“How Good And Wonderful It Is For Brothers To Sit Together In Peace”
Last night’s Seder put me back on a soapbox. The title of this week’s column is the English translation of the entire lyric of a Hebrew song ("Henay Matov") that I learned in the first grade at Hebrew School. Another line may have added to it later, for choral...
The Film Fatales Review of: My Week with Marilyn (Now on DVD)
My Week with Marilyn NOW ON DVD. Directed by Simon Curtis. Starring Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judi Dench. Rated R. Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe...
Happy Easter? (Warning: Graphic Image)
Easter is a time to remember the sacrifices Jesus made for us, but what kind of message do churches want to send? I received a postcard in the mail from a local church, The Rock. It was supposed to be an invitation to this year’s Easter celebration at The Rock, but...
San Francisco’s Decline into Darkness
San Francisco’s Decline into Darkness San Francisco is famous for earthquakes…. However, it took another horrific event to shake its residents to the core in January, 2001. What happens when you pair a world class marathon runner, who in an instant is physically...
Free the Trolls!
Trolling: The act of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet. As much as I hate to admit it, I spend a lot of time on the internet. Most of it is spent on Tumblr reblogging pictures of pug puppies, Glee, and cupcakes, or on...
What Not to do When Your Child Applies to College
There was a great piece in the Huffington Post about why your child didn't get into the college of their dreams. I read it with an enormous sense of relief that I was past this period of my life, and empathy for all of the parents out there who are going through the...
Sugar Addiction: Does It Control Your Life?
There's a lot of talk these days about the harmful effects of sugar, and its deleterious effect on our health. Unfortunately, there's a huge number of people in America who are actually addicted to sugar. Just check out the epidemic of obesity if you need more proof....
I like my Medium well done. My interview with Medium Nancy Meryl
Medium Nancy Meryl says, "just because you can't see something doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.” And she should know. Since she was a young girl, Nancy had been receiving messages from people who have passed on. As an adult, Nancy decided to make it her life’s work...
Do You Really Need To Get Credit For the Things You Accomplish? Are You Saying “YES” to You If You Don’t?
I use the Franklin Planner and each day there’s a quote at the top of the page. Thursday’s quote was from Harry S. Truman. Truman’s been my special inspiration since the afternoon I got to spend with him when I was a college senior - more than 50 years ago. This...
The Opinionated Bitch-On Facebook Privacy and Employment
As one of the millions who previously faced unemployment in the past few years, I remember what it was like having to demean myself for the privilege of begging for a job at less than half of my former salary and sitting though horrible interviews by people with less...
Improve Yourself in the Physical, Show Gratitude!
Our Universe is huge, but small enough to embrace. If we take the day and days like a bull by the horn and think positive, the universe will comply. If we start the day with complaints the universe will respond with the negative. Many people have bitter...
Should Victims of Crime Care About Death Row Inmates?
As a survivor of homicide with 30 years of experience in crime victim issues, Ladyjustice uses integrity and compassion everyday in the performance of her job and full time advocate for many people who are oppressed or forgotten. However, does this compassion extend...
