How many times have we asked that question?  If you are a guy, probably never.  If you are a girl, we’ve probably lost count.

This is not, however, about the size of our own personal flotation device, forever attached to the backside of our stomach.  And, this is not about a … read more »

I love characters.  People who fly the flag of themselves, fully unfurled, at the top of the pole.

Take The Gabors.  I could be dating myself here, so if you don’t know who The Gabors are, Google them.  Zsa Zsa and Eva were the most famous but they also had another … read more »

Experts drive me nuts.

Take Suze Orman.  I am certain she knows her stuff about finances. But does knowledge give her the right to be so condescending?  The minute I see her on TV, shaking her finger in our collective faces, I become an expert in the use of my remote control. … read more »

A funy thing about periods in history.  They get their names afterward.  Looking back.

I don’t think Leonardo daVinci sat around saying, “Gee whiz, I am contributing to the Renaissance.”  I am just guessing here, but something tells me, the guys drawing pictures of animals in caves did not have a clue about … read more »

911 rocked the world.  No question.

And from 911, we also experienced miracles.  In one of those strange ironies, the kindness people showed one another afterward, was demonstrable and palpable—-for a while.  Do you remember? 

Several years after 911, I was a student at  The New Seminary (the oldest interfaith seminary in North … read more »