Dinner 'conversation' at the Cohens' meant my sister mom and I relaying in brutal detail the day's events in a state of amplified hysteria while my father listened to his own smooth jazz station in his head.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret...
The fact is ones own voice is not heard anywhere...
I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major...
