The last two weeks represented the longest break I have taken from MoB since I began blogging here almost 4 years ago. The decision to go on hiatus was a good one. As many of you know, I spent our winter vacation in Israel with my family and in-laws on a non-stop, amazing adventure that [...]
Happy Holidays MoB readers! In the spirit of giving, Jessie and I are giving ourselves a little break from posting during this most wonderful time of the year. We wish you all the happiest of holidays and the very best in the New Year. We will return on January 2, 2012 with lots of material! [...]
I had a few minutes of alone time on Wednesday night as I drove to a meeting at my synagogue. My mind always races when I’m in the car, often at the speed at which I’m driving which in this case was 73 … 65 … 56 mph. As I neared my destination, my thoughts [...]
It is mid-December and somewhere out there the 2012 Parent of the Year nominations are due. The following is my submission for, uh, ….. myself: Last month, our family traveled down to Washington D.C. for the weekend and on Saturday night Chase and I found ourselves standing in the literary section of Urban Outfitters in Georgetown. [...]
As you go through your daily routine, do you ever find yourself thinking that your life resembles a Hollywood movie? It happens to me all the time. But only recently have I been inspired enough to write about it. So to demonstrate the remarkable likeness, below I have presented two, side-by-side shower scenes. One is [...]
Like many of you I’ve followed the Occupy movement with sense of curiosity and befuddlement. In solidarity with the protesters, I share the sentiment that something is not quite right in America these days. But that’s where my camaraderie ends. Because – hellooooo – life has never been fair and the 99 percent have always [...]
This past weekend I talked my life long best friend Lisa into attending our 25th high school reunion. To say that she was on the fence about going would be generous as the woman was clearly on the OTHER side of the fence, chained to a post, refusing to leave her happy adult life and [...]
Dysfunctional [dis-fuhngk-shuh-nl] – adj 1. not performing normally; 2. having a malfunctioning part of element 3. behaving or acting outside of social norms. Talk about dysfunctional Thanksgivings! I have been to some doosies in my lifetime but this one has to be the most bizarre, mind-blowing one yet. I should have been prepared because most [...]
Ever notice that expectations are inversely proportionate to age? Some people call that cynicism; I prefer to think of it as a right sizing of emotions to adjust to a growing recognition of reality. I am a subscriber of the ” keeping expectations low at all times so you will never be disappointed” approach. This [...]
On Tuesday I picked up Noah’s Bar Mitzvah photo album. For those doing the math, it had been 395 days since the blessed event. The lag time had nothing to do with our photographer, Tony Baiada, who was extremely prompt in delivering the proofs and turning around an amazing product once he received our selections. [...]
