My brother Dave is funnier than Jimmy Fallon. At my wedding, he began the tradition of the pre-toast. Here, I believe, he perfects it. I am SO proud and hope this goes viral so that I can say I am the sister of the pre-toast guy. My favorite part of the clip is the ditzel […]
The late Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Rest in Peace, sage lady. But I don’t think anyone will soon forget all that you have said and done. Little known fact about […]
Happy Memorial Day! Amid weddings and backyard barbeques and garden-starting, don’t forget to stop and salute the flag, in your oatmeal. Patriotic Baked Oatmeal Adapted from Penzeys Spices 1 Cup milk 1/2 Cup sugar in the raw (or white sugar) 1/2 Cup fat-free or low-fat vanilla yogurt (or plain) 2 eggs 1/4 tsp. 1 TB. […]
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and the Fun Meter is on Max. Three day weekend means three opportunities to lavish in a home-cooked breakfast. You must try these. WoW. Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Caramelized Apples Adapted from Food and Wine 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing 2 crisp red apples, peeled, cored and cut […]
Regretfully late to the party, I just found out that it is National Vegetarian Week. I am not card-carrying, so to speak, however, I do love my vegetables. Spinach goes well in smoothies, but I wanted to know if I could just toss it into bread willy nilly. Turns out, not so good on its […]
Art on the Ave 2014 was a tremendous success. After a year’s work putting the event together, the block party on 4th Ave went by too quickly. The best part of the day, for me, was when staffing the Tibetan prayer flag booth, at which kids decorated squares of cloth with designs and messages drawn […]
My internal medicine attending asked me a flattering question today: she wanted to know how I got my patients to like me so quickly. I told her that I must have learned it by epigenetic osmosis from my mother, who has been a charismatic woman for decades straight, and still going strong. She probed further, […]
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms from those who work with joy. […]
On the way in to take my pediatrics shelf exam yesterday, I stepped in a steaming pile of fresh dog turd—an unpleasant but accurate foreshadowing of the boards test-taking experience. I am ever flummoxed that one’s mastery of understanding a medical specialty can be assessed by one hundred arbitrary multiple choice questions. For the next […]
Because I am on a pediatrics rotation, I felt permission to disregard the age-old adage to not play with your food. I carved canoes out of baking potatoes while singing “Just Around the River Bend” from Disney’s Pocahontas. Two hours and several skinned knuckles later, I realized that the recipe implied (which is something a […]