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I'm moving to a smaller apartment in our building because we can't afford our current place. After 10 years here and decades in LA, another move at 77 while caring for my husband with dementia feels overwhelming.

• Need to find additional work beyond acting and TikTok to supplement our income
• My lighting business was successful before I gave it up to pursue acting full-time
• Recently experienced severe depression and thoughts of not wanting to live
• Today is my estranged grandson Jackson's 18th birthday - haven't seen him in 13 years
• Moving requires sorting through accumulated possessions and dealing with emotional attachments
• Taking life one day at a time and focusing on my recovery program

If nobody told you they love you today, I love you because you're you. Keep doing what you're doing.

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Baseball connects us to our past in ways few other sports can. Today, I'm taking you back to the streets of Brooklyn in 1955, where a little girl fell in love with the Dodgers while her family was divided in their baseball loyalties. My father cheered for Willie Mays and the Giants, my brother worshipped Mickey Mantle and the Yankees, but my heart belonged to Brooklyn's Boys of Summer.

The crown jewel of my baseball memories remains Sandy Koufax, the Left Arm of God himself. Born in December 1935, Koufax transformed baseball during his 12 seasons with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. His achievements remain staggering - three unanimous Cy Young Awards, an MVP season in 1963, and a Hall of Fame induction at just 36 years old. What's most remarkable is how Koufax dominated the sport despite retiring at 30 due to chronic elbow pain, long before modern sports medicine might have extended his career.

My passionate defense of Koufax comes in response to a Los Angeles Times article suggesting Clayton Kershaw has surpassed him as the greatest Dodgers pitcher ever. While Kershaw deserves celebration for reaching 3,000 strikeouts, comparing modern players to legends from different eras often fails to account for crucial context. Today's pitchers benefit from advanced training, carefully managed workloads, and medical treatments that simply didn't exist during Koufax's time. Some baseball legacies should stand untouched, honored for not just what was accomplished but how those feats were achieved. For this Brooklyn girl, Sandy Koufax remains baseball's ultimate pitching icon, regardless of what modern sportswriters might claim.

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A landmark achievement for indigenous rights has returned 73 square miles of land along the Klamath River to the Yurok tribe in California. This represents the conclusion of a 23-year effort and stands as potentially the largest land-back deal in California history.

• The returned land includes Blue Creek watershed, a culturally significant tributary that provides refuge for salmon
• The tribe plans to manage the area as the Blue Creek Salmon Sanctuary and Yurok Tribal Community Forest
• Tribal Chair Joseph L James emphasizes "We are salmon people. The river takes care of us"
• The returned land complements ecological restoration efforts, including dam removals that have opened salmon spawning grounds
• The achievement serves as an important example for the Land Back Movement across North America
• Historical context from "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" highlights the systematic displacement of indigenous peoples
• Personal reflection on the importance of acknowledging America's colonial past and indigenous stewardship

If nobody told you they loved you today, I love you because you are you. Be yourself and open your heart today and let people in who are themselves.

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A frightening display of power unfolded in Los Angeles when Senator Alex Padilla was physically restrained, forced to the ground, and handcuffed simply for questioning Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem during a press conference. The confrontation began when Noem used alarming rhetoric about "liberating" California cities from their democratically elected leadership, describing Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass in terms typically reserved for authoritarian regimes.

The treatment of Senator Padilla reveals a deeper crisis in American democracy. Despite repeatedly identifying himself as a United States Senator, security personnel roughly handled him as if he posed a threat. As Padilla himself noted afterward, "If that's what they do to a United States senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks and the other non-violent immigrants they are targeting." This sobering reality check forces us to confront how power is being wielded against vulnerable communities.

This incident resonates personally with many Americans whose families came to this country seeking safety and opportunity. I share my own grandmother's story - working a pushcart selling underwear for twenty years before becoming a citizen in 1940. Had she been "rounded up" and returned to Poland during those two decades, she likely would have perished in the Holocaust. These personal histories remind us what's truly at stake in today's immigration debates. At its core, this is about preserving America's founding principle that everyone deserves dignity and respect. Subscribe to hear more unfiltered perspectives on the challenges facing our democracy and join a community committed to speaking truth in difficult times.

