Play Date & the Artist Within

It can be liberating to try something you’ve never done before. (Unless, of  course, you try to learn how to waterski at the age of 53, an unmitigated disaster.) A few weeks ago I tried my hand at glass fusing at an arts studio in nearby Royal Oak. In addition...

The Last Book

It’s no longer news that the world of journalism lost one of the great ones last week when author Jeff Zaslow died in a tragic car accident. But the shock of his death continues to reverberate through our community. Of course friends and family are reeling; how...

Man Plans and God Laughs

The Yiddish expression, “Mentsch tracht und Gott lacht” is a wry, slightly humorous acknowledgment of life’s unpredictability.  Until it isn’t. Monday’s plan was an exercise class followed by lunch with a friend, then a quick stop at Trader Joe’s before heading back...