A different way of looking at our lives

January 23, 2016
Stories about resolutions for the year abound these days, and most of these goals are doomed to failure. But what if we didn't look at resolutions, but instead at a...

The magic of invisibility

January 22, 2016
“I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.”        ...

Wisdom of elders

January 21, 2016
This is a remarkable quote and not just for what it says. It's remarkable because it was in a card that one of my nephews sent us, with a note in which he acknowledged...

Don’t be afraid

January 20, 2016
Have you ever heard I don't know as the answer to every deep question you ask someone? Many of us have heard that kind of response. Maybe the person giving that...

Foods I do not understand

January 19, 2016
I am not exactly an adventurous eater. I like basic food prepared well. I do not always enjoy the output of chefs who think combining odd flavors makes for a good (and...

Alternative to a pity party

January 17, 2016

About your advice

January 16, 2016
If you're like me, you give a lot of advice. Some is asked for, some isn't, but regardless, giving advice part of being a friend. I'll admit it: sometimes I know darn...

How making baklava is like life

January 15, 2016
"Easy baklava recipe" was the headline. It looked delicious. I'd never made it before.  We were having dinner with our Palestinian neighbor and I wanted to bring...

Off the grid

January 14, 2016
Who among us hasn't fantasized about leaving terrorism, war, poverty, bankruptcy and all the other 21st century problems behind and going off the grid? You know, living...

Surfing in Montana

January 13, 2016
My father was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, but me? Not so much. In fact, not at all. I've always considered myself the family intellectual, which really means that...

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