weekend reads

I remember you first contacted me when my sister was in the hospital for a brain tumor. You asked an innocent question and I took out all my fear and anger and worry about her surgery on you. I was walking from one wing of the Georgetown University Hospital to another, a place where you… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #121

I was flipping channels the other week and came across Doris Kearns Goodwin, a presidential historian and award-winning bestelling author.  She was being interviewed about her book, Leadership: In Turbulent Times.  The book goes into how Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson handled tough times in America, making difficult decisions,… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #120

This week we bought school supplies and ordered back to school clothes. My daughter starts middle school at the end of this month, something she’s been looking forward to for so long. Middle school is a topic of many of her books and the shows and movies she loves, but this year she’ll be attending… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #119

Even before I started my blog in 2005, I loved how the internet offered a sense of community, a way to connect with individuals across the globe who were kindred spirits.  Through the internet, I was able to meet heroes and inspirations I only knew before from my books, magazine subscriptions, and the shows on… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #118

I know I am not the only one who is struggling to be productive, to be focused, to have the same creativity and drive they had six months ago. I have fantastic ideas for blog posts but can’t form more than one paragraph without losing my direction. I trip over my words when I try… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #117

If you’re not excited about the November election, you’re not alone. I get it if your party’s candidate isn’t who you wanted.  It was clear in these past four years that we didn’t elect just a president, but a whole administration/regime.  Your vote isn’t just for a president, but an entire administration and we need… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #116

  How to Help This week is personal. This is my cousin Brett.  He is in need of a kidney and his search has been made harder because of corona. (Long Island News 12)   Learn more about Brett at this profile of him on the National Kidney Registry. You can also contact the Northshore Renal… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #115

This week I dreamt I was in my white Zara pantsuit at an event at a restaurant or a bar.  It was one of those places that is narrow and long, opens up to a large space, and then more nooks and hallways to best use the minimal space available in a city with a… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #114

My Morning Jacket is my favorite band, and the favorite band of my husband and my sister, and now it’s a family band and my daughter also loves them.  They haven’t had a new album since 2015.  This week they released The Waterfall II, a collection of B-sides that didn’t make it onto The Waterfall,… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #113