When I was 10 years old, I wanted to be a nuclear physicist. I wanted to solve the mysteries of nuclear fusion- the essence of our sun’s amazing heating power - colliding and combining hydrogen atoms to form helium and creating power plants that released enough energy to power...
While I was happily wasting some time playing Mahjong on the computer an "ad" came up that I couldn’t ignore. The first time it flashed in front of me, I saw the profile of a handsome young man and the words "High Blood Pressure". I made sure to read...
I don’t like guns. I don’t like the speed with which they can kill from a distance. I don’t like the fact that they can spray a room with bullets in a matter of seconds. I don’t like how quickly their presence can escalate an argument leading to a...
Every time I see a commercial for a new drug, with happy, carefree Americans living their best lives, or even singing in the street, I get ill. Four years ago, my husband and I were caregivers for a man who was taking 10 medications a day. He had damned...
The 60 Minutes interview that Vice President Kamala Harris gave at the end of October coincided with a flurry of articles in an attempt by mainstream media to report on her existence. Yes, her existence. Because, in the eyes of many, VP Harris did not exist. Her efforts and...
I am a very intellectual person, and finding the motivation to do non-intellectual things is so challenging... well, they just don’t get done. And I’m talking the most basic things. Housecleaning, laundry, exercise to name a few. Back in March, I was struggling with deep depression – that I...
I owe a sincere apology to the Jewish people in my life, my cousins, my friends. I did not realize that the devastation wrought by the Hamas terrorists on October 7th was so extreme, and so contrary to the "Rules of War", i.e., that the fighting should be between...
Because I’m not a mother, all of my knowledge about pregnancy and motherhood is hearsay, but the anecdotal evidence I’ve gathered says that both can come with problems and struggles that non-parents can barely imagine. The commonly known problem of throwing up in the morning is not nearly as...
Columbus Day is a big holiday in many American cities with a huge number of Italian Americans. They even have parades. When a movement was put in motion to get rid of the holiday, the Italian-American community was infuriated. So, some cities still have Columbus Day. However, the exploits...
I was watching an old Trevor Noah stand-up special in which he defined the German word Schadenfreude. It has no true translation in English, but it’s something we do all the time. Schadenfreude is when you laugh at someone slipping on a banana. Schadenfreude is when you’re zooming down the highway at 65...