I know I have been unreasonably quiet for a while. I did accomplish my goal of being home for the entire month of March, which was awesome. Followed shortly thereafter by a 10 day trip back to the east coast for Passover. That came with all of the accompanying jet lag and required catch up …
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We will be restoring normality just as soon as we are sure what is normal anyway.
Barring anything catastrophic (p’tui, p’tui), I have achieved my goal of traveling absolutely nowhere during the month of March. That makes this the longest consecutive period I have been home since mid-December 2013. As much as it has been nice to be home, it will only last until mid-April when I travel back east for …
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3 Weeks of Unintentional Practice
As part of my personal observance of sheloshim (the 30 days after my father’s burial) I have chosen not to listen to music or watch TV (that includes Hulu) or movies. While I am permitting myself to listen to NPR during this period, so far I have chosen not to. These past three weeks my …
We Want the Fun(k). Give up the Fun(k).
Don’t ask me why I have George Clinton running through my head, because I couldn’t tell you. Just like I can’t explain the other random tunes and lyrics that have been going through my head for the past couple of weeks. Perhaps they have been my subconscious trying to clue me in. At least, that …
Getting Back on the Horse
Yesterday I was complaining that there is no users manual for grief. We used to default to the 5 stages of grief, but that proved to be based on people’ responses to facing their own death, not coping with the death of others. I’m not saying that there aren’t commonalities between the two responses, just …
It's Their World, Not Mine
I have a very ambivalent relationship with snorkeling. On the one hand, it can be awesome to see creatures in the wild that I have only been able to see previously in marine fish tanks. On the other hand, I am not a particularly strong swimmer in an environment where I cannot survive on my …
There's No Place Like Home
Paradise is lovely and all, but I am ready to go home. Too bad I have 3 more days before we leave. Our group keeps getting smaller by the day as family units start heading home. Also, as crazy as it was to be part of a big family group of 21, it is even …
Embracing My Lazy Side
I have always been dismissive of people who upon returning from Hawaii wax eloquently about how different it is here. I have written off references to “island time” and the different pace of life here as a bunch of hooey. I owe an apology to everyone who has ever told me about their trip to …
Sunny Day, Sweeping the Clouds Away
I feel like I am in a commercial. I am sitting on a deck in Hawaii, laptop on my lap, watching the palm trees sway in the wind and the waves crashing in the turquoise ocean. The only incongruous part of that last sentence is the laptop. I too am wondering why I am sitting …
Shehechiyanu
There is a Hebrew blessing called Shehechiyanu which translates to Blessed are you..who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled it to reach this occasion. It is a widely used blessing for significant life events, the beginning of holidays and when experiencing something for the first time. I often think of all the firsts …