions. My daughter rolled her eyes. “You cry at everything!” “You should have seen my grandparents,” I said. “It’s hereditary.”… Read more →
I’ve been wondering why it bothers me so much when people say they just don’t like Hillary Clinton. I mean, I’ve had political preferences for years, but I never took it personally or was stunned by the opposition. This year, however, I truly am. So the other day it struck me that the reason I am so bothered is that… Read more →
My son’s fifth-grade teacher sent an email to parents this week, explaining that she is moving around the subject blocks from Monday to later in the week because Monday was too packed for learning. There will be changes in the schedule starting Monday to find a more rhythmic breathing balance for specific days. For instance, rather than mathematics and language… Read more →
“And now it’s time for the Mahle Detroit Red Wings Power Play!” Every minute of last night’s hockey game, or so it seemed, was sponsored by a high-paying advertiser. The shovels pushing away the ice shavings had Fifth Third’s logo on them. The power plays were sponsored. There were half a dozen or so TV timeouts, halting the game… Read more →
For the past few days, people have been wishing me “an easy fast,” and I’ve been saying the same to them. Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, and it’s common to wish your fellow Jew an easy time with the 25-hour fast mandated on this day. Last night, at the pre-fast dinner, my mother mentioned that it’s… Read more →
For the past month or so, I’ve been trying to be mostly vegan, with bouts of vegetarian, and it’s working. Why would I make such a drastic change when I love meat? To be healthier and to lose weight. Poised to undergo bloodwork to check all my levels and make sure I am healthy, I realized that my genetics might… Read more →
You know the feeling, when you are overcome with emotion, it’s almost spilling out? Incredible elation, happiness, a stunning sense of this is who I am and I am so happy to be this. That’s how I felt last night when my husband commented about how he loved listening to me chant the prayer over the wine at our Sabbath… Read more →