Columns & Collected Essays

My son, Andrew, will be entering Scarsdale Middle School in September, and guess who’s excited about it? Moi! Want to know why?  Because...

I am not a huge fan of cooking.  Or baking.  Or cleaning the dishes.  Or making beds, for that matter.  But, unbelievably, even to...

Originally published in The Scarsdale Inquirer on April 12, 2012. “What time is the babysitter coming?”  My seven-year-old daughter, Zoe,...

Published in The Huffington Post and Scarsdale10583.com on Tuesday, March 19th 2013 I have this serious pet peeve about gum chewing....

Have I ever mentioned to you how much I hate skiing?  There’s the cold, and the ice, and the shlepping to a mountain.  There are boots...

There is something about my seven-year-old daughter, Zoe, that makes people want to buy her stuff.  Is she cute?  Sure.  Is she funny? ...