TO TRAVEL OR NOT TO TRAVEL: THE EBOLA SCARE. . .
Late Friday afternoon I and four other girlfriends were in a cab speeding towards Las Vegas airport to catch a flight back to San Francisco when my friend got a text from a pharmacist buddy. \”Ebola scare at Las Vegas airport. Passenger taken off from plane arriving at Las Vegas from New York due to […]
Domestic Violence & Violent Sports
Getting punished for doing bad things. Now, that\’s a novel idea. At least, for the NFL it is. . . By now (virtually) everyone\’s seen the punch. The video where Janay Palmer flicks her then-fiancee NFL player, Ray Rice on the neck, and he knocks her out with a blow to the face. Smack! That […]
FASHION POLICE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME – AN ODE TO JOAN RIVERS!
I was a fan of Joan Rivers. Mind you, not of her puffy fish lips or her obsession with plastic surgery. Instead, it was her honesty and candor in dealing with her daughter that had me in tears while simultaneously rolling on the floor laughing. One such gem: \”My daughter and I very close. We […]
My River Rafting Adventure
I\’m the biggest wimp when it comes to (death-defying) adventures. Years ago, I read an interview with Meryl Streep, who said that she repeatedly told her kids: \”To be afraid when one should be afraid is good sense.\” That stuck with me and became my own personal mantra. When my kids would suggest a skydiving […]
The Real Truth About Aging & other writings. . .
Robin Williams died yesterday, of an apparent suicide. He was a comic genius who gave countless laughs and memories to millions. Yet, he had been battling severe depression of late. This post is dedicated to him, and the many artists who live with an acute sense of perception and are tormented by their demons. . […]
A family recipe & other writings. . .
WHY WE WRITE There are many things which resist naming, And that is why we write. We write because language is slippery And the truth is We write because The light we have to see by Is always shifting Never forget that writers are prophets We speak in tongues We testify We are for […]
Mehndi and musings. . .
I squat in front of the mehndi artist and extend my right palm. She shows me a dozen designs to choose from and I pick an intricate paisley leaf, with spirals on the side. Within minutes, she\’s coaxed the dark-green mehndi color out of her plastic cone and on my outstretched palm much like squeezing […]
Memorable Commencement Speeches of all Times
It\’s that time of the year again when graduates line up to receive certificates and throw their graduation caps in the air; in a way, throwing off the shackles of the school they just finished and celebrating the feeling of success. Commencement speeches come in two varieties – forgettable and unforgettable. Highly touted as the […]
My adventures on a submarine in Maui, Hawaii
To me, a beach vacation means lying on the beach every day with a cocktail in one hand, the other holding a juicy novel. Enter a determined sixteen-year-old. To my daughter, a beach vacation means trotting out for a death-defying activity every day. A singular experience and one I\’d never braved before on prior trips […]
The Everyday Writing Process by Anoop Ahuja Judge
Thank you to the awesome writer, Tracy Shawn (www.amazon.com/author/tracyshawn), who invited me to be part of this Writing Process Blog Tour. I so appreciate, Tracy, as well as all the other writers I\’ve met at the writing conferences I\’ve attended over the years. Listed below are the general questions and my specific answers for “My […]