Aug 14, 2014
Taking a Break? Not Sure I Know How
Published in ChicagoNow, August 14, 2014 (Cartoon by Marcia Liss) I fear I have lost the capacity to relax and “do nothing.” After many...
Aug 12, 2014
For Robin Williams: Going Behind the Smile
Posted in ChicagoNow , August 12, 2014 (photos by Sam Levitan) What is hidden behind a smile? The suicide of Robin Williams yesterday...
Aug 11, 2014
To the Bystanders who Ignored my Grandson's Accident
Fat lip less most of the blood Published in ChicagoNow, August 11, 2014 Accidents happen. They especially happen to toddlers. My...
Aug 4, 2014
Can Friendship and Forgiveness Coexist?
Posted in ChicagoNow, August 4, 2014 Yesterday was Friendship Day and Forgiveness Day, but I was away from my computer, so I’ll celebrate...
Jul 31, 2014
My Encore Career as a Blogger: An Unlikely Pilgrimage
Posted in ChicagoNow, July 31, 2014 (Cartoons by Marcia Liss) When I retired last year from my career as a preschool director, I was at...
Jul 28, 2014
Let’s Move Even More
Why Kids Need More Chances to Move, Starting with Infancy Posted in ChicagoNow, July 28, 2014 (Cartoon by Marcia Liss) I’ll never forget...
Jul 14, 2014
Remembering the Holocaust in Eastern Europe Today
Posted in ChicagoNow, July 14, 2014 It’s the shoes that make me cry. In Budapest on July 27, we happened upon a protest called Eleven...
Jul 7, 2014
Vacation Renewal – It Takes a Brief Vacation to Learn There’s No Place Like Home
Posted in ChicagoNow, July 7, 2014 When the movie A Brief Vacation, Vittorio de Sica’s last film, came out in 1973, my friends and I all...
Jun 23, 2014
Blogging as an Encore Career – Reflections on my 100th Post
Posted in ChicagoNow, June 23, 2014 Wow, I can’t believe this is my 100th post on ChicagoNow. When I started back in September 2013, I...
Jun 19, 2014
Let’s Celebrate Mud Day
Childhood Play Belongs in our Kids’ Lives and Learning Posted in ChicagoNow, June 19, 2014 Bet you didn’t know that today is Mud Day....