My life revolves around routines. It's what keeps me sane and organized. It's what allows me to bake hamantaschen in time to give to Pie's teachers, to bake hallah every Friday, to take classes here and there, to volunteer at the kindergarten and synagogue. It's what keeps me up-to-date on this blog...

Legendary rocker Mick Jagger, 65, and his 9-year-old son Lucas (his son with Brazilian supermodel Luciana Gimenez Morad) were with Mick’s current girlfriend L’Wren Scott at the J. Paul Getty Center Museum while on vacation in Los Angeles, California. Jagger, who is renowned for his multi...

If I get more than 3 days between posts it just snowballs. So here we are. This morning we are going out to look for a used off road vehicle. Not one that is for sale on the side of the road, mind you, but a 4x4 . We have a pretty small budget for the vehicle but we have what the Lord has given us a...

Gone are the days when you could graduate from college, find a respectable employer, and remain at the same company until you received that 50-year anniversary gold watch, a generous retirement package, and a nice pension. And even if the old-school work model was still available, I suspect many of ...

Onlookers turned on protesters as they shouted 'terrorists' and held 'butchers of Basra' placards Two people were arrested for public order offences after angry scenes between anti-war protesters and bystanders during a homecoming parade for 200 soldiers returning from Iraq. About a dozen anti-war p...

What a change from last week...so hard to think that this time last Monday the kids were rolling in the snow!!  If the weather does not put a smile on your face, this little one will, here is Miss K, 6 months here and full of sweetness...enjoy mom and proofs will be online soon! SCHEDULING:�...

Good Monday morning readers! Today, I’m shining the spotlight on Emma Johnson, a freelance writer who specializes in business, finance, and money topics. She’s written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Psychology Today, USA Today, and dozens of other publications...

Well I didn't get sick riding in the back seat. I took a Dramamine. Call it cheating. I call it not puking. Because I would have. It actually wasn't too scary. I mean, every rule of driving safety was pointed at and mocked with Nelsonian disdain, but we made it. When I got in the car I couldn't find...

Bed timeNoel : " mama, you will never leave me, right?"Mama (exhausted and still sick) : " No."Noel: " mama, you will always be there for me, right?"Mama (trying to go to sleep): " Yes."Noel: "mama, but why were you gone when I wake up in the morning?&quo...

There are a group of people in my industry (mostly in my own office and some in partner organizations) and, in an effort to stay fit, we started “Club 15″. It’s a simple concept: every month you want your goal to be at least 15 workouts. We have a mid-month check in on the 15th, an...