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I am one of those people who has a story for everything.  You like the sweater I am wearing?  Well, there’s a story behind it. Really. The story begins more than fifty years ago, at Hunter College, when two girls—P … Continue reading →

Some do-it-yourselfers are born; I married into it.  My parents, like many of their generation, took pride in buying what their parents and grandparents had had to make.  A garment bought in a store seemed to say something not only about … Continue reading →

  I’ve been thinking about George H.W. Bush and how he skydived (skydove?) at the age of 92.  Which brought the phrase “bucket list” to mind.  According to the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it comes from “kick the bucket,” the slang … Continue reading →

  I’ve been reading the dictionary again. And I’m here to tell you:  the English language is exciting and complex, and very fluid.  Words come and go, new ones get invented, old ones flow down some universal drain and are heard … Continue reading →

To update an old riddle about chickens and roads: Why does the lady cross the river? In my case, the answer is “To find a shoe repair shop.” It began with a pair of boots, and the only repair shop … Continue reading →

I heard on the news recently that someone did a study which produced the following fact:  Talking baby talk to Alzheimer’s patients is offensive and might even be harmful.  Raise your hand if this surprises you. Me, neither.  So this study … Continue reading →

The other night, I was sitting around with M and an old friend, trying to come up with the name brand of the sleds we all used to ride down the hills where we grew up — M in Brooklyn, … Continue reading →