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Before The Storm

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I spent last week preparing to evacuate for Hurricane Irma. It was hard. I knew the actual evacuation would be harder, but I was almost happy because there’s nothing pretty, fun or happy about a hurricane evacuation. There’s nothing pretty, fun or happy about today,  9/11. The storm turned, and I didn’t have to evacuate. Manhattan was my home for… View Post

A plea

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I wish that everyone I know would speak out against racism–because like it or not–it’s never gone away. I wish that everyone I know would speak out against anti–Semitism because it’s back (maybe never went away but we just didn’t notice). I wish that everyone I know would admit that a president pardoning Joe Arpaio is sickening. I wish that… View Post

But Charlottesville was….

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Last weekend in Charlottesville and everything that came after showed me my place in America. I will never deny my white privilege but when Nazis are screaming: “Blood and soil” and “Jews shall not replace us” it is about Jews as much as People of Color. Oh Judiasm why are you so complicated? If I believed in G-d I could… View Post

The shame of not having a clutter free house

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My house isn’t filthy. It’s not as if you walk over messes to get anywhere. It  can look company presentable quickly. But I was used to my house being “the court showplace.”  Just when I was beginning to feel really good about myself came the culture of: If you keep anything on your kitchen counters aside from a Nespresso and… View Post

Circular Swimming

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In the year 2017, I had more MRI’s, CTscans, X-rays than in the rest of my life combined. They were all clear. That should make me feel good. Yet it doesn’t as no doctor has been able to pinpoint what is wrong. I have been searching for answers for over four years. Remember the old chestnut?: “How are you?” “Do… View Post