Suprise Me

I’ve enjoyed all of your stories about inaugurations, especially those about JFK’s in 1961. But do you know wherefrom he got his most famous quote? Soon after that fabulous speech, the word started going around in alumni circles of The Choate School that they had heard words like that before. As a fellow alumnus (am… Read More

You can make up your own play from scratch. It’s different from interpreting other people's words. Read More

When I got pregnant with my daughter, I worked at the law school on the UC Berkeley campus, known then as Boalt Hall. I described my position there as “petty bureaucrat,” doing payroll and other administrative duties. It so happened that nine women on the staff became pregnant that year. Rumors circulated among staff that… Read More

The president of the fair was a local fixture, Bligh Dodds . . . and he was straight out of Sinclair Lewis. Read More

Now we can begin anew. Read More

Are people merely “consumers” seeking to get the best deal from health “providers” based on market factors (and their satisfaction is important so they will keep being customers?) Or are they just people needing to heal?  Read More

One year the Native Americans even showed up. Read More

Of the many wonderful variety shows on the air in our youth, here are five I remember fondly. Read More

I’m writing to you from a time far beyond your own. Read More

Rolling Stoned at the Garden I’ve told you about my dalliance in a New York coffee shop with Paul McCartney (See My Favorite Beatle),  so now let me tell you about my night at the Garden with the Rolling Stones. Our friends Mary and Frank own a deli and bakery on Mott Street that supplies… Read More