When I was seven, I decided I didn’t feel like going to school and wanted to get a little bit sick, so in the dead of winter, I went outside on our balcony in my night clothes and barefoot, and ate some snow. It was kind of a thing among the kids that if you … Continue reading The sort of truth about what causes viruses
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The other day, I was at CVS with my son. As we were checking out, my son picks up a box of Dayquil that was dangling enticingly by the register, and says, "Mommy, maybe we should pick up a box of this." I said, "Are you planning on getting sick?" He said, "I was thinking … Continue reading
Theory of relativity
Just the other day, we were remembering how I got food poisoning as a child while on vacation in Ukraine on the Azov sea. What happened was this. In communist Russia, food was a commodity not always readily available, especially in remote towns, and especially things like sugar, ketchup, tea - these things were usually … Continue reading Theory of relativity
I cry when I see the David
Have you ever noticed how as we age, our emotions become dulled? A few years ago, we made a family trip to Spain. Among other places, we visited this little town called Ronda down near the Mediterranean. I remember standing at the edge of a mountain looking over a huge rocky valley, dissected by a … Continue reading I cry when I see the David
Why I married my husband
Have I ever said why I decided I needed to marry my husband? I have talked quite a bit about how it's great that he is my husband at the moment because all evidence points to me being unable to survive without him, but I don't think I've ever actually described the confluence of events that … Continue reading Why I married my husband
I have pain: a vent
I have been suffering. I mean, more than usual. I know I'm always suffering a little, but lately, it's been worse. I have pain. I have chronic pain and also, I have compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue, or my version of it, is when you sit in the exam room and a patient with a legitimate … Continue reading I have pain: a vent
Yom Hashoah
It's Holocaust Remembrance day. It's been tough for me. I've known about what happened since I was a child. But lately, it's been a lot harder to process and deal with. I think it has to do with the fact that I became a mom. I was browsing Facebook and all of a sudden, on … Continue reading Yom Hashoah
I've been notably absent for weeks from here, but that's because I've been in the throes of creative agony. I have been writing a book. It's very ambitious of me, I know; in fact, I don't even know what the fuck I'm playing at, if I'm honest. Every time I read a good book, I … Continue reading
My dad tries to help my mom while she has the gastro… hilarious hijinks ensue
I'd like to make an entry to the Men are from Mars and Women and from Venus log book. I don't actually know if one exists, but if it doesn't, it should. Last week, my parents, fed up with life's little curveballs--like a FIRE in the apartment upstairs from them causing their living room to … Continue reading My dad tries to help my mom while she has the gastro… hilarious hijinks ensue
CPR on a stranger
...The weirdest thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I had to give CPR to a stranger. I was at my daughter's gymnastics class, and all of a sudden, in the periphery of my selective hearing, I became aware of a woman's crying voice: "Somebody please call 911!" I looked over, and saw … Continue reading CPR on a stranger
And Why Not! 