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There is a short story written in 1841 by Edgar Allen Poe called “A Descent into the Maelstrom.” It tells the tale of a mariner at sea caught in a giant whirlpool. IMHO we ourselves are currently spiraling downward in a similar predicament. Hard to say when this malevolent spin of events began. Was it […]

I have dedicated my life so far to the study of love and of romantic convention. For as long I can remember, I have been a romantic: first hopeless, then reckless, now erring on the side of pragmatic. I have made a fool of myself for love many times over, broken countless hearts (my own

One day last August my husband and I took a walk in Gansevoort Peninsula Park and came upon the exercise station. We’d been spending our evenings on the sofa in awe watching teeny, hipless, shimmering Olympic gymnasts launch themselves into space and twist and somersault up there, and leap onto bars several stories high and

Getting to know the differences between light, medium, and dark roasts can help coffee lovers make choices about what they consume as it relates to caffeine and flavor as well as appreciate the unique characteristics each roast offers. One common misconception about dark roast coffee is that it has higher caffeine content. In fact, dark

I held onto my Nokia cell phone until it basically dissolved in my hand.  Having observed people staring into their smartphones in a sort of hypnotic state I didn’t want to join the club.  But it’s a big club and you must join. I wound up getting an iPhone 13, and Jane added Facebook and

I’m on a field trip to the Cloisters with the senior center. I have not been here in 50 years, like before I moved to New York. It’s so quiet and meditative here inside a medieval monastery. I love this atmosphere and feel transported back to the Middle Ages. I’m time travelling back to an