Judy's Op-Ed Page

Denny, Birdie and Vivian - October 28, 2002
Looking back 10 years ago today...
Ten years ago today we celebrated the 90th Birthday of Bertha Meisler Helfand. I don't remember how many of us gathered to celebrate on that day, but I do remember one very special family friend, Vicki Fingerman, making a toast. As Vicki raised a glass...

It's a funny thing about maintaining a personal blog. You start out with the best intentions, then your day to day life commitments to your family and your business need to take priority; before long you find the only time you can seem to publish a personal...

Did you ever see the play "Love Letters" by A.R. Gurney? One of the exchanges between the two characters, Melissa and Andy, goes like this:
MELISSA: I was very sorry to hear about the death of your father. I know he was a great influence on you, and I know you loved him very much. I also know he didn't like me. I'm sure he thought I was bad for you and I probably was. Still, he was a good...

 Nicholas Pileggi  and Nora Ephron at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
There was a time, long ago, when both of my sons were away at college and the phone would ring and one of them would utter something like this: "Mom, turn on TBS Sleepless In Seattle is playing." Cute, huh? Sweet even. It always made me feel good that...