Ampersand
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•April 23, 2014
‘Messing With Boats’
While the air still maintains its joint-.jpgening damp coldness, the days will soon be here when the heat of the sultry sun calls for lighter attire. Memorial Day now fast approaches while New Year’s…
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•April 2, 2014
Putin’s Plunder
News of Kiev is being heard a lot. And it moves me, for my mother was born in Kiev. When she was3 years old she came to the U.S. in her mother’s arms. My father came from the Ukraine or German-Polish…
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•February 26, 2014
Point of No Return: Sandy Shuts the Door
I didn’t think I’d ever write again. My strong feelings of homelessness, loss andsome bitterness closed me. However, my sense of competition awakened when the wonderful village library where I am now…
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•January 29, 2014
Three Wise Monkeys
Someseven decades ago I came into possession of a palm-sized novelty figurine molded to looklike three monkeys sitting side by side. One monkey’shands coveredhis eyes, thesecond monkey’shands…
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•October 2, 2013
Self-Serving Charade
As a journalist with no ties to any political party but rather with the view of an observer, I find the antics, or rather charade, associated with take 17 of a government shutdown to be self-serving…
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September 18, 2013
Visit Tuckerton, Gov
The following was addressed to SandPaper writer Pat Johnson.
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•July 25, 2013
You Know You’re Getting Old on LBI When
I have compiled a list of signs of aging on LBI.
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•July 17, 2013
Stand Up for Paddlers
For 46 years I have spent nearly every summer of my life in Beach Haven, and I have been a surfer for close to 40 of those years. My children are the fifth generation to live in the same house where…
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July 10, 2013
Truth About Drugs
I came upon the followingpoemon my computer recently, about a year after my nephew died (July 9, 2012). He died of an accidental overdoseright here on beautiful LBI. He was on a good path, having…
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•July 4, 2013
Goodbye to the Beach-Mom Job
I am coming to the conclusion that my job is being phased out. Yes, I know the economy has not been great the last few years, but I was under the mistaken impression that my job was recession proof.…
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June 12, 2013
Lautenberg Leaves Legacy of Environmental Activism
Many folks view politicians with a jaundiced eye, and there’s plenty of evidence to justify their cynicism. But that just was not the case with U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who passed away June 3.
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•May 8, 2013
Time Is Ripe to Require Beach Access
It’s been just more than six months since Superstorm Sandy pounded New Jersey, and summer is almost upon us.
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•April 17, 2013
Watch the Birdies!
This winter we did not fly south with the “snowbirds” due to my husband’s medical problems. Instead we chose to remain at home on LBI through rain, snow and northeast storms. “Birding” became our new…
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•February 7, 2013
No Mere Hurricane
The language of weather has hundreds of termsthat we have come to understand, yet there are still manythat are “new” to us. These terms have a rich history evolving from ancient times to the…
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•January 9, 2013
12 Days of Sandy-Mess
A lifelong friend and fellow neighbor, Debra Clark of Manahawkin, wrote this song parody. It is sung to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." I thought your readers might enjoy it, since it is…
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•December 19, 2012
Hold Lawyers Liable
The following letter was addressed to Kenneth Porro of the law firm of Wells, Jaworski and Liebman, with offices in several locations including Tuckerton. Porro represents oceanfront homeowners on…
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•December 8, 2012
Grandchildren and Stars Sparkle at Shore Gathering
The whole family congregated at the Harvey Cedars beach house Oct. 13 for a slew of birthdays: Oct. 6 (two celebrants), 20, Nov. 11, 28. All 13 of us were there; 11 slept over. It was a great party…
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•October 31, 2012
Gyres Inspires
Recently I had the honor of hosting a team of bike riders from the 5-Gyres organization who were riding through town. They took a detour on their 1,400-mile bike trek down the East Coast for their…
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•September 20, 2012
‘Fancified’ Eats
I enjoy going out to restaurants for dinner. I get to sample dishes I would never make at home, because (A) they are too cumbersome of a chore, and (B) my family wouldn’t touch them with a 10-foot…
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•September 19, 2012
Democrats Are the Lesser of Two Evils in a Corrupt Political System
I can’t really say that the upcoming November election will actually matter. The level of dysfunction in Washington, D.C., has hit an all-time high. Whatever the Democrats try to do is blocked out of…
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September 12, 2012
A Time for Change
Although Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, I have always felt that the holy day has a universal message. The message that I have for this year is about one’s ability to…
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•September 5, 2012
Dorian Rules the Beach
Much like her big sister, Jayne, now 7, my youngest daughter, Dorian, now at nearly 18 months, loves the beach. This works out well for us, of course, because we also love the beach. However, as it…
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•August 23, 2012
Applying to College: A Mother’s Ordeal
Many of you will be heading home shortly, and beginning a task that will send shivers down your spine. I want to share my experiences of the college application process with all of you who will soon…
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•August 15, 2012
Loveladies’ Angel
Everyone has heard the expression “a dog is a man’s best friend,” but unless you have a dog, it is difficult to realize just how much that famous saying rings true. There are various definitions of…
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•August 8, 2012
Hot Beach Topic: Dreaded Docs
My daughter and I dragged our sand chairs to the water’s edge, passing sun worshipers lying flat, chins up, their oily bodies facing the burning rays. A man plodded by. Like a walrus he shook himself…
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•July 25, 2012
Uninvited Guests
My eldest asked to borrow the car to do what in my opinion was completely unfathomable. He was going to one of those vitamin/health food emporiums to purchase high protein and carbohydrate shakes.…
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•July 18, 2012
I Always Blanch My Truffles, Don’t You?
A minor miracle occurred today right in my kitchen. The cake I made actually rose. I should tell you that many of my cakes have been mistaken for hockey pucks by the New York Rangers, so you will…
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•July 4, 2012
Harry, Sally, Nora and Me
There was something mysterious and unsettling about Nora Ephron and the way she could channel the most important moments of my life into her work without ever having met me. That was her gift, being…
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•June 27, 2012
Pretty Deadly
Many of us may have found colorful crab trap markers washed up on our bay beaches. Perhaps we hung them on sheds or garages, creating a sort of shore folk-art tableau. There is something irresistible…
