by Jeff Slater | Sep 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
I know it’s odd but I have a favorite kitchen utensil. You might think its some souped up high speed mixer or a fancy outdoor grill with all kinds of fire breathing wizardry. My favorite tool isn’t the expensive food processor or even the convection oven with the...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 11, 2010 | Personal Stories, Uncategorized
On September 11th, 1977 Ra El and I got married. I always thought of it as our day. September 11th – a day of union and love and profound joy. On September 11th, 2001 the day took on new meaning to most of the world. That day was filled with shock and sadness in ways...
by Jeff Slater | Sep 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today my daughter is taking her first step. She isn’t a toddler or a small child. The step is part of a journey she began almost twenty five years ago when she first smiled at me when she was a baby. It was a little performance- a twinkle in the eye- a...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
23 years ago my father had his first heart attack. It wasn’t his last but he did recover from this first attack and it woke me up. I realized during that traumatic time that I wasn’t exercising either. I didn’t want to be an overweight and unhealthy victim in my...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
I wandered the grocery store aisle thinking about silencing the musical growl in my stomach. As I turned down the cereal section, a father and mother walked together pushing one of those oversized grocery carts that is made to look like a race car. The family had four...
by Jeff Slater | Aug 22, 2010 | Personal Stories, Uncategorized
I like to vacuum. Not every day; in fact not every week. But every two weeks I feel the need to clean our carpets. Having two Persian cats in the house makes this mandatory. And, Dyson, our purple vacuum cleaner is a pretty heavy machine to push around so I get that...
