Entries by Faye Weiner-Jackson

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Civility.

Rhianna & Eminem;President Regan & Tip O’Neil;Oscar & Felix;Snoop and Martha;Balboa and Creed; andRBG & Scalia. We love unexpected friendships and ones that do not necessarily “make sense.”  We have two (2) theories on why these friendships exist: 1. The individuals involved overlook their differences and focus on their similarities; and2. They appreciate their differences and […]

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Stuck With You.

Can you imagine purposefully living with your ex after you’ve separated? It’s not uncommon for couples to live together during the separation process, but cohabitation after the divorce is final has historically been very rare. Prior to Covid, we can remember only one couple that lived together post divorce. The husband wanted to keep the […]

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Hi. I’m Batman.

  Much to our disappointment, we are not actually Batman and Robin. We do not have x-ray vision, we can’t fly and we also can’t shoot webs at people to stop them in their tracks. Unfortunately, a “Power of Attorney*” has nothing to do with having super hero powers; it does, however, allow people to […]

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Median, Mode and Range.

ong, long ago, we were in a graduate school statistics class* as a precursor to beginning a Master’s thesis study. The most important take away from the class was understanding that how you manipulate numbers determines whether your hypothesis is supported or disproven. Whether by median, mode or average, we still love to look at […]