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Jersey Boys

April 1, 2007

If you have the opportunity, you must see Jersey Boys on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre. It is spectacular! I was fortunate to see it on Thursday evening, March 29, 2007. The original Broadway cast is still performing, including Christian Hoff as Tommy DeVito (winner of the Tony for Best Featured Performer in a […]

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The Ultimate Blog Party

March 8, 2007

Welcome to Colloquium! And a special “welcome” if this is your first visit and you have made your way here via the Ultimate Blog Party. I’ve set up Mr. Linky so that you can leave a link to your own blog party post, making it easier for me and my other visitors to stop by […]

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Yes, I’m the woman who made Ben Stein …

January 2, 2007

… lose his … ahem … cookies, so to speak.

I was reminded tonight, as I watched the services for President Gerald Ford and caught a few moments of Ben Stein’s appearance on The O’Reilly Factor, about the evening that I spent with him.

Most people know Ben from “Win Ben Stein’s Money” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Lesser known is the fact that Ben worked as a speech writer for Presidents Nixon and Ford, and is a conservative political commentator. He is also a life advocate.

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Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?

December 19, 2006

“Sure,” comes the reply in the very old, corny joke. “Practice! Practice! Practice!” I couldn’t resist. But we have our first rehearsal for Carnegie Hall tonight and I am really excited about that. We will receive our music and play through all of the selections, hopefully. Then we will be on our own to practice […]

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Carnegie Hall Fundraiser

November 26, 2006

You’re Invited! San Joaquin Delta College Atherton Auditorium Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:30 p.m. Adults: $12.00 Students/Seniors: $10.00 Holiday Concert featuring The Stockton Concert Band San Joaquin Delta College Symphonic Band Lodi High School Concert Band Lodi High School Wind Ensemble All proceeds benefit the San Joaquin Delta College students who will be traveling to New […]

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Mom’s Cyber Brag Book

November 24, 2006

My handsome boys: Robert, age 19, and Matthew, age 15, with Buddy and Sophie* *Both were adopted from Pets ‘n’ Pals. Check it out if you are looking for a pet to love! Thanks for reading “Colloquium”! Topics: Miscellaneous

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What I’m Thankful for This Thanksgiving

November 23, 2006

This is just one of the many, many things for which I am thankful, but it sure was a nice pre-Turkey Day present!! The Sopranos Goes LongMonday, November 20, 2006 The Sopranos won’t be sleeping with the fishes as soon as we thought. HBO will air an extra episode of the series after creator David Chase […]

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Sunday Morning Musings

November 12, 2006

James Taylor is the coolest person on the planet. Period. No one comes close. It is a lazy, rainy Sunday morning. A good time to pop in a DVD, get comfortable, and enjoy. Today it was the Musicares Person of the Year Tribute Honoring James Taylor, taped this past February, featuring performances by Sting, Bonnie Raitt, […]

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Carnegie Hall or bust!

October 30, 2006

I am getting really excited about my upcoming trip to New York City and performance at Carnegie Hall! It is not until late March 2007, but the details are coming together which is making this long-held dream start to feel very real and imminent. (At my age, I am all too aware of how quickly […]

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Another Milestone — Part 2

August 24, 2006

Part of the beginning of the new school year for The Boo is a “Unity” retreat. He and his classmates left today and will not return until Saturday evening. It is just too quiet in this house tonight. The dogs are even verklempt. Especially poor Sophie … she just hopped up on my bed, put […]

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Another Milestone

August 23, 2006

Today my baby started high school. And it made me feel old. It also makes me wonder how this day in our lives got here so fast. Now that’s a sure sign of old age, right? I’m talking about my “Law School Baby,” the one who was a complete surprise (nobody plans a pregnancy in the middle […]

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Moi?

August 14, 2006

You Are Miss Piggy A total princess and diva, you’re totally in charge — even if people don’t know it.You want to be loved, adored, and worshiped. And you won’t settle for anything less.You’re going to be a total star, and you won’t let any of the “little people” get in your way.Just remember, piggy, never […]

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Do You Believe in Angels?

