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Ketch in the City, December 2025

“It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears, a world of hope and a world of fears  There’s so much that we share that it’s time we’re aware it's a...."   Small world. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved ...

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Kvetch in the City, November 2025

I find myself talking to Siri a lot lately.   That should tell you everything you need to know about my state of relationships.  I’m getting so used to being by myself that talking to my phone is beginning to feel normal. I mean, I have to admit it, she does seem to have a lot of answers, ...

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Kvetch in the City, October 2025

The other day, someone asked me how I am.  I answered, “I’m fine, just don’t ask me how I’m doing.”  They laughed. I laughed. That intercepted that conversation.    Speaking of conversations. There are way too many going on inside my head at all hours of the day and night. ...

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Kvetch in the City, August 2025

About two months ago, Pam Kelner, the executive director of Jewish Family Service came into my office and completely unexpectedly announced that the board of JFS had decided to honor me at their annual meeting with the Chaver award. An award that means friend. As I held back humble tears of delight, ...

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Kvetch in the City, July 2025

Contrary to popular belief, there are many good things still happening in the world  to applaud.  Give me a few minutes…I’m thinking.   Wait…let me go shut off the no good horrible day news coming from the tv and on my phone. And while I’m at it I think I’ll close my computer ...

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Kvetch in the City, June 2025

Habits, hope, and fairytales die hard. I’m back on Hinge. Last trip to NYC I couldn’t help myself.      And in just a few short months in the online dating world I noticed a new trend among men my age.      Old men on bicycles are the new shirtless old men holding fish ...

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Kvetch in the City, May 2025

Once upon a time, in a fearless world, people used to plaster their car with bumper stickers. In an instant you knew more about the person who owned that car then you may ever want to know. It was yesteryear’s version of social media. Yesteryear’s tweet, meme, and scroll all rolled into one stuck ...

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Kvetch in the City, April 2025

Turns out there is another upside to my new purging routine. Besides all the space magically appearing in my home, turns out I’m so busy sorting through treasures and trash, I have less time to watch the news. Kinda goes along with that saying, “No news is good news.”    It’s occurred ...

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Kvetch in the City, March 2025

It started with deleting the dating app from my phone.     Snapping out of the dating trance I had mindlessly gotten sucked into that had me endlessly swiping on possible future fantasy husbands on Hinge, there I stood squinting, looking around at the surroundings I call home, when it ...

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Winter/Spring Art & Music Classes at the Gordon JCC

The Madeline Pargh Arts and Crafts Center (MPACC) at the Gordon JCC is offering a variety of art and music classes this winter and spring.    Ceramics & Mosaics    With the kilns now fully operational, the center will soon announce a schedule of ceramics and mosaic workshops.    Ongoing ...

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