Suprise Me

— I — Tables sag with provender Prime ribs, suckling pigs, purple pomegranates Chewed-on, puked up, wasted detriti Litter the Persian carpets, lounging, waiting not caring Whisked up by a brown man in a white coat Armed with dustpans and broom   Club chairs and sofas gleam with silk and gold fabric Pilfered from global’s… Read More

I am an ACOA. Read More

All That Jazz We both grew up in classical music-loving families,  and still keep our radio set to WQXR,  though admittedly we seldom go to classical concerts or opera.  And as children of the 50s we love rock & roll,  and doo wop, and folk and country,  and of course the Beatles and the Stones… Read More

It wasn't clear how getting a job happened in Russia, but I soon figured out it was nothing like in the United States. Read More

She had been taken to the ER after attempting suicide, and would be in there for some days. Would we take care of her dog? Read More

Death? Perhaps I’ve seen plenty of death, although we can never get enough. We’re not allowed to; the damned thing just keeps on comin’. And I doubt that we are morbid by nature; we simply have no control over the end of life beyond the magic and ministrations of good medicine from CAT scans to… Read More

I took my first airplane trip long before my first train trip, but I love trains so much more. Read More

He traced his commitment to wearing hats to his first jury trial. Read More

I awoke to a distressing email from my beloved mentor, former Rose Director, Carl Belz. It said something to the effect: “I left quickly for Spain and today my pocket was picked. I have no money. Could you please wire some money to…such and such a number”. The email was sent to a large number… Read More

Save the Date My husband is an awful procrastinator,  but not me.   On the contrary,  I’m compulsive and sometimes I act TOO soon,  which I’ve learned can be just as problematic. There was the time I got a save-the-date for the out-of-town,  black-tie wedding of a friend’s son to be held on a date… Read More