It started with deleting the dating app from my phone. Snapping out of the dating trance I had mindlessly gotten sucked into that had me endlessly swiping on possible future fantasy husbands on Hinge, there I stood squinting, looking around at the surroundings I call home, when it ...
The Madeline Pargh Arts and Crafts Center (MPACC) at the Gordon JCC is offering a variety of art and music classes this winter and spring. Ceramics & Mosaics With the kilns now fully operational, the center will soon announce a schedule of ceramics and mosaic workshops. Ongoing ...
Years ago, I asked a few close friends, after reading a suggestion in some new age self-help book, to tell me what they thought were my character strengths and weaknesses. One friend replied in her assessment on my weaknesses, that I choose men like I choose shoes, they may look good, but they don’t ...
Winter. Besides getting to wear my favorite cozy clothes covering my entire body and a multitude of sins, I pretty much dread this time of year. They say the holiday season is a season of miracles. Although it just past, quite honestly, if there are any left-over miracles, I could use one or two right ...
I know it’s going to be a bad day when I turn on the news, wait, I meant to say is…I know it’s going to be a bad day when I pick up my phone, which has facial recognition, and my own phone does not recognize my face. However, if I’m going to be truthful, lately I’ve been looking in the mirror ...
These days if someone asked me where in the world I would most like to live, I’d probably answer by telling them where I’d most like to die. I know that can appear to sound morbid, however, the seed for this way of thinking started way back in the day. In my twenties I ...
I’m sitting here banging my head against the computer, wondering what I could possibly write about that would not involve saying something political (which would start an argument with way too many acquaintances), saying something unfortunate about my last dating experiences, or delving into a litany ...
As September rolls in…and one of my most challenging and mashugana summers in recent history, rolls out, I can’t help but think of all the random thoughts that have passed through my mind at any given moment lately. Maybe all these random thoughts were my brain’s way of removing me from the present ...
Verklempt. Word of the day. Week. Month. Year. My dating life. Verklempt. My home life. Verklempt. My work life. Verklempt. The world. Totally Verklempt. Let’s start with my dating life. Verklempt. ...
My favorite time of day is getting into bed. I’m not sure if it’s my age, or that fact that I literally have like five jobs, or more…I’ve lost count. Or, that the world is so heavy and exhausting psychologically. The other reason I love climbing under my down comforter and ...
