“Downy Ocean, hon” is about a three-hour drive from Baltimore. It was a tradition, and maybe still is, for many Marylanders. “Baltimorons” annually make the pilgrimage. That was not the case for my family. Although we liked going to the beach, we did not love Ocean City (apologies) since at the time, for us, […]
Ada Mark Strausberg
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I Want I want my WORLD – travel I want my COUNTRY – united I want my CITY – livable I want my FRIENDS & FAMILY – in person I want my LIFE – me BACK Gifts of COVID Appreciation of small things like being able to b r e […]
Don’t judge me by the color of my skinTake a look inside, see what’s within. Don’t judge me by my nameOr the place from which I came. Don’t judge me for my sexual choiceInstead, just listen to my voice. Don’t judge me by my sense of styleFirst, let’s sit and […]
I Miss Principle K.I.S.S.* It’s so complicated today.But there’s no going back to a simpler day. Please leave me aloneI don’t want another app on my phone. When you try to get infoIt’s a run around no-go. No one knows jackAnd you have to call back After hanging on foreverThe […]
Image: chabad.org My wedding day was September 7, 1970. Rosh Hashanah was September 25th that year. I was truly a new bride (think honeymoon). We were married in New York City. Most people didn’t live together in those days before marriage. We moved to Washington, D.C. where my husband was […]
John Banzhaf was a lawyer at a high end law firm in New York City. He was against smoking and wanted to get cigarette commercials off the air. The problem was his firm represented Phillip Morris. Needless to say, he needed to find a new job, which he did at […]
My dad came from a very difficult family, and he himself was not easy to please. I was born when he was 40 and I guess times were different. I know he loved me, but feeling someone loves you is different but almost more important than knowing. We were living […]
When will we recognizeWhen one is not freeThen no one is free? If we allow masters;If there’s even one slaveWe’ll all be enslaved. When there’s not justice for oneHear the call!There’s no justice for all. If we don’t realize the painIn another one’s lifeThere will always be strife. If we […]
Return to normal – is it true?Is it possible for me or you?Is it possible for the world or us?After the settling of the dust. The past is gone, not coming backThe only thing that’s writ in black Nothing can be truly the sameSo now we need a different name. We’ll get used to the […]