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April 2014

April 17, 2014

Are Ukrainian Jews Political Pawns or Actual Targets?

As I sat in my kitchen, munching on matzah crack (chocolate-covered matzah, for the uninitiated)...

April 13, 2014

Invocation

As a Jew, I've sat through my share of interminable sermons. I've endured excruciatingly long...

April 09, 2014

American Blogger – A Trailer Review

I recently watched a trailer for the new “documentary” coming out called “American Blogger.” Documentary is in...

March 2014

March 14, 2014

Quiz Me.

“Who am I, at this stage in my life?” I wondered. I was feeling that...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Spider Meets Winshield.

Once upon a time, I was driving to pick up my son from baseball tryouts....

February 18, 2014

Say It With Me: “I Believe You.” (trigger warning – child molestation)

I don't pretend to know what happened in the colossally fucked-up family dynamic into which...

February 15, 2014

Mama Mika and Papa Joe

Here's how I imagine the conversation between Mika and Joe (of Morning Joe) and Governor...

February 06, 2014

Bizarre Love Triangle – Baseball Edition*

*This piece was originally published on September 3, 2012. In honor of Ralph Kiner's passing...

February 05, 2014

Let Us Pray – Or Not

"...Prayer and I have a complicated relationship — I’m sure I’m not alone in this....

February 01, 2014

Guest Posting at LeftyPop!

In honor? keeping? line? with the upcoming Olympics, I've written about my favorite sport -...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

A New Home for The Worthington Post

Dear amazing readers and friends, The Worthington Post is moving to a bigger house! Here's...

January 10, 2014

My Youngest is 10…

...and if you'd like to know how I'm feeling about that, please click over to...

December 2013

December 12, 2013

My Strange Reaction to “The Book Thief” (Spoiler Alerts, People)

I went to see “The Book Thief” with a friend a few weeks ago. I...

December 11, 2013

Not Smarter Than a Fourth-Grader

This morning on the way to school, my fourth-grader and I had the following conversation....

December 02, 2013

Happy ANYTHING, Okay?

I'm a little late with this post, as it's already the sixth night of Chanukkah....

November 2013

November 08, 2013

My Tattooed Teenager

She'd been asking for years. My firstborn, with the red hair and creamy skin, wanted...

October 2013

October 18, 2013

Jew-ish

Perfect!!! I thought of this about a month or so ago as a way to...

October 04, 2013

Why I’m Cheering for “Popular Science”

A little over a week ago, Popular Science published an article called "Why We're Shutting Off Our Comments." ...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

You Must Buy A Gun! Except, Not Really.

I learned by watching Bill Maher, that not one, but two towns in Georgia have...

September 21, 2013

Sympathy and Advice for the Now-Infamous “Mrs. Hall”

This was written in response to an open letter that circulated a few weeks ago,...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

Modern Race Relations 101: A Primer for White People

Well before the Trayvon Martin verdict, I had seen, heard and read about white people dismissing the...

August 26, 2013

Banana Bread

So, you know how so many people post Facebook status updates the night before the...

August 18, 2013

Vacation Hangover

Well, there was no Captain Steubing, and it was not the Love Boat, but we...

August 02, 2013

Balls of Steel (Trigger warning – Abortion)

A week or so ago, I saw this on the "Being Liberal" Facebook page, and...

July 2013

July 15, 2013

A White Girl and the “N” Word

When I was in elementary school in 1970's Brooklyn, NY (maybe third grade?) a kid...

July 01, 2013

“Were You Trying?” Well, That Question Certainly Was…

We truly are an entitlement-driven culture. I’m not talking about welfare or tax breaks–I’m talking...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Moral Limbo, Political Style

A couple of years ago, when former California Governor and movie icon Ahnohld Schwarzenegger's revealed his dalliance...

June 24, 2013

Rape Culture Round-up

Well, folks, it's June 24, 2013, and I'd like to welcome you to a little...

June 22, 2013

The Plan B Pill: If It Were MY Daughter…

...I'd want Plan B to be available over the counter. I say this realizing there are great...

June 11, 2013

Briefcases and Banter: An Article That Will NEVER Appear in the ‘New York Times’

A gender re-imagined parody on the New York Times laughable article, "Purse Politics": WASHINGTON, DC —...

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