My Love Affair

My Love Affair

My Love Affair I have a love affair with writing. It’s the last thing I think about before I fall asleep and it’s the first thing I think about when I wake up. Every morning, I sit at my computer, put my fingers on the keyboard and let them fly across the letters. It...
The Courage of Women

The Courage of Women

This blog isn’t about politics. I don’t use my blog in that way because whatever we believe, we all have the same emotions: joy, depression, pride, shame, winner and loser. This blog is a reminder about our history and how our ancestors fought for our rights. It’s...
We’ve Got to Believe We are Magic

We’ve Got to Believe We are Magic

When I hear the word, “magic,” I think about someone shuffling a deck of 52 cards and randomly pulling out the one I chose. I think about a woman in a fancy costume, mesh tights and high heels, lying calmly inside a box, smiling, while someone is apparently sawing...
No Decision is A Decision

No Decision is A Decision

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.                                       – – – Albert Einstein I was sixteen when I was accepted into a professional ballet company. I’d started training when I was eight and I’d grown up in a ballet...
2,4,6,8 Who Do We Appreciate?

2,4,6,8 Who Do We Appreciate?

We must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them – – –  John Fitzgerald Kennedy I was driving on the 10 freeway going west toward Santa Monica on my way to the dentist when I looked to my left and a huge...