Weekly Thoughts

Last known photo of Arnold Zeiler “This is the longest we have ever been apart…17 months.”   These were the words my father said to me when ...

  My Grandfather had a clock that used to sit on a set of draws in his dining room.   Having grown up in a house with electric clocks, I was...

  In the Star Trek episode, “Return to Tomorrow,” the cast find themselves in the presence of three spheres that contain the essence of tele...

My Dad recently asked me the question, “How much do you know about your grandparents?”  I thought for a few minutes and answered honestly, “...

We can all breathe a sigh of relief – 2020 is now over and in the books. This certainly has been a year that can be named after the Clint Ea...

 “Since there is no Spanish equivalent for Wayne, we’ll call you Ber-nar-do,” my 7 th grade Spanish teacher informed me.  “Can you use my...

Dining outside (or eating al fresco), people laughing together and children running up and down the sidewalk – clear signs that summer is he...

11 weeks of remaining in our homes.  11 weeks of guidance requesting we maintain distance from other people.  11 weeks of wearing masks ...

Egg and Cheese on homemade challah rolls on the back deck My days always seem the same – wake up, motivate myself to exercise, shower,...

דם (Blood), צפרדע (Frogs)…as we were reciting the 10 plagues that Hashem brought upon the land of ancient Egypt during the Passover S...

As goofy as this might sound, I found myself sitting this morning with a free moment.   Debbie, Gab, Bec and myself (with Lucy Lou) have ...

Let me tell you about my Aunt Rose.   Yes, I know most people in my age category had an Aunt Rose.   This is about my aunt, in this ca...

I have barely stepped outside this week.   No, I am not infected nor under quarantine.   Nor am I afraid of getting sick myself.   It is ...

As a young adult, I found out that there was a family curse, one that possibly lead to the death of my paternal grandmother years earl...

My Mom had a lot of recipes that she wrote out, some were hand-me downs, others were ones that she picked up along the way.   It is fu...

During the Super Bowl, it was great to see the “Ground Hog’s Day” commercial with Bill Murray, which made sense, as both Ground Hog’s ...

It is time for a transition.   To modify the phase from the movie “Risky Business,” “Transition happens.”   The Oxford dictionary define...

How often can you say that you helped others, provided awareness for a good a cause and raised money all at the same time?   While we kno...

“I remember where I was…” was a comment my mother made.   The reference, for her, was where she was when President Kennedy was shot.   We...

As the second half of the year begins, as Americans, we take one day, July 4 th , to step back and celebrate the birth of our great natio...