All my cars have all been old. I never lived with the fear of a ding or little bump or a cart in the supermarket parking lot. I have had other concerns. What happens, for instance, if aliens come to our neighborhood? It seems really certain that aliens in suburbia are nothing but trouble....
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Heirloom beans and beings
Someone I really respect once asked me, “Are you a human being or a human doing?” Up until I discovered heirloom beans I had the modern ability to make this question a dilemma despite time, experience and the overall aging process. These days I feel as though I have found the answer. There’s a...
The oy vey of compassion
In honor of everyone that can sing and can chant ‘oy vey.’ In honor of those that have never been honored. In honor of all the little things you do that nobody notices. In honor of the trees. In honor of the river with the dunking duck-like birds. If I have done this before,...
Labor Day is upon us
A few weeks back I was on the beach after work. Going to the beach during a workweek is a pleasure and a treat that I should take advantage of more often. We just sat there enjoying the view – checking out the ocean, feeling the light wind, listening to the surf and the...
Peeling shallots
I was peeling the shallots and remembered that someone recently told me that’s why they don’t use shallots, they hated peeling them. Their flavor is subtle but onion. They make other foods better. They’re a soft onion, a minor key in the onion family. My mother never cooked with them. They’re fancy. They’re expensive here....
Oh Google, what happened to you?
Dear Google: I always thought of Google’s people and founders as what I would call the “good guys” even though I’m a feminist and you know, old enough to know that when I use the phrase “good guys” I’m drawing upon decades of meaning. But here I am growing older with Google and seeing...
the heart map home
If you don’t know where you belong but have a sense of belonging, as I do, then is that enough of a place? I’m sometimes lost and looking for a community while all around it seems that there are people I know with families and children and grandchildren or if not that then places...
Valhallaburbia
Everything is connected and if it’s not then a little grout can make up the difference and close the gap. I’m, of course, thinking in terms of tiles. Coming up with a new strategy for the kitchen counter we decided to put up a backsplash of tiles. I love NYC subway mosaics. The small...
Everyone is here
Recently I was part of a group of people that had an opportunity to write about their wildest dreams for the world. Imagine taking a few minutes each day to make this a part of your life. Or if everyone did. One wildest dream that came up for me was peace and love among all...
Interval training – another look
It used to be you would just watch Jack Lalanne juice fruits and vegetables. He would praise the power of sardines and he was one of the first to wear athletic clothing as a mainstay. All of that never did work out into my psyche as a way to inculcate regular aerobic exercise or...
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