My family has not had any feuds that I know of, although there have been estrangements, which seem like two different things. Read More

There are many quotations that say, in effect, that there are no truly “functional” families; rather, each family is dysfunctional in its own unique way.  The featured image is one of my favorite renditions of that idea.  And, in keeping with it, I do not pretend that my family has been immune from family feuds.*… Read More

My maternal grandmother, Belle Perlis (Anglicized from Potocksy) Stein, was the oldest of nine siblings, all of whom came to the Unites States from Bialystock, Russia (territorial Lithuanian). My grandparents came in 1906, as I’ve written about several times in the past. They landed on Ellis Island and made their way to Toledo, lived in… Read More

Of course, the feud’s origin dated back decades before the pillow incident. Read More

I seldom saw my parents feuding,  but there was one issue they couldn’t agree on.  When my mother retired after years of teaching she wanted my father to retire as well,  so,  like many of their retired friends,  they could travel freely. They had traveled a bit over the years – across country,  to Mexico… Read More

Nearly every winter, it seems, my wife and I engage in a friendly feud about how many pets are enough. Read More

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the news media became a national unifier. Would the same be true today? Read More

I'd like to say that it was a summer out of a Ray Bradbury tale... Read More

Flash bulb memories: three assassinations that shaped my world view from age 18 to 23. Read More