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Los Angeles has transformed dramatically since I first arrived in 1976. What was once a city of dreams and opportunity now fills me with a profound sadness as I witness the unrest downtown and growing challenges that make even visiting familiar places feel unsafe.

My thoughts turn to my grandmother Gittel Bernstein, who arrived from Poland in 1920 and spent twenty years in America before becoming a citizen. Throughout those decades, despite her non-citizen status, she built a remarkable life – starting with a simple pushcart selling dry goods, progressing to a market stand, and eventually opening her own store across from the kosher chicken market where I would watch, fascinated, as rabbis performed ritual slaughter. In today's America, would she have been deported back to Poland to face the horrors of Auschwitz? This thought haunts me as I consider how our approach to immigration has evolved.

The homelessness crisis that prompted me to launch a podcast several years ago remains largely unresolved despite endless discussions. As I approach my 78th birthday, I find myself seeking refuge in Turner Classic Movies – escaping into films from the 1920s through the 1950s, before cinema took turns I never quite embraced in the 1960s. These old movies comfort me when reality becomes too harsh. Despite my concerns, I remain grateful for meaningful relationships, especially with my husband Ed, and continue to believe in fighting for an America where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and belong. Because if nobody told you they love you today, I love you – simply because you're you. Fight on, because you're worth it.

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Ryan Capliger's story begins with darkness but transforms into a brilliant testament to human resilience. Growing up in Hamilton, Ohio amidst what he simply describes as "nothing but trauma," Ryan's journey illustrates how profoundly life can change when someone finally recognizes your potential.

The conversation takes an unexpected turn as Ryan reveals a harrowing near-death experience. While celebrating his friend Shawn's birthday, an innocent shot of Jägermeister went terribly wrong, sending Ryan into respiratory distress. After Shawn performed life-saving CPR, Ryan spent three days in a coma, during which he experienced a profound vision of Jesus telling him, "you're never going to talk again." Rather than taking this literally, Ryan interpreted this message as a calling to express himself through writing and creative pursuits – a divine redirection that sparked his creative renaissance.

Since that pivotal moment, Ryan has channeled his experiences into multiple creative ventures. His novella "The Darkness From Within" explores themes of pain, abuse, and trauma, while his children's book series "Frankie Frog" demonstrates his versatility as a creator. For each book, Ryan writes accompanying songs available on streaming platforms, with merchandise including coloring books and soon-to-be-released plush toys. His creative spirit extends to songwriting collaborations with local artists, including his friend Shawn, whose quick action saved Ryan's life and gave him the chosen family he never had.

Ryan's powerful message resonates throughout the conversation: "We're born innocent and people take that innocence away, but you have that inner light somewhere inside of you to fight all that darkness and do anything and everything you want in life." His story reminds us that transformation is possible even from the darkest circumstances, especially when someone finally sees the potential within us that we couldn't see ourselves. Discover Ryan's creative works at FrankieFroggg.com and RyanCaplinger.com, and remember – the only person who can stop you from achieving your dreams is yourself.

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What happens when the ghosts of relationships past come knocking? When an ex-boyfriend from 1972 sends photographs capturing a beautiful 25-year-old version of yourself, it's natural to reminisce—but dangerous to romanticize. Today, I'm sharing a deeply personal journey through my relationship history and the wisdom that only 77 years of living can provide.

Those vintage photographs transport me back to a time when I left my first marriage seeking something better—not realizing the security I was walking away from. Young, gorgeous, with "a body to die for" and riding high on newfound freedom, I made choices that seemed exciting at the time. One boyfriend even introduced me to Quaaludes, part of a lifestyle that eventually led me to nearly 40 years of sobriety.

Against this backdrop, I read you a powerful cautionary tale written by Diane Berent Guth about "detonating" her life—abandoning a 20-year marriage, two children, and suburban stability for a handsome widower who quickly revealed himself as controlling and abusive. Her Hollywood fantasy rapidly descended into trauma, false imprisonment, and regret. The parallel to my own youthful choices isn't lost on me, though thankfully my story took a different turn.

Now, after 23 years with my current husband, