The two-and-a-half-minute Haggadah
Personally, I love the storytelling aspect of a good Passover Seder. Discussing something other than the merits of throwing a ball into a basket is a nice change of pace. But some people complain the ritual takes too long. Here is a shorter suggestion I adapted to fit the mood of my readers. A Passover [...]
Preparing for Passover
Passover begins Monday evening. You might wonder how a converted Jew, who is not at all domestically inclined, can prepare a Passover Seder for several people without sticking a knife in any of them. As always, I am here for you and willing to dispense my award-winning advice, free of charge. Each year, as I [...]
Modern v. old-fashioned parenting
After hearing stories this past week about how my relatives were raised during the 1940s and 1950s, I’m surprised my grandparents and their contemporaries were never brought up on charges. The fact that they weren’t featured in a movie-of-the-week or some best-selling memoir must mean that their parenting styles were accepted and even appreciated. Their [...]
Clash of cultures at Cracker Country – Why chaperones drink
Last week, I chaperoned my children’s fourth-grade class on a field trip to Cracker Country. For those outside the Bible belt, and Godspeed, seriously, Cracker Country is a journey back in time to the late 1800s/early 1900s. School groups visit Cracker Country to learn about how people lived in rural Florida at the turn of [...]
Lessons from my grandmother
St. Patrick’s Day always reminds me of my mother’s mother, the original Catherine Durkin. It was her favorite holiday. As I get older, I often think of her and how she taught by example… This oldie but goodie is for her. Ode to Kitty To her nine grandchildren, of which I was oldest, she’ll always [...]
Learn how to drive or get off the road: 5 ways to make our streets safer
For some people, driving has become a bit of a challenge. Blame it on Toyota or multi-tasking failures everywhere, but we now hear daily about too many people killing themselves or others in an attempt to get from Point A to Point B. Oprah Winfrey and overzealous legislators want to change all that. While there [...]
The La-La Sisterhood
I spent last weekend in Ft. Lauderdale with friends I’ve known since the early 1980s. We have a ton of memories from our teenage and college years. Now Cathy, Julie, and I are making memories from an adventure known as middle age. Girl-bonding during a three-day marathon of enjoyable conversation is good for the soul. [...]
A conversation that would normally take two minutes
Talking to a ten year-old boy is a lot like talking to a happy drunk. Both ramble, are easily distracted, and laugh for no good reason. The other night Youngest told a story that should have taken less than two minutes. Instead, we still weren’t sure what happened after ten. An excerpt: Me: How was [...]
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