Badwater When I told friends that my brother and I were heading off to Death Valley for a long weekend, the initial question posed to me was a simple, Why? and isn’t it too hot there? The question should be,What isn’t there to do… DAY 1 From West Los Angeles, Michael and I departed at … Continued
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Article first published as Morocco: To Go or Not to Go on Technorati. In the 1990 film, Joe vs. the Volcano, Joe is asked, “What happened to you that you are so alive?” He tells us that the doctor gave him 6 months to live and “I am just so appreciative of my life.” He … Continued
Article first published as You Can Restore the Ocean! on Technorati. Not many people see how they can help the planet in less than nine months! Brian Meux and the team of marine biologists and volunteer divers at Santa Monica Bay Keepers are helping the Planet and restoring our giant kelp forests. Taking an urchin … Continued
Article first published as Adventure Around the Corner: New York City Style on Technorati. In New York City for Bar Mitzvah Dos, we met Agnes, an event painter, working at the incredible party planned to celebrate the Jewish ritual to bring my nephew to adulthood. Watching her create an oil painting of our family and … Continued
Article first published as The Secrets of Happy Marriages on Technorati. This recent sunset in Brentwood, California reminded me of the one a year ago when we got married at Casa Del Mar, December 19, 2009. I thought, “We made it! One year of marriage! Thank goodness we both showed up for the first blind … Continued
Rich Text Article first published as Race to Nowhere: do we have a map? on Technorati. The movie, Race to Nowhere, has brought new attention to education and student motivation. I hope that this film inspires dialogue about what school could become. As Seth Godin says in his 2010 book, Linchpin, Are you Indispensible?, the … Continued
Article first published as Race to Nowhere on Technorati. Race to Nowhere is a new movie about our schools, our students and ourselves. The issue of homework causes family arguments, feelings of stress, suicide and illness and some students take drugs to stay up late and finish their work. We seem to have forgotten that children’s play is … Continued
At this time of Thanksgiving, we are grateful for all the people who traveled to be with us and to celebrate with us! We were lucky to spend Thanksgiving with our family and celebrate Zachary’s Bar Mitzvah together. I read this poem which my sister found for me at the Bar Mitzvah, and was reminded … Continued
Article first published as A Meaningful Life on Technorati. Last Sunday on a beautiful sunny day in Simi Valley at Marsha Wachtell’s funeral, her spirit and connections were evident as many of the over 500 people present commented on her positive outlook and how she never complained or focused on having an incurable disease. She continued to … Continued