It’s spring again and after a third “honey do” weekend my muscles are sore and my whole body aches. We filled over 30 leaf bags, mulched, shoveled gravel, pruned, cleaned out and organized the garage, and got years of accumulated junk out on the street for clean-up. I can’t wait to get adjusted! This time [...]
Often when my wife is giving me a hard time (which hardly ever, ever happens of course!), I noticed that I stop seeing her as a person with needs, wants, and feelings but an object; someone who is just making my life difficult. Sometimes when it’s late and I’m tired, my son needs a bath, [...]
This weekend I attended my childhood friend Howies’ son Jessie’s’ Bar-Mitzvah. It was kind of poignant; I can still recall Howies’ Bar-Mitzvah. At one point of the service called “Ashrei” the Rabbi gave an explanation of the prayer. She explained that the word “Ashrei” is a form of the word that means “happy”. She told [...]