Over the years, my family has had big sprawling Passover seders (the ritual meal) that have required folding tables and folding chairs and food prep that my mom would start … Read More

Last week, a friend shared her favorite quote with me: Expectation is the mother of all heartache. I thought: Yeah! Right on! Down with expectations! Live in the moment, right? … Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I rearranged my drawers. I just made a little extra room for my socks, put the outerwear shirts in the drawer next to the sleep … Read More

Like many Jewish folks, I tend to toast with the Hebrew conjunction l’chaim which means to life. To me, it’s a beautiful sentiment because it’s not qualified by anything. It’s … Read More

I have to confess, my understanding of Newtonian versus non-Newtonian liquids is as elementary as it gets. On a scientific level, it has to do with viscosity. Newtonian fluids move … Read More

Over the summer, Oliver Sacks, renown neurologist, naturalist and author, died of cancer at the age of 82. You might remember him best from the 1999 movie Awakenings where he … Read More

This past Saturday marked 19 years since I was attacked by my ex-boyfriend. People are often surprised at how casually, how willingly, I talk about an event that almost took … Read More