THE “C” WORD

Believe it or not, I’ve been told I had cancer SIX TIMES. Luckily, five of those diagnoses were wrong. But why were so many doctors so eager to tell me that I had a fatal disease? Is that any better than the way it used to be, when everyone–including...

BREATHING, TONGUING, FINGERING … OR: MUSICALITY

Did you play a musical instrument in elementary school? Did you give it up? Why? Do you wish you had continued taking lessons? Is it ever too late to try again? Take a deep breath, exhale, and then tune in to Season 2, Episode 12 of MAYBE IT’S ME.

SOUNDPROOF

Are you–or someone you love–in denial about how much you’re missing because you can’t hear most of what other people are saying? Why are you so reluctant to make a trip to Costco and buy a pair of hearing aids? Why was I? Tune in to the latest...

DATING LEONARD

Why doesn’t anyone pick the partner that other people think they should pick? Who the hell knows, but if you’ve ever watched a reality dating show on TV, this episode of Maybe It’s Me is for you. (Here’s a teaser: I dated the star of one of...

PAJAMAS

BridgePhotoDid you know that bridge was once the most popular game in America? EVERYBODY played. And now? Hardly anyone. So, why did I become obsessed with playing bridge? Why do any of us pursue the hobbies we pursue? Or do our hobbies pursue us? Why are we so afraid...

WHO MISSES THE BORSCHT BELT?

Why on earth would anyone miss the funky Catskills hotels and bungalow colonies where Jews vacationed for most of the 20th century because they weren’t allowed to check into most gentile-owned resorts and didn’t have the money to travel anywhere else? What...