Martha Stewart Redux

Speaking of friends, have you ever known someone who just seems to do everything perfectly — perfect house, perfect cook, perfect wife? Underneath all of this perfection is a person as tightly wound as a child’s yoyo, but on the surface everything couldn’t be better. Well, I have a friend like this and quite frankly, [...]

BFF

My “best friend,” these days referred to as BFF, is someone I have knows since I was 12. We spent many, many happy years together negotiating the ins and outs of adolescence, the trials of college life and the reality of our lives as adults. Unfortunately, we have not lived near one another (plane flight [...]

Oh, Mother

Visiting my mother is an experience always frought with emotion and apprehension. I tend to limit these visits to once a year, with her coming to my neck of the woods once during the year as well. The thing is, that despite my own baggage and issues, I have two young daughters who I sincerely [...]

Popcorn Wars

I read in yesterday’s New York Times that microwave popcorn is the latest food item we need to worry about for our health. Apparently, a man in his early 50s suffering from lung problems was very hard to diagnose until one doctor asked the question: do you eat microwave popcorn? Well, yes, the man responded [...]