In the Jewish tradition, the one I grew with, new year practices take almost two weeks to complete. The start is the two days of Rosh Hashana that mark the beginning of the Jewish year. Then comes the “ten days of awe”, ten days of repentance when a person needs to go over his deeds […]
We open our motel at the beginning of June. It is three weeks later than our usual opening time, which is usually after the frost is gone and before the official Memorial Day start of the season. When we drive into the parking lot loaded with our stuff, I am taken back by the height […]
For years the thoughts of growing old were as far from my mind as the terminology that goes along with the ‘golden years.’ Yes, people around me became old, got sick even died. I was sad, contemplated the cycle of life, nodded my head in all the right places, but never until the last few years […]
The other day as I watched one of my favorite TV shows; “Dr. Phil,” I realized another face of our new reality. Lately, a lot of my favorite TV shows moved to the hosts’ kitchens or living rooms. So, I get an inside look at the way their homes look, something I never thought will […]
It has been a week. I can’t believe how slow the time goes when one is stuck at home and does pretty much nothing. My birthday came and went, and due to the new circumstances, we couldn’t get together as we do every year. Now by the end of the week, the rain comes, and […]
The other day I discovered that a cyber family, much like a real one, acquires overtime unique lifelike qualities. It happened when I found in my inbox letters from people suggesting that I will update, fix, resolve duplicates, and respond to birthdays. I don’t know them; I don’t believe we ever met. My careful and […]
