Smart than a Second Grader
I've been thinking about the Equal Rights Amendment for the past 50 years. The highlight of my second-grade year was when a woman from...
I've been thinking about the Equal Rights Amendment for the past 50 years. The highlight of my second-grade year was when a woman from...
I wanted to serve on a jury, but I ended up fixing a lamp. I was summoned to serve as a trial juror for the Suffolk County Courts the...
I finally had my colonoscopy and you can read ALL about it here! “Forgive me nurse, for I have sinned. It has been seven years since my...
Photo by Womanizer Toys for Unsplash Let’s go back in time, forty-something years. My parents have just dropped me off at summer camp....
My view of the stage. Photo by ME! Last month, I went to see the rock group Genesis perform. It was a heady experience. I use the word...
Photo by Sven Scheuermeier on Unsplash I have become obsessed with television. I can’t wait to get to my couch after dinner. And when I’m...
Photo by NASA on Unsplash A few weeks ago, I did the craziest thing. Over 12 days, I flew 6375 miles and drove 1912 miles. I flew from...
Photo by Irene Kredenets on Unsplash For the first time in 26 years, the Village of East Hampton is without an ice cream shop: Scoop Du...
Photo by a Hockey Puck The hockey pucks sometimes call me “bougie” because we live in a large house in the Hamptons with nice things. A...
Photo by Liz Vo on Unsplash After more than half a century of sleeping on my side, I pinched a nerve in my neck. I had to buy a pillow to...
Reuseable K-Cup Photo by Tracy Grathwohl Happy Earth Day everyone! I hope you’re spending the day enjoying the earth. I celebrate by...
Photo by Miguel A. Amutio on Unsplash We’ve done it! We’ve made it through one year of the covidian lockdown. What should we do to...
Photo by engin akyurton Unsplash. My Calvin Klein, size none-of-your-business, “skinny” jeans were critically injured last week, when a...
Photo by Jan Kahánek on Unsplash Last week, I was at my friend Marie’s house (I changed her name, so I don’t fully embarrass her) and on...
I always get excited when September rolls around. As a kid, going back to school meant new clothes and school supplies. I still remember...
Photo by Tracy Grathwohl Friends of this column might remember that last August, I invented a game, Tracy’s Beach Blanket Bingo™: The...
Photo by tsg pixels on Unsplash I’ve been playing golf for fifteen years and I stink. I’m so bad people make excuses for me. When I fail...
Photo by Tracy Grathwohl Longtime fans will remember that in my first Tilting at Windmills column, I admitted I was hoarding toilet...
Photo by Tracy Grathwohl As a preface, I just want to say how grateful I am. My family is safe. We are all comfortable and fed. I figured...
Photo of the FLP by Tracy Grathwohl At the start of the lockdown, one of our hockey pucks (as I like to refer to our children) moved back...