Suprise Me

  In 1946 George Orwell wrote, “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” He went on to complain of the ways political speech had largely become “the defense of the indefensible”. After 75 years his words seem more appropriate than… Read More

I almost broke my neck sometimes, standing on one leg, making sure none of the boys could see, sheesh. Read More

I immediately got my hair colored and cut... Read More

Shirley, Shirley Bo-ber-ley, ba-na-na fanna Fo-fer-ley. fee fi mo-mer-ley, Shirley! No, that's not the name game I'm talking about. Read More

Daisy was a wonderful singer and taught me many songs, including "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "Go Tell Aunt Rhody." Read More

Lessons from My Mother   My mother told me, Stay with your own kind. We Jews think alike; we’re all of one mind. But those limitations I could not abide. I had my own values; I had my pride.   So among the many choices of Jews in town, a Catholic and Protestant is what… Read More

"A farm family ambience, sifting compost piles of memory, tilling soils of a late lamented culture..." Read More

As most language was eluding her, it was wonderful that she was able to profit from the memorization exercises of her childhood. Read More

>If you are going car camping it’s really easy because weight is not an issue. Here’s where convenience comes into play. Canned goods are your friend. You can take cans of things that just heat and eat for a good dinner, say for instance chili or tamales. When I heat up a can of soup… Read More

The flyer—featuring a jolly Santa and offering floor models, repossessions, and a choice of linings—was in spectacularly bad taste. Read More