There’s a certain charm in living through weird times, isn’t there? I mean, when the headlines scream doom and gloom at every turn, and you’re stuck trying to remember if you locked the door before the apocalypse hit, who wouldn’t want a little distraction? Luckily, in the same […]
Well, what a week! You’d think that amidst the political circus, the only wacky stories out there would involve a podium and a scandal, but lo and behold, we’ve got some non-political oddities, too. One story that caught my attention? Well, let’s just say it involves a funeral, […]
What motivates you? Last night, I watched Gus Walz express such genuine, unfiltered love for his father, Tim Walz, in a way that was both heartwarming and bittersweet. Regardless of the politics surrounding them, it was the pure, unguarded display of affection that really struck me—reminding me of […]
What major historical events do you remember? Ah, memory, that enigmatic realm where moments of significance intermingle with the utterly bizarre. As a psychologist, I’m obsessed with and vexxed by memory. As a New Yorker, I’ve lived through my fair share of historical events that have left indelible […]
Look, my mom loved voting. And, often election day fell on her birthday. She felt doubly-blessed that way. She readily and continously reminded me of the importance of voting. As such, since I was of age, I have voted in election I was eligible for. Due to some […]
When the first Harry Potter book was released, I was thrilled. I read the first book in its entirety on a plane flight to Hawaii. Despite all my travels I am an uneasy traveler. I have about seven rituals I must undertake before a flight takes off. Such […]
All of the Sunday news shows talked a bit (some more than others) about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the political firestorm in which he finds himself. Many reporters have noted that Cuomo has noted repeatedly that he will not resign. I’m not here to discuss the […]
My mom loved election day. She loved voting. She truly cared and felt her vote counted. Or that she wanted it to count. Had she still been alive for this election, I know she would have stood happily in those lines. Election day often fell on her birthday […]
My mother, no matter what, always voted. Often, election day fell on her birthday and it took on extra significant meaning. She passed on that sense of civic duty to her daughters. We always vote, no matter what. And, that was the case yesterday. I had to make […]
At the crack of dawn, I put on the television and looked at social media. All day, many could only talk about was how there are as of today, 100 days left before the election. One hundred days. if the year 2020 has taught us anything it is […]
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