August 7, 2006

Consider this: Angels provide us with many of our insights. We often call this inspiration or enlightenment, little realizing that we are actually taking the light of consciousness that they provide and calling it our own. Ambika Wauters,The Angelic Year Thanks for reading “Colloquium”! Topics: Miscellaneous

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Bada bing! Filming on Last 8 Episodes of The Sopranos is Underway at Last

August 3, 2006

From The Advertiser-News “The HBO hit series The Sopranos was filming in West Milford on Awosting Road on Tuesday. The scenes involved a car chase and something in the woods. The set was closed to the public, but James Gandolfini (who plays boss Tony Soprano) was visible through private property woods. We don’t know what […]

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Wendland Decision Praised as One of the Supreme Court’s Best

July 19, 2006

In the July 2006 issue of “California Lawyer,” Gerald Uelmen reviews the work of the California Supreme Court over the past decade under the leadership of Chief Justice Ronald George. Among the best, i.e., well-reasoned, decisions rendered by the Court during Chief Justice George’s tenure, Professor Uelman recognized Conservatorship of Wendland (2001) 26 Cal.4th 519. […]

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WHAT?">Gandolfini wasn’t nominated? Say WHAT?

July 6, 2006

That’s what I said when I turned on the t.v. this morning, discovered that the prime-time Emmy nominations had been announced, and heard folks talking about the fact that James Gandolfini did not get nominated for his work as Tony Soprano in Season 6 of “The Sopranos.” How is that even possible? That is the […]

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This is precisely why the courts (except in Florida) said they had to “err on the side of caution”

July 4, 2006

The following comes from the AP: Injured Man’s Brain Rewires ItselfBy MARILYNN MARCHIONE(July 4) — Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a […]

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The Death of “Dr. Death” — Part Two

June 3, 2006

“Watching Florida” posted a comment in response to my prior entry about the death of Dr. Ronald Cranford that I feel deserves comment, so I am moving it into the body of this blog to assure that readers don’t overlook our exchange. “Watching Florida” said: Without a doubt you are a better person than I […]

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Ronald Cranford, M.D. Dead

June 2, 2006

Medical expert in Terry Schiavo case diesAssociated PressMINNEAPOLIS — Neurologist Dr. Ronald Cranford, one of the nation’s leading medical ethicists and right-to-die advocates, died Wednesday at a hospice in Edina, from complications of kidney cancer. He was 65. Cranford was thrust into the public spotlight by the case of Terry Schiavo, a Florida woman he diagnosed […]

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The Road(s) Not Taken

April 21, 2006

I’m going to be having a birthday in a few months. A really BIG birthday. Frankly, I don’t even want to think about it. But here’s the thing: I’m the baby. Not just in my family, but also among my friends. So gradually, one by one, I’m watching all of my good friends hit this […]

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I told you so!

April 6, 2006

Oh, ye, of little faith! You “doubting Thomases” have all been proven wrong, just as I predicted you would be! When I welcomed Tony Soprano back after being gone from our midst for far too long, many of you said, “Oh, it will never be the same,” or, after the first couple of episodes aired, […]

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Hurray for Hollywood!

March 6, 2006

The folks in Hollywood often don’t get it right.

But this year they did. They got it absolutely, perfectly right earlier this evening when they gave the Best Picture Oscar to “Crash.” Bravo!

If you haven’t seen it, run — don’t walk — to your local video store or sign on to Netflix and put it at the top of your queue.

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Grief in Slow Motion

February 12, 2006

It has been four (4) months since my mother, Ethel, died. She left this world on October 13, 2005, but she left her family long before that.

She left us very slowly, very gradually, literally inching further and further away until she finally retreated into a little corner of her own mind, her own universe, where we could no longer connect with her.

And then I did something I never thought I could ever find myself doing: I wished that she would die.

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Unremarkable Acts of Kindness

December 14, 2005

Bob and Mary Schindler spoke at Life Legal Defense Foundation’s (“LLDF”) annual dinner on November 12, 2005, in Berkeley. It was my privilege to finally meet them face to face, and have a little time to visit with them.

The first thing that struck me about the Schindlers is that they appeared to be utterly exhausted — physically, mentally, emotionally. Since Terri’s death last March, they have been traveling around the country speaking about the case, her death, and doing their best to educate families about the dangers they could face if a loved one becomes incapacitated. As I looked into their eyes and listened to them speak, it seemed incomprehensible to me that either of them could even get out of bed in the morning and concluded that they must be carrying on through a combination of sheer iron will and a deeply-held faith.

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“The Long Good-Bye” — Like All Else — Eventually Ends">“The Long Good-Bye” — Like All Else — Eventually Ends

November 2, 2005

I extend my thanks to all of you who have expressed such kind thoughts and remembrances in the past couple of weeks. I appreciate your reaching out more than I can describe and will write more later about “the long good-bye,” as Nancy Reagan aptly termed it, we said to my mother over a period of several years.

In tribute to her, I share here the eulogy that was read at the celebration of her life, a worship in memoriam, on October 19, 2005:

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