Judy Epstein
A Look On The Lighter Side: When you need a little help navigating life
“I think you need an app,” the person told me. “A nap? Do I look sleepy?” I replied. “No, I…
A Look On The Lighter Side: If you’re happy and know it, what then?
I had just sat down in my favorite TV-viewing spot on the couch and bitten into a perfectly ripe apple.…
A Look On The Lighter Side: It’s a case of Mommy See, Mommy Do
There I was watching my husband stirring a vial of this, setting a timer for that, laying out test strips…
A Look On The Lighter Side: A love story about a Manhasset bar
If you want a nostalgic film that leaves you feeling good, drop by “The Tender Bar.” “The Tender Bar” is…
A Look On The Lighter Side: When you wish on a traveling star
I started making resolutions for 2022 when something weird happened. They started turning into wishes instead. Rather than “I resolve…
A Look On The Lighter Side: Finding the zest in my life
I have just been through a life-changing experience and I owe it all to---a zester. “A what?” said my spouse.…
A Look On The Lighter Side: My totally useless sentence collection
My brother and I have a contest going. We each try to collect the most useless utterance in the English…
A Look On The Lighter Side: Shopping lists provide window on the ancient world
It’s not often that shopping lists make history, but not so long ago that’s what happened in the Holy Land.…
A Look On The Lighter Side: What Sorkin gets right in ‘Being the Ricardos’
For much of the 1950s, fear of a terrible despot gripped our nation. No, not Hitler, not Mussolini, not even…
A Look On The Lighter Side: What’s in a name? Some nonsense if you live with me!
Soon after our move to Port Washington, my husband pointed out one restaurant where he surely would NOT take me.…
A Look On The Lighter Side: What to do when you’re driven to distraction
This Thanksgiving season our family marked a new milestone: our son did all the driving to this year’s family dinner…
A Look On The Lighter Side: The best writing advice I never followed
Some years ago I attended a writing conference where Dave Barry, Pulitzer-Prize-winning colossus of the humor-writing field, gave a key…
A Look On The Lighter Side: Watch merry murder TV show with your Millennials
Ah! The Thanksgiving-to-New Year's Day season. This is the window in time when any of your children who have achieved…
A Look On The Lighter Side: When TV advertising needs to get real
Generally, when we’re watching TV together, my husband and I get along. We long ago negotiated what he must watch…
A Look On The Lighter Side: Who’s really New York’s Bravest?
A Look On The Lighter Side Who’s really New York’s “Bravest”? Approaching Halloween, the scariest things around were the predictions…