AI Ate My Homework
Wow, every day I am bombarded with new language and new concerns: Chatbots, robots, Artificial Intelligence taking over the world…..we are told that there will be a doomsday if we are not careful….but that is not my biggest worry. Here it is: my vast “arsenal” of...
When No Decision is a Good One
Remember back in the day, when our parents and teachers would be saying, and sometimes nagging daily, “please…make a decision”? Of course, we were being asked what coat to wear outside…. what we wanted for supper……what answer would be needed for that difficult...
A Real Gift
How often do we use the phrase, “to move on”? It seems that this piece of advice is the handy way to tell people how they should react from trauma. This phrase gets us out of the pregnant pause in a conversation when speaking to someone who has recently lost a loved...
When Saying, “How Are Your Doing?” Isn’t Enough
Grief is a very difficult word to explain….the why, is because each of us has felt grief in some specific way, but when we try to explain it to others, we realize that it is personal to us…different, yet the same. After several years of practicing elder law and...
Find Your Safe Space
One of my younger clients recently suffered the tragedy of losing her husband in an accident. I was asked by her children to step in and try to give some guidance to their mother moving forward. I remember in our first conversation her saying, “I’ve lost my safe...
Embarrassment – We Learn This Too Early
Recently, I received a call from a widow, who was calling about Suddenly Solo 1…..she needed my help. After speaking for a few minutes, it became apparent, that she was embarrassed to ask for help, because she thought she would look foolish. Believing we look...
Don’t Leave Home Without It
All of us possess the most deadly, effective concealed weapon there is….it does not matter how old you are, what physical condition you are in, whether you are overweight or underweight. It has no prerequisites to carry it…. you do not need to take any courses, nor do you need a permit.
The IRS is Calling…Is It For Real This Time?
There was a great line from the movie, Network… “I’m mad as hell and I am not going to take this anymore.” That line is very fitting for me because I am mad! Awhile ago, I wrote an article on IRS scams in which people are called and informed that they owe back taxes....
My Father Reviewed Movies
Wow, what a fun job to have, reviewing new movies that just came out……going to the movies every week with your father to see the newest and exciting new films…westerns, musicals, romantic drama. Can you imagine a little kid describing his adventures at the movies during show and tell?