Poetry
JOEY’S ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY
So today was Joseph Fox the third’s 1-year birthday party. I’d like to share an idea that someone suggested to me years ago. When Lia was born and then when Joey was born I created secret email accounts just for them. I occasionally send photos, videos and of course messages that I think can help them in…
Read MoreBe the Light
In November of 2016, after spending a day with a number of interactions with people who were suffering emotional pain, I jotted down a few thoughts. I saved those thoughts in my calendar and kept moving them until I felt the urge to write about them. In February, 2019 I wrote the poem below based…
Read MoreLife Through the Eyes of a Toddler
Greetings everyone. Please see the two photos of Lia, Joey and I in the window in my living room, looking out to the ocean. In one of the photos Lia was maybe 1 1/2 years old. The one where she is pointing off to the right was taken a couple of weeks ago. When I…
Read MoreChoices?
Hello everyone. I love this cartoon above. It portrays such a vivid image of the power of our choices. I think many people would look at this cartoon and say, “Sure, I have choices.” But how often do we practice making that choice? And let’s think on that a bit. There are things that happen…
Read MoreAnd now I am a Mom.
We all remember the brutal and senseless assassination of NYPD Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos on December 20, 2014. We have since learned of the amazing forethought Sanny Liu had while in the state of shock she was in at the hospital that day. On July 25, 2017, Sanny gave birth to Angelina Liu.…
Read MoreThe September 11th anniversary approaches
Hello everyone. Each year as the September 11th anniversary approaches I notice myself keeping that emotional door shut and not giving it as much thought as maybe I need to. And each year there is something a day or two before that breaks that door wide open. It can be a song, or the thought of a certain…
Read MoreUncle Louie
Today we celebrated my uncle Louie Schlifstein’s 106th birthday. Louie is not a blood relative but my sisters and I grew up calling him “Uncle Louie.” Louie was an NYPD sergeant and he retired in 1962. My father, a 71 Precinct cop from 1943 to 1966, often had his other cop friends over on weekends.…
Read MoreWhere It Began
So this is where it all began, for me. I grew up in Old Mill Basin, 5306 Avenue L. I happen to be in the area yesterday so I decided to take this photo. It evoke a number of memories, of course. One I would like to share is when I was about six years…
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