Carmel-by-the-Sea is a postcard village of shady, tree-lined streets, charming hotels and inns, unique shops, gourmet restaurants, and a big, beautiful beach at the end of town. It is slow-moving, Northern California paradise. A friend and I recently snuck away to Carmel for a couple nights and the memories are still swaying in my head like leafs on the town’s …

A couple of old guys were golfing when one mentioned that he was going to go to Dr. Steinberg for a new set of dentures in the morning. His elderly buddy remarked that he, too, had gone to the very same dentist two years before.

I was forty years old when I read this statement many years ago, and it struck me like a thunderbolt.  I got it!  Over the next couple of weeks, I had begun going through the things I had been accumulating since I was married.  I gave, sold or donated the things that were just taking up space in closets, dresser …

As an entertainment (“chewing gum for the eyes,” to apply John Mason Brown’s view of TV), Bullitt (Warner Bros. – Seven Arts) must be considered “a good buy”: It holds the attention for the whole of its 114 mins. Problems are mostly concealed by the film’s hip stances.

You know you are too old to Trick or Treat when: 10. You get winded from knocking on the door 9. You have to have another kid chew the candy for you...

Remember when you first met your dream partner? You couldn’t wait to see them, to hug them or to kiss them. I loved it when my husband would hold me in his arms, kiss me and let me know how he felt about me in general. I think this comes under the category of, “The care and feeding of your …

Yep! I said Potty. Every ten years after 50 years of age, you are required to have a colonoscopy to detect colon cancer. It’s a proactive test that can save your life. So, you see your doctor and during the examination your doctor asks when you had your last colonoscopy.  Of course you don’t remember when, but you do remember …

Dario Argento’s debut feature, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (UM Film Distributors), is assured, inventive, put together with a self-renewing energy and glee. No explanation is necessary and none should be permitted.

There was a construction worker who was working on a building when he unfortunately fell 15 stories to his bloody death. He arrived at the pearly gates, but St. Peter informed him of a mistake.

Does the word “Serengeti” conjure up images of Africa, wild animals and endless plains? What about “The Great Migration”? Do you see thousands of wildebeests and zebras heading toward a river crossing? Well, for the past year, I was consumed with planning a safari (and more) for the wife and me because I have always wanted to see the Serengeti …