On Nov. 15, 2023, my heart rate hit 148, and an overly assertive nurse friend nagged me to get it checked. After 20 hours in the emergency room, I was told by a cardiologist that my heart had an easily fixable glitch and not to worry – and by a pulmonologist that I had stage […]
Read More →Koda was just a dog. In 2004, I adopted a puppy from “Pet Rescue by Judy” while still in the post-emotional slipstream of a divorce. His litter name was Maine, but it changed to Koda as the only Disney name my youngest daughter and I agreed on. Divorce is a lonely business, and you don’t […]
Read More →Originally published in The Orlando Sentinel, Oct. 23 2017 If children are the future, public education nourishes hope. It’s the great social equalizer, because it identifies and rewards each child’s potential and ambition. Or it was circa 1970. Today, Florida’s schools destroy hope teacher by teacher. Their recent loss: my 30-year-old daughter. Most Americans (75 […]
Read More →Trump didn’t do it on purpose. It’s not his “great again” calling card, and it’s not a belief that my country could be trampled by a nonexistent army of rogue immigrants. Reason 1: Taking achievements for granted It’s become clear that decade after decade and generation after generation, the United States of America traveled the […]
Read More →Forget morality, philosophy and the Democrats for a minute. Focus on politics and, more specifically, how it works behind closed doors. Politically, Trump might not be president for long – or at all. Donald Trump remains a wild card, but it’s unlikely he’ll play nice with his fellow Republicans in the House and Senate. If […]
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