Today

I've decided to get serious about blogging.

I finished the "Y Chicks" manuscript and decided not to try to publish it because it needs too much editing and it was already a wonderful finished experience for me--learning how other people grow from their tragedies rather than staying stuck in grief, realizing how little we know about our neighbors unless we take the time, and confirming stereotypes about the similarities and differences between the Jews and Gentiles in this book.

Jerry's Euphoric Alzheimers is both fascinating and loving to live with. It deserves a whole article (which I will post in the future).

The Israel/Palestine crisis has reawakened all my Zionist sensitivities, caused me to mourn the original dream for the country, and examine my own ambivalence on how to best contribute to the peace process.

I look carefully at my aging--assured that I still have much to give--but in a world that's falling apart, how do I choose priorities? Never go near a group that doesn't share my values? Never schedule too many night meetings? Never schlep out of Santa Monica during traffic? What are my limitations considering the technological savvy of other generations? And, where does "been there, done that" come into play?

That's where I am today. Stay tuned in...if you have two minutes to spare. And, if you do, what's wrong with you? I don't (including my naptime).