While on vacation in Palm Springs, I participated in my first Seder. What a wonderful experience! It was everything I'd ever imagined - filled with ritual, food based, and slightly chaotic. The perfect religious and special meal. The opportunity to enjoy a Seder dinner arose when Griffin and I visited an old friend of mine. The last time … Continue reading Pass(ing it) Over
Category: musings
Travel as education
I love to travel. I thoroughly enjoy visiting new places and hope that I am able to impart my enthusiasm and respect for different locations to my children. Experiencing how people beyond your own community live is a terrific way to grow, I think, and can help one understand the lives others may lead. After … Continue reading Travel as education
Random Cali impressions…
The weather is way better than we expected. Why did I even pack long pants?The driving has also been less scary than anticipated. We do have a wicked cool (this is an East coast expression, isn't it? Sorry!) navigation device that has proven very helpful. I particularly like that I can request "least freeway route."L.A. … Continue reading Random Cali impressions…
Hey – Peeps!
ridiculous deliciousness from krause'sNearly six months after purchasing our tickets, (good thing I bought them way back when - they would cost much more than $425 each right now), Griffin and I are heading to Cali this afternoon. We're both looking forward to seeing new sights like Venice Beach and La Jolla, but, in all … Continue reading Hey – Peeps!
Owning it
image from moneyning.comPart of being an adult, or even a mature teenager, is taking on life's responsibilities and managing them in a reliable fashion. Often it seems as if obligations become absorbed by us with little or no conscious awareness. You know, like when you no longer had a babysitter when your parents went out or you were permitted to … Continue reading Owning it
She’s a little runaway
image from mycatwalk.comPerspective is an interesting thing, don't you think? I mean, I'm talking way beyond the half-full vs. half empty thing. I'm thinking instead about how one's viewpoint on a given situation, when shared, can provide a new understanding of the state of affairs (ha!) another is experiencing. Case in point: the other night while … Continue reading She’s a little runaway
The ABCs of Surgery
image from rehabstudents.comWith reluctance, I've become rather expert in being a surgical patient. Although I consider myself the picture of health (hello, I'm a triathlete!), in the past 10 months I've "gone under the knife" on three occasions - and not a single operation was cosmetic. Allow me to share some information I've gleaned from my … Continue reading The ABCs of Surgery
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