The other day, I was reading the news online and I saw this headline “Why Jake left Vienna?” My first thought was, “How come this guy’s dislike of Austria merits a headline?” As I read further, I realized that the headline was not about the city of Vienna but about the chick on The Bachelorette whose name is Vienna. I glanced at the article and made a mental note to watch more TV besides animated sitcoms so I have an idea what is going on in the entertainment world.



Anyway, I started… Continue

One of my favorite sayings I used on my daughter through the years was “Put on your big girl panties and deal.” I was not trying to be flip or minimize her many dramas, but I was trying to make her strong and capable of handling life’s little and not-so-little obstacles. I figured the sooner she could think on her feet, the better off she was.



Now, I will admit I have broken the big girl panties rule on several occasions when it comes to her. I have accompanied her on most of her job… Continue

While I was in the midst of giving birth years ago, the young medical resident, who was lucky enough to get the Christmas Day shift in labor and delivery, tried to explain to me how the hormone Oxytocin worked and how it was going to help me deliver my baby. I will admit that my mind was on other things, so his lecture failed to impress me. Now, had the nurses been able to locate an anesthesiologist who was not downing eggnog and who was willing to come to the hospital to give me drugs before… Continue

This week, I had lunch with my high school friends. When we get together, the conversation is never boring. It’s a combination of memories, gossip and current events.



When we had dinner last fall, we were talking about a party we attended back in high school, and one of my friends asked if I remembered giving James Gandolfini, the future Sopranos actor, a ride home. He went to a high school near ours and apparently, we ran into him one night. I had no recollection of this whatsoever,… Continue