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Stay-at-Home Mom
Stay-at-Home Mom I was a young stay-at-home mom when we moved to Manhattan with our 9-month-old baby boy – a perfect [...]
Superior Accommodations
In Copper Harbor, we always stay at the King Copper motel.
New Leaf
New Leaf Over the years we’ve thrown some big milestone parties –  for my husband Danny’s 30th birthday, our 25th [...]
So, What Happened to The Overland Trail?
“The answer is never the answer. What’s really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the [...]
1968: The Struggle Continues
It wasn’t Selma.  But it was Detroit.  It was very public.  But, for me, it was deeply personal. There were two days of inner [...]
Lunch box
Meals were a challenge when I was a resident on hospital rotations.  There were no official breaks, no lunch, dinner, or [...]
Long Long Time
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It has been nineteen weeks since we first started trying to "flatten the curve." How are we doing? Results are mixed.
The Sister Lottery
  The Sister Lottery Just this morning I learned that one of my good friends has an older sister. They’re extremely [...]
Fear and Loathing in Hollywoodland
I usually begin my day with a cup of coffee and a microdose of psilocybin. A microdose is defined as 80 micrograms of the [...]
food
Food   These days a food phenomenon might involve kale and chia seeds. In the mid 50’s our family loaded up the Plymouth [...]