thematically fickle

Three years ago today, we flew to Chicago to meet Ruby. The delayed flight certainly added to our anticipation and also, the agony of our wait. Out of the (mere) 7 months that our adoption process took before our match, it was this last 36 hours before we held our daughter that were the most [...]

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We made numerous and exceedingly gushing toasts to “Bobby” on Saturday night, the well-known grape crusher who died last Friday at the age of 94.  Somewhere between The Lei Lounge and Bar Pink Elephant and tucked in between martini number three and glass of wine number two (ouch), I learned that Bobby had changed the pronunciation of his name from [...]

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When all the rest of the news—global, national, local—is so very bad, this fabulous, rainbow-colored, boa-wearing tid bit sashayed from within my speakers as I drove along Torrey Pines Road, handed me a cosmo and blew me kisses that tingled my spine.  Of course, petitions to put gay marriage before voters are already underway. And [...]

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Obituary in the April 28, 2008 issue of The New Yorker:
“KESTER—Rose Rothstein, of North Andover, MA, formerly of East Norwich, NY, March 1, 2008. Widow of Harold E. Kester. Survived by Linda and William Cotter of Concord, MA; Marjorie and Peter Smith, of Durham, NH; five loving grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and her sister Anne Gerber. [...]

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In regard to my last post, I want to say that I may not—and in fact, do not—have the whole story.  Not that I think John Hartley deserves a pass for questionable public behavior. It’s just that, after reading some of the post-breaking-news news (and the hateful comments to online coverage) following the arrest of the 3rd District candidate, it’s [...]

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Honestly, I’ll take Elliott Spitzer and his $5000/hour escort or David Paterson and his wife’s skeletally endowed closet over this candidate for City Council.
For Chrissake (I always like using that one!), the man is running for office. You’d think he could pee in a toilet and masturbate in the shower like all other grown men, [...]

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So, this is what we’ve come to.
The new governor of New York just aired his personal and somewhat dirty laundry for the public in an effort to head of any future scandal. As is common these days, his wife was by his side. But as isn’t too common these days, she admitted to her failings [...]

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I’m not a violent person. I’m fiery and definitely need to blow off steam when I become agitated but that is why God invented the treadmill, Reese’s Peanut Butter eggs, Italian-made stilettos and sex. I’m thankful for these positive outlets because without them, I might be prone to hurling large objects at my husband’s head each time he insists on jumping up and down on my [...]

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“As a society, we pay a price for our silence. Unchallenged personal, cultural, and institutional racism results in the loss of human potential, lowered productivity, and a rising tide of fear and violence in our society. Individually, racism stifles our own growth and development. It clouds our vision and distorts our perceptions. It alienates us [...]

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