Marvelous, splendid, glorious, magnificent, lustrous, resplendent, ravishing, pulchritudinous, superb… These superlatives are currently considered somewhat antiquated, and take a tragic back seat to the contemporary lexicon of adjectives like cool,… Read More

An acupuncturist I know refers to dark chocolate as sacred medicine. (so it must be true) Sacred medicine sounds a LOT like "sacramental." Until a few years ago, I was… Read More

  Yes, it's a brisket–halfway through the requisite two days of slow cooking. And as the saying goes, two Jews, three brisket recipes! Some people make their brisket sweet, with… Read More

  Happiness lies in your own hand It took me much too long to understand How it could be Until you shared your secret with me –From "Secret" by Madonna… Read More

Yesterday the FBI released the most current data on the incidence of hate crimes in the United States, which hit a seven-year high in 2008.  The FBI report found that the highest… Read More