Abortion and Choice

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5G6TXQ0St7n3bbNkZqilUa?si=HkJNU1PnSEGq8Qq_gUiaAw I was 16 weeks pregnant, with my first baby, when the results of an amnio told me that the wanted child I was carrying was not healthy. I have always been pro-choice, and never considered it a moral dilemma to terminate a fetus with severe Down’s Syndrome, or other life threatening, or debilitating abnormalities. … Continue reading Abortion and Choice

The Truth About Mark Zuckerberg

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DYUfzcpaWX0QLAHm4zwgL?si=IcLDVye0QWqYc9-znLZu3g IMAGINE working your ass off all through high school, studying instead of partying, volunteering with school and community groups so you can into a good college. You send out your applications, to Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, as you have the 4.8 GPA, and all the right clubs on your resume. Your mom kisses each envelope … Continue reading The Truth About Mark Zuckerberg

How to Raise a Genius

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZOKYCrxRZmRJVnyAbjue6?si=2K-lfWj6SGmnn7PZkyhGkQ Went to the Jelly Belly Factory on a field trip with my daughter’s 2nd grade class. The young man assigned to escort us on the tour misquoted a brilliant saying by one of my favorite icons. The guide delivered his canned speech, spoke of how long and complex the process to make even one … Continue reading How to Raise a Genius

LOVE Defined

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DIaZWItxWERRbZDNjZBz6?si=8fc15218e7cc4ebc My sister is dead, I told the bank manager. She isn’t dead. She lives in Washington with her husband, having recently moved from L.A., where we were both born and raised. The bank manager expressed his condolences. He accepted the paperwork from our lawyer to remove my sister's name from our Trust as the … Continue reading LOVE Defined

Jobless America

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3twfyST4SJL8zsLJ3kD6uO?si=ZHdYwRM3RJ2CJCQo3pwy9w Took a family vacation to Yellowstone last summer. After a day of exploring the spectacular park, we ate dinner at Canyon Village, a sprawling commercial development in the mist of the natural wonders. The kids wanted some souvenirs so we stopped in the gift shop before eating. The clerk at check-out was a kid, … Continue reading Jobless America

The Terrorist Within

Strong winds shake the plane and rain sheets off the wings and streaks down the small windows as we sit on the runway waiting to take off. The 737 engines ramp to a high pitch roar. My three year old daughter sitting next to me suddenly grabs my hand as our plane accelerates, faster and faster … Continue reading The Terrorist Within

The Difference Between Men and Women

I’m a guy’s girl, meaning I’ve spent most of my life hanging out with men instead of women. Like the freight train comin at ya, I prefer men’s straightforward nature, their directness, their unwavering, solution-oriented trajectory. Men are simpler than women. Not less intelligent, just not round-about, underneath, from behind. Women, by contrast, are the … Continue reading The Difference Between Men and Women