IT’S NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS … OR IS IT? When I agreed to write a weekly blog for Serendipity I thought it would be easy. I read lots of ‘news’ articles, thousands of thoughts go through my mind… Read More ›
Ellin Curley
FIND ME ON FACEBOOK – ELLIN CURLEY
I just started using Facebook. I know. I’m way behind the curve. I resisted getting sucked into the social media scene because I didn’t feel any need for it. But … it crept up on me. I text and email close friends… Read More ›
FRIENDSHIP 101 by ELLIN CURLEY
I can sum up what I’ve learned over the years about successful relationships in two sentences: Understand the other person’s basic personality and perspective. Accept these qualities, work with or around them, but don’t expect them to change. With friends,… Read More ›
BROADWAY MUSICAL MEMORIES by ELLIN CURLEY
When I hear songs from the past, I always remember them in context. I think about where I was when I first heard them or when I most often heard them. “Oldies” from the 60’s bring back images of doing… Read More ›
OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH WATER by ELLIN CURLEY
What is it about water that so many people find endlessly fascinating and soul soothing? People pay top dollar to live in homes that have a view of water – any water – ocean, lake, pond, marsh, stream. Prime vacation… Read More ›
WHAT MAKES A GOOD VACATION? by ELLIN CURLEY
My concept of a good vacation keeps changing with the years. When I was young, I felt a real vacation was one during which I had to experiences stuff totally different than what happens in my everyday life. I wanted experiences that would take me… Read More ›
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO EDUCATE A CHILD by ELLIN CURLEY
In an effort to improve public education, many mayors, including New York City Mayor Di Blasio, have converted inner city schools into “community schools.” This is the first time I’ve heard about community schools and now I feel much better… Read More ›
KITCHEN OLYMPICS by ELLIN CURLEY
The 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro ended yesterday. I’ve watched a lot of events over the past couple of weeks. I’ve learned the meaning of athletic maneuvers I didn’t know existed. Or maybe I knew but forgot four years ago…. Read More ›
THE ART OF AVOIDING POLITICS by ELLIN CURLEY
I love reading the papers and talking about what’s going on in the world. You used to be able to do that without getting caught up in ‘partisan politics’. By that I mean that there were ‘facts’ about what was… Read More ›
DOG TRAINING VERSUS PEOPLE TRAINING by ELLIN CURLEY
Our otherwise well-behaved younger dog, Lexi barks at everything when I’m around (not so much when I’m not). We can live with that. However, she has also started growling at our 15 ½ year old dog. She has even gone… Read More ›
BINGE WATCHING “OUTLANDER” by ELLIN CURLEY
I am currently binge-watching a show called “Outlander” on Starz. I’m late to the game on this one. It is in its second season and has legions of loyal fans. It takes place in the lush and magnificent Highlands of… Read More ›
I WOULD LIKE … A BUCKET LIST by ELLIN CURLEY
I would like to feel “cool” because feeling “nice” is getting old. I would like to stand up for myself with righteous confidence instead of dread and anxiety. I would like to look at my friends’ grandchildren without envy. I would like… Read More ›
HOW COME? ELLIN CURLEY’S MIND GAMES
Why do I remember the name of my fourth grade teacher, but not the name of the new neighbor I’m meeting for the third time this month? Why do I fall asleep during my favorite TV show while at bedtime, my brain won’t shut… Read More ›
HELP PARENTS HELP THEIR KIDS TO THRIVE by ELLIN CURLEY
There was an article in the Sunday New York times Opinion Section a few weeks ago that caught my attention. It was titled “To Help Kids Thrive, Coach Their Parents.” It was written by Paul Tough and was an excerpt… Read More ›
IN PRAISE OF THE OLD-FASHIONED MUSICAL by ELLIN CURLEY
I normally wouldn’t write a blog about a Broadway show since most blog readers would not have the opportunity to ever see the show themselves. However, I just saw “She Loves Me”, a delightful and thoroughly enjoyable musical that most… Read More ›
AMERICA’S OBSESSION WITH SEX AND SEXES – ELLIN CURLEY
There is a vocal segment in America that seems to spend most of their time and energy preoccupied with other people’s sex lives and reproductive practices. The issues that make their blood boil have to do with sex education in… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 