Tag: Memory

My View in Buffalo News: Positives and Negatives of Smartphones are Tough to Sort Out.

My View in Buffalo News today: Do you remember phone numbers, paper maps, or life before Siri? 📞🗺️ Our cell phones have become our “external hard drive,” but I wonder if our brains need a little more exercise too. No phone shaming here—I love FaceTime, GPS, and all the benefits… Ok, let’s ask Siri if I’m right! Habits are hard to break🤣

Candlelit Glow of Remembrance and The Empowering Fist Pump

My beloved Mom, DiaNNe (with two N’s, or you will hear it!), battled Alzheimer’s. This year is my mom’s fourth Yahrzeit, the anniversary of her death. The date is based on the Hebrew calendar, a lunar datebook with 29 monthly days alternating with 30 days. It’s too confusing for me to calculate, so I rely […]

My First Pair of Fancy Shoes- Thanks, Mom

I know, I know, I have talked about purses in my blog. Yes, it’s shallow but still fun, right? However, I never spoke about My First Pair of Fancy Shoes. When my mom passed away in February 2020 my father and I had the hard task of going through all her clothes and belongings. And […]