There is some controversy about mask wearing in our age, dominated as it is by discussions and analysis of the SARS CoV 19 virus aka Covid 19 disease. I’m saying “some” controversy because, officially at least, the debate is settled and masks are demonstrably protective against the virus. …

My hero mother My mom, Edith Grosman, nee Friedman, passed away three weeks ago at the age of 96. She told me once that she had gone to a fortune teller as a young woman and was told she’d live to 94. …

August 21 doesn’t mean a whole lot to people. The dog days of summer, perhaps. The imminent start of the school year. But to me August 21 is one of the most significant days on my life calendar. …