Tag: Breaks

When you’re sitting quietly, waiting for your husband’s medical procedure to be done, this is not the sentence you want to hear. I know this intellectually, because I had read about the risks of the procedure currently being done on Paul, and I know this empirically, because once, years ...

I don’t think I’ve been to a basic American holiday season celebration where my Jewishness wasn’t brought up, and not by me. I’m not religious, don’t typically discuss religion, and don’t come from a family that was religious or typically discussed religion. I hav...

My former mother-in-law rushed through the front door. Her glasses were askew, one of her cheeks was red, and she didn’t make eye contact with anyone. Two of her sons shared a look, then stood and quickly followed her into the kitchen to find out what was happening. The scene unfolded like ...

I don’t think I’ve been to a basic American holiday season celebration where my Jewishness wasn’t brought up, and not by me. I’m not religious, don’t typically discuss religion, and don’t come from a family that was religious or typically discussed religion. I hav...

Despite efforts to control it, car burglary remains a significant problem in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 2020, Los Angeles witnessed a 35% hike in vehicle thefts, indicating the pervasive issue of car break-ins in the city. In San Francisco, car burglaries have reached epidemic level...

The Windy City recently lived up to its name by blowing away not just leaves, but also marathon records. On a crisp Sunday morning, the Chicago Marathon bore witness to Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, who decided to break the men’s reality long-distance race record, and boy, did he do it in style...