1. HEALTH Without it you’ve got nothing. My father used to start our conversations with “How’s your health?” (And after that, “How’s your car?”) I brushed it off, but at this late date I know it’s the only important thing. You can’t be too scared to get healthy, that’s what someone told me once, and […]

He’s never changed his message. He didn’t go disco in the late seventies. He didn’t feature a rapper during the break of his comeback single. He just stayed the same and waited for the public to catch up with him. Or as Carly Simon sang, he’s coming back ’round again. This desert appearance is not […]

The plan was to go to Frisco, to Amy’s synagogue’s mass seder. But Peter didn’t want to drive and we don’t have a car so… We did it ourselves. Passover is one holiday you can’t miss. It’s somewhat joyous compared to the other two heavy hitters, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Then again, Rosh Hashanah […]

Go to college. Do not listen to the blowback saying a degree is unnecessary, that is complete B.S. Sure, if you’re entering a trade, if you want to become a plumber or an electrician, college is superfluous. But for the rest of the public? Tradespeople make a fortune these days. Maybe because nobody seems to […]