By Shoshana Harris I invite you to picture this: you lived through the great depression. You were an excellent student, graduating as salutatorian from high school. But hopes of going on to medical school were not to be realized, so instead you settled on becoming a secretary. You married at […]
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Bad habits can become afflictionsLet’s add to the list two additionsMoney and power can be addictions. If one sells drugs, one goes to jailThese guys steal, get out on bailThey do bad but still prevail. They do not die but fade awayParachutes carry them through the frayBut what about me, […]
I ran the Charm City Reptile and Amphibian Rescue for 14 years (no longer in operation). In this story I am remembering Dave Meyers, one of our rescue volunteers. A guy named Dave called once and said he would like to volunteer. He and his girlfriend Terri were starting to […]
Introduction In 1992, my Uncle Ira wrote to my cousin David and me, asking if we would consent to be the executors of his estate. He was working with a lawyer in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, to get his affairs in order. David and I were the youngest […]
Sometimes you meet someone, and you like her very much. The feeling is an instinctual one; something about that person is pleasing. But have you put enough into that friendship? Have you given it your all? Have you truly gotten to know that person? That’s how I feel when I […]
With all of the talk about sexual harassment and abuse in the news, I would like to address this issue myself. I was a victim more than once of this type of abuse when I was young. The men were not billionaires or famous, just predators who thought they could […]
When the phone rings at 2:30 a.m., it’s never good news. Monday morning, it was assisted living, saying that my in-law had fallen out of bed. An ambulance was called, and she was transported to the emergency room. I got there around 7:45 a.m. The ER was like walking into […]
On February 24, 2022, Russia began an attempt to invade Ukraine. For the last 47 days that country has been subject to constant vicious bombardment. Whole cities have been put to ruin; millions of civilians have fled the country seeking asylum abroad. The bombing has not been concentrated on military […]
April 18, 2000 Dear Dad, How could you leave us when we need you so much?Where will Mom be without your warm touch? The Passover Holiday is so sad this year.You are supposed to be with us—here! I’ve had you for 46 years, you know.But it’s not enough—I didn’t want […]