Thanksgiving: Where receiving can be as important as giving.

The abundance of Thanksgiving posts out there pre-Thursday turned off my writing switch. All the pertinent topics had been covered, ranging from the obvious gratitude articles to the difficult travel day posts. I posted a link to one I particularly liked called, “Can you be thankful for what you don’t have?” to my Facebook page […]

Dating in NYC: WTF?

I’ve had this conversation a lot lately, so I thought I’d commit it to paper (er, the web).  What is wrong with the dating scene in New York? Is it me, or is true that (I quote friends),“Men in NY are retarded, or at best, weird?”  I know men complain about the same thing in […]

Have you already met your match, but screwed it up?

The word “bashert” is a word I’ve heard for as long as I can remember. It’s Yiddish for “pre-destined” (i.e. the person we are intended to marry).  My first thought, based on where I am today, is to say that having this idea, this goal or fantasy implanted in a person at such a young […]

Defriending your ex, and why anti-social media can be healthy.

I’m sure there have been a gazillion blog posts and articles written about breaking up in today’s world of social media.  The medium which allows us instant contact with friends, potential partners, and the ones we are in relationships with, can become our worst enemy when we break up.    My cub and I broke […]

Dreams: indicators of unresolved issues, or are we over thinking?

When I was in my early teens, I had a recurring dream of being chased by Nazis and dogs in the snow.  The first few times I assumed that the dream was due to extensive exposure to the Holocaust in my Jewish history classes, as well as at home. But eventually I wondered if I […]