“Bay Area fishermen are rejoicing,” said one friend, sitting back in his chair after our Shabbat meal of salmon and side dishes. “The ban on certain fish is being lifted.” “I don’t see how that’s possible. Have you been down to the bay? A month after the spill and it still stinks.” I had been following …
Read MoreA long airplane flight is a mixed bag. On the one hand, you have three or four hours of uninterrupted time: to read a novel, to write in a journal, to chat with the person next to you, to daydream—if that’s your pleasure. Leisure time of such abundance is hard to come by. On the …
Read MoreThe five-year-old waved a red sports car under my nose and said, proudly, “This is my most favorite car.” I nodded and watched him set the car on the coffee table next to a line of other favorite matchbox cars. The three-year-old, seeing my enthusiastic expression, pointed at the same car. “That’s my favorite car, …
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