by Michael Olesker | Feb 20, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
Michael Bloomberg’s Democratic debate performance on Wednesday night, Feb. 19, was proof that all the money in the world can’t buy you a personality. Hate to say this about a guy who, at last count, had donated a reported $3.3 billion to our hometown’s most... read more
by Talya Knable | Feb 20, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Parenting Place
I know what you must be thinking. Another post about self-care? That’s right! Another post about self-care. Because it is that important! Especially for moms, practicing self-care is not only important, it is vital. It makes you a better parent in so many ways. But... read more
by Michael Olesker | Feb 19, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
By the time the four of us got to Lexington Market on Tuesday, Feb. 18, Gov. Larry Hogan was gone. But that’s OK. He was there to talk about the market’s future, and we were there mainly to get the crab cakes, raw clams and oysters at the incomparable Faidley’s... read more
by Jamie Leboe | Feb 18, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Life@Work
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. It seems like people are starting to understand the value of hiring individuals with special needs. Take for example this remarkable story that aired on CBS Sunday Morning. Since people with autism often... read more
by Michael Olesker | Feb 17, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
In her hours of ongoing dishonor and humiliation, Catherine Pugh now awaits sentencing for her “Healthy Holly” scam and the enormous money she bilked from a bunch of enabling chumps who should have known better. Shame, shame, shame. Shame on the former mayor of... read more
by Dr. Kenneth Friedman | Feb 14, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Kosher Decanter
What’s more romantic? A four-course prix fixe dinner or one you create for your love at home? I think the answer is obvious. Even if God didn’t grant you the gift of culinary prowess, your local takeout is a better plan than a jammed table near the kitchen in your... read more
by Michael Olesker | Feb 14, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
If you’ve heard this story before, then you know me pretty well. But I’ll tell it again, because it’s Valentine’s Day, and the story’s about finding love when I’d given up on it, and how that love has deepened over the last three decades. It happened when I was a mere... read more
by Talya Knable | Feb 13, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, The Parenting Place
With my daughter Leigh starting school last week (and she is LOVING it, I know you all have been wondering), I have caught myself reflecting back on what it was like when my son Jack started school. As any parent of more than one kid knows, there are going to be some... read more
by Michael Olesker | Feb 12, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
In my distant Neanderthal youth, maybe the worst whispered insult one schoolyard jock ever gave another was, “He throws like a girl.” No explanation was needed. It meant the kid threw with the wrong foot forward, and extended his arm with a mincing motion. It also... read more
by Michael Olesker | Feb 10, 2020 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, Michael Olesker
If baseball ever had a poet laureate, his name would have been Roger Kahn, author of “The Boys of Summer.” Kahn died the other day, at 92. But his book ought to live as long as kids still want to attach narratives to games of pitch and catch. The book’s a lot of... read more
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