There are many interesting storm stories in my family history, starting with my Mom as a young woman. Sometime in the mid-1940s, before she married my dad, my mom and her friend Ethie were staying at my father’s summer house… Read More ›
Ellin Curley
UNDERSTANDING DEMOCRACY STARTS EARLY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I never thought that parenting practices could have a direct effect on the health and functionality of our democracy, yet that was the thesis of an article in the Sunday New York Times (Sept. 1, 2018). The article, by Jonathan Haidt… Read More ›
FINALLY, THE ELECTION IS HERE! By BY ELLIN CURLEY
I became a news junky around the time that Donald Trump began his campaign for President in 2015 because I felt he was an existential threat to our government and to our society. I didn’t know the half of it!… Read More ›
THE COVID PSYCHE – By ELLIN CURLEY
Covid 19 has changed me, or at least the Covid lifestyle has changed me, on a deep level. First let me explain that I am in the high risk population for Covid. I’m over 70, I have only one kidney… Read More ›
ARE ANTI-MASKERS NARCISSISTS? — by ELLIN CURLEY
We all know by now that Trump is a malignant narcissist. He’s an anti-masker. He’s anti social-distancing. He downplays the danger and severity of Coronavirus even though he has had it himself. He makes fun of people who are responsible… Read More ›
THINGS THAT GO BUMP, THE EPILOGUE – By ELLIN CURLEY
I recently wrote a blog called “Things That Go Bump In The Night”, documenting our search for an invisible rodent making noises and leaving acorns in and around our bedroom. Last night we saw him! He ran across the kitchen… Read More ›
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I live in the woods so I’m no stranger to the little woodland creatures I share real estate with. So when I entered my bedroom the other night, I wasn’t totally surprised to see that something was off. A vase… Read More ›
ALCOHOL ABUSE AND PRIVILEGE – ELLIN CURLEY
Since Brett Kavanagh, the Supreme Court nominee, now Justice, has been in the news, so have discussions about excessive drinking among teenagers. Apparently, there are studies that show that rich, privileged teenagers are more likely to abuse alcohol. An article… Read More ›
DYSFUNCTIONAL PARENTS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve recently read two interesting memoirs about mind bogglingly horrific parents who were both malignant narcissists and bat shit crazy. Despite horrible, abusive behavior, the two children who wrote their memoirs spent a good part of their adult lives trying… Read More ›
CAPPUCCINOS CAME TO TOWN By ELLIN CURLEY
I live in Easton, Connecticut, a small town of about 8,000 people. We are proud of our rural, suburban character and our many acres of protected fields and woods. Many of us cling to our strict residential only zoning laws… Read More ›
FAMILY TOLL OF BIPOLAR DISORDER – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I never paid much attention to the Kardashian family and I certainly never thought I had anything in common with them. But now I suddenly have a connection with Kim Kardashian – we have both experienced the chaos of life… Read More ›
LIFE AS AN EXTROVERTED INTROVERT – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I learned a new phrase recently, ‘extroverted introvert.’ I’d never heard it before but I instantly recognized that it applied to me and even explained some things about myself that had always puzzled me. I have extrovert qualities but at… Read More ›
TORNADO WARNINGS By ELLIN CURLEY
I live in southern Connecticut, an area usually immune from extreme weather events. We get an occasional hurricane, usually the tail end as a storm meanders up the Atlantic coast. Occasionally, it’s a serious one — like Hurricane Sandy in… Read More ›
WONDER WOMAN AND THE ORVILLE By ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”-ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman.” I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS By ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve always been fascinated by service dogs. I can barely get my dogs to sit, stay and come on command. So the idea that dogs can be trained to do complex tasks for the disabled seems like a miracle to… Read More ›
THE SOCIOPATHIC CONTRACTOR – BY ELLIN CURLEY
In 1987, my ex husband and I, along with our two children, spent weekends and summers in a one bedroom cottage on my mother’s property in Easton, CT. My grandparents had lived in the cottage when I was growing up…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 