Ever since viewing one five-minute segment of the children's TV show "Barney and Friends" I have been eternally grateful that our son, and therefore his parents, missed the Singing Purple T-Rex era ... if only by inches.

There's not enough insulin in the world to have gotten us… Read full post »

I'm Britney'd out. It's time to be a little more erudite. Did you know the pun is considered the most intelligent form of humor? Really. So let's have some fun. I should warn you, most phrases not suitable for travelers.

HARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS --- Can you drive a French… Read full post »

This post was inspired by Gwool's review of sex studies, Ideal Time For Sex Is How Long????  And by Meg Ryan.

"The pleasure of living and the pleasure of the orgasm are identical." Wilhelm Reich

A book came out a couple years ago which is still the object of substantial/… Read full post »

 
Photo credit: Gary Justis

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The True Story of My Near Death Experience

The Beginning
December 10, 1973 started out like any other day. Which is almost always the case when something horrible--or wonderful--is about to happen. For me, horrible. At first. It would lead me beyond wonderful, but I didn't know that eithe… Read full post »

Back during beta I started a meme called Ten Things About Me. It was fun then, we learned interesting --and occasionally creepy-- things about each other. It's fun and more challenging to up the ante to 25 Things now.

In the interest of full disclosure, I've included a few here from/… Read full post »

 

Yeah, it's the day after Christmas, the middle of Chanukah, the end of a long week. Some of us enjoyed lovely family gatherings, some of us had toxic experiences, many of us wished for better economic circumstances to share more gift love.

In an effort to cheer us up just/… Read full post »

 

I almost missed it. There it was, headlined at the top of the Business Section: Good Luck Troll sues over turf | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/23/2008. I have to admit, that "hairy" troll gives me the creeps. And wow, is it possible The Ape could come into some/… Read full post »

It takes faith to believe in Santa Claus. And in Michael Jackson. Reminder: keep your kids away from the latter.

When Jacko was on trial in 2005 for molesting children, I'm proud to say I showed great restraint. My lips were sealed throughout virtually the whole circus -- though, to be… Read full post »

For anyone who doesn't already know, I'm Jewish. I mention this because tonight is the first night of Chanukah. Thursday is Christmas. So now's the perfect time for me to weigh in on the Chanukah vs Christmas issue. No matter what we see on TV, in the newspaper, online, at… Read full post »

My sister Judy sent me these pictures in an email, maybe you got it too. They're clever and funny, but more important, they show the remarkable resilience of our troops. No matter where, no matter for how long or under what circumstances, they manage to hold on to the uniquel… Read full post »

  

Déjà vu all over again. Fate--in the person of a new OS blogger--has now told me it's time to tell the version I heard, supposedly from the horse's mouth, of what really happened almost 40 years ago at Chappaquiddick.

In a thoughtful post called My Kennedy mystery, wr/… Read full post »

This is my entry into Denis Faye's The Great Easy Fiend Humiliation Contest. It should be noted the contest isn't limited to High School. But this is the story it brought to mind for me.

You'd think anybody's Most Humiliating High School Moment would have something to do with looks/… Read full post »

Offerend in response to Verbal's call for our high school senior portraits. Which will fit nicely with my upcoming post on my most humiliating moment.

No big co-ed high school for me, where competition for boys' attention was paramount enough to inspire big hair. I attended T… Read full post »

 
The most famous photo of Frank Rizzo, wearing a tuxedo with a nightstick stuck in the cummerbund.

[Frank] Rizzo was also not a typical [police] commissioner... He was boisterous and brooding, particularly to media. A biography of Rizzo, with an introduction written by future police… Read full post »

There are always so many wonderful stories about children here on OS. Some uplifting, some sad, even tragic, some hilarious, all thought-provoking and very personal. It's a privilege to be allowed into your lives to meet your special, funny, challenging, interesting, gifted, lovely, talented/… Read full post »

  
Yours Truly and Ozzy at the Waldorf Hotel, NY, 1997.
I may look happy, but that's not a real smile, it's rictus.
(Note the size of his hands and my effort to keep them at bay).

"Though many bands have succeeded in earning the hatred of parents and media worldwide throughout the past f… Read full post »

I am laughing so hard at myself right now, you could hear me across the country. 

Yesterday I wrote a post called Her Two Love Stories, from Dark Prince to Shining Knight. If you read it you might guess I spent quite some time and emotional energy on a woman's two/… Read full post »

Back Story
She was born during the Depression, came of age during World War II. An only child, she spent much of her time and considerable intellect focused on educating herself. She entered college at age 16, finished undergrad and her Masters, was working on a PhD in Clinical Psychology. If only… Read full post »

Family Dinner Details

Thanks to all for enjoying a little levity in the midst of family dramas and traumas this holiday often brings. There was nothing but love, laughter and fun around our… Read full post »