Suprise Me

The Elevator By New York standards our apartment building is not very big with 16 floors and 187 apartments,  and over the years we’ve come to know many of our neighbors altho certainly not all. One day I was in the elevator when  a women I’d seen in the building – but didn’t know –… Read More

“You say you want a revolution...we all want to change the world,” sing the Beatles. Read More

When I was about 10 years old a friend, Dougie, the neighborhood troublemaker, dared me to smoke a cigarette. Read More

The Peacock Both my husband and I bear the scars of early burns.  Mine is under my chin and dates from a very minor,  almost funny childhood accident;  his scar is on his arm, dates from the hour of his birth, and tells a more somber tale. As I child I loved summer camp and… Read More

Who was Harold Mendelson? He’s a guy who grew up in the Fillmore District of San Francisco and went on to become a famous actor and game show host. He was also a lifelong buddy of my father’s. You never heard of Harold? But does the name Hal March ring a bell? Even though he… Read More

Barbi Benton pretty much owned the spelling of her name, and in the 80s, despite the fact that we had the same hairdo, I was dismissive of her anyway, for being in Playboy, and for being Hugh Hefner’s main squeeze. Read More

When I was fifteen and my brother 9, an event changed our motel karma from heaven to hell. Read More

Mouton I miss you! This chocolate miniature poodle was very special. Read More

Meals were a challenge when I was a resident on hospital rotations.  There were no official breaks, no lunch, dinner, or breakfast hours, just work that had to be done and rounds to attend.  Sure, there were cafeterias with overcooked steam trays of food, but they weren’t open 24/7, and weren’t free.  Finding a moment… Read More

Stressed, unhappy parents create stressed, unhappy children. Read More