There are moments during the course of any given day when I wonder if I am in hell. Sitting in traffic on the 405 freeway, watching reality television, teaching my son to parallel park. Yesterday however was special, because I am certain I actually saw the devil. Read More »

Drake My son get’s his hair cut at a barbershop that specializes in African American hair. He has full, thick, curly hair, and cutting it is an art form. He had his hair cut by the same woman for 14 years and then decided he wanted something new, so he selected this shop on his own. Read More »

I have been sad for a couple of days. Not depressed, just sad. It was the anniversary of my dad’s passing, my son is growing up, I miss my family, and I have decisions to make about my work, but none of that is the cause of my sadness. I was just sad. I have been crying easily and often. I think being sad is okay. Read More »

Yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of the passing of my dad. I spent a lot of time crying, and that I managed to make it through the day was a miracle because there were moments when I simply could not breathe. I loved my father, miss him everyday, and feel the loss deeply. Read More »

This past Saturday night, the Jewish Journal held it’s first singles event and I was honored to be a part of it. By a part of it of course I mean this was my baby and I was thrilled with how the event turned out. Read More »

Goodman and his new daughter. John Goodman is very wealthy. He was a child of privilege, but as wealthy as he was growing up, he’s richer now. He founded the International Polo Club and is a billionaire. That’s with a B. He is not only a billionaire, but also a pig, coward, and disgusting. Read More »

George Carlin The other day I was watching Jersey Girl on television. Don’t judge me. My 16 year old son came in and sat with me. After less than a minute he asked, “What the hell is this garbage?” I told him it was a good movie and should give it a chance. He noticed George Carlin on the screen and decided it was worth watching. Read More »

To say that one supports gay marriage implies that gay marriage is somehow different from traditional marriage. It’s not. I think all people deserve the right to marry whether they are gay or straight. If people are going to insist on differentiating gay marriage from traditional marriage, then let’s determine exactly what is different. Read More »

It took just three days for the Susan G. Koman Foundation to change their minds about funding Planned Parenthood. There have been countless stories written about both their decision, and then their change of heart. I’m sure their hearts had nothing to do with either decision. Read More »

I often get asked why I date online. It’s a good question to which there is no answer. Well there are answers of course, but they are all lies. “It’s easy.” No it’s not. “It’s fun”. No it’s not. “It can work”. No it can’t. Online dating is the equivalent to being on The Bachelor. Read More »

Goodman and his new daughter. John Goodman is very wealthy. He was a child of privilege, but as wealthy as he was growing up, he’s richer now. He founded the International Polo Club and is a billionaire. That’s with a B. He is not only a billionaire, but also a pig, coward, and disgusting. Read More »

For those of us who are searching for our beshert, we pray that every first date will be our last. Being set up, dating online, or hitting the bars are all horrible, but not as bad as going to a singles event. Until now. The first of The Jewish Journal’s singles events is something new and different. Read More »

I had a date over the weekend with a guy we’ll call “Dick”. He wrote to me online, and after a couple of email exchanges we spoke on the phone and made a plan to meet for a drink. He seemed like a nice enough man and I was looking forward to meeting him. Not really my type physically, but since my type is changing, I thought it was worth a shot. Read More »

My son at his Bar Mitzvah. This past weekend marked the 3rd anniversary of my son’s Bar Mitzvah. In honor of the day, he was asked to read Torah at Temple. He accepted the invitation and for the past week I have been listening to him practice which has been lovely. Read More »

My son is turning 16 this week. He is a remarkable human being and I am blessed and honored to be his mother. To mark this most special of occasions, I want to share 16 things that I think he should know. 1. Driving is a privilege and you must respect the power of being behind the wheel of a car. Read More »

This weekend I went shopping with my son. He is going to a winter formal and needed a new outfit so we headed out to Santa Monica to spend the day shopping, walking around, and having lunch. It was a beautiful day, there were a ton of people out and about, and we had a wonderful time. Read More »

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Read More »

Yesterday as I was walking along Ventura Boulevard to my bank, I saw a homeless man camped out on the sidewalk. He had a cup sitting in front of him, but he appeared to be sleeping. As I approached I put a dollar in the cup and continued onto the bank. Read More »

I had lunch today with a new friend. It’s rather interesting that we are friends actually because before I even met her, I was certain I would not like her. She is young, beautiful, talented, Jewish, and while almost 20 years younger than me, in the same dating pool. Of course I was not going to like her. Read More »

Twitter is an interesting thing. In theory it’s quite remarkable, but in actuality it might be the meanest form of social media in the world. The amount of hate that is shared on Twitter is mind boggling and you cannot spend any time on there and not wonder how it has become so mean, and why the people at Twitter don’t try to do something about it. Read More »