At some point, everyone dreams of getting rich. For most of us, it remains a dream throughout our lives, a desire that seems too intangible and even surreal to actually grasp, even as the media shows us people who achieve that goal every single day. There are as many paths to financial greatness or failure […]
I’m an optimist. Always have been, always will be. I did not get married until I was 46 so I can honestly say I understand what it is like to be single for the holidays and I can honestly say…it never got me down. Other times, yes, but never during the Christmas season. And no…I […]
Christmas movies are like a pile of presents under the tree: there’s hopefully something for everyone. This season is no exception, with an eclectic array of films for seemingly every taste, and then of course the “Star Wars” movie, which is making so much money one might think Congress made viewing it a requirement for […]
Christmas was only two months after my divorce was filed. It was a terrible time in my life. I was an emotional wreck, my kids were struggling big-time, and I even got a call from my attorney Christmas morning (he’s Jewish) about some major issue with my divorce. Yet, somehow, I had to pull it […]
In a world where 500 TV channels and thousands of websites offer seemingly countless choices for entertainment, it’s becoming ever rarer that one particular movie or TV show can truly stand out from the crowd and become a full-on, must-see event. But the latest space epic in the “Star Wars” series, “Star Wars: The Force […]
It was the eve of Christmas Eve, 2015, the Magnificent Mile Chicago. “You have plans for tonight?” I asked. “No,” she said. “Would you like to grab a drink with me?” She smiled, “Sure”. We both climbed out of the hotel swimming pool and headed to our rooms. She was an Austrian researcher living in […]
Despite being an English major with a degree from a decent school, I’ve never read “Moby Dick.” I just knew the bare bones about its story covering the epic battle between a great white whale and an obsessed band of men determined to bring it to its demise. So I was surprised to learn that […]
It was late one October evening and I was in my basement office. All my kids were sound asleep. Their mother was out — again. This had become part of a distinct pattern over the past year. Her late nights, unexplained absences, missing important school events, and a general detachment from family life, had become […]
