The Last Ark of The Covenent

10 Things I did to Prepare for my 30th High School Reunion (Before and After Photos)
This is what I did to prepare for my 30th high school reunion: 1. Over-indulge in wine coolers and nervous carbohydrate eating. 2. Gain

Why I Didn’t Want to go to my 30th High School Reunion
In considering the usual psychological tropes for why alumni don’t attend their high school reunions my research has come to this: He feels too

Conversations with Henry: Why I’m Better Than My Husband
Sunday Night. Midnight. Me: Henry, can you get out of bed and set the house alarm? Him: You were the last one in bed, you

What Happened When I Said “No” To My Daughter
My daughters’ snuggles are my form of crack. On a biochemical level, my body sinks into a deeper calm when I hold them. And it

Husbands and Wives: Dog Day Afternoon
This is the latest in my Husbands and Wives Series Me: “Let’s get a dog.” Henry: “We already discussed this. Dogs are too expensive.

Husbands and Wives: The Saladarians
This is the latest in my Husbands and Wives Series: Me: Henry did you know that you spend about 85$ a week on buying

Husbands and Wives: The Dead Body In The Hallway
The latest in my Husbands and Wives Series. Me: “Henry. Are you awake?” He. Nothing. Me: “Henry. Are you awake?” He. Resting heart rate

I Have A Compulsion … I Want To Stop!
This compulsion I have has a profound affect on my happiness … I’m a habitual Tryer. I spend a lot of my time trying.

When Your Daughter Hits Below The Belt
It seemed like an ordinary night. There were no harbingers of doom — A murder of black crows on the telephone wires outside. A

My Shiksa Daughters Want to be Jewish
We went to a Bar Mitzvah Saturday. You would have thought we’d asked our tween Shiksa daughters to shave their heads and flap their

Not All Men Are Rapists
Yes. An inflammatory headline. Since the recent Steubenville rape case and excavating and writing about my own experience as a victim of attempted rape when

The Drugs Talk With My 11-Year old
Middle school started on Tuesday. Would there be gang bangers? Mean girls? Nurse Ratched-style teachers? One-eyed drug dealers? Should I stop watching CNN? My daughter