As a woman was attacked by a man with a knife Alfredo Tale-Yax intervened. He was stabbed several times in the chest and collapsed on a New York City street. One man stopped to take a picture of Tale-Yax with his camera phone, dozens of people walked by, but no one helped. Alfredo Tale-Yax died … Read more
Something has happened. Now that I have a new car I’m listening to First Wave. I’m happily stuck in traffic bopping along to Adam and the Ants, New Order, Depeche Mode, UB40 and more. When you combine the music of my middle school with the friends that facebook offers, I can’t help but find myself … Read more
I know that your child is gifted, because you told me. You told me how smart she was the day we met. And then, the next day, on the phone you reminded me that she was highly gifted. I might not have noticed how incredibly gifted your son was, what with him digging in his … Read more
In the Autumn of 1971 I was about a year and a half old. My parents had just moved to Hollywood, and my mom started making friends at Pointsettia Park. Marie’s mom was one of handful of women who we kids would only recognize by the backs of their heads. For the next thirty nine … Read more
Remember when Jane got Moody? Well, one of my favorite moms framed it up nicely for me. Elizabeth who has two girls older than my own who I think are fabulous. Elizabeth gave me a cat and dog analogy, but here it is in context. From the moment Jane was born she looked to me … Read more