by Writer1 | Apr 22, 2016 | Column, On being a mom, Women and midlife
Good morning, buddy. Sometimes the deepest friendships take a while to solidify. They don’t seem obvious at first. Maybe you have different interests, different backgrounds. Maybe one of you is a human being and the other is a dishwasher. Whatever the barriers are,... 
by Writer1 | Feb 9, 2016 | Column, Slightly off topic…, Uncategorized
As published in The Rye Record on February 5, 2016 When I was a new mom, we lived in an apartment on 57th Street across the hall from an elderly man who smelled like soup. I remember him because of the soup, and also because of the wisdom he passed along to me on the... 
by Writer1 | Mar 4, 2014 | Column, Women and midlife
I enjoy my one-sided relationship with Siri. I press a button when I need something and she is always there with the correct answer or a promise of a reminder. In return, she asks nothing of me. I don’t have to respond to any of her needs. Actually, I’ve never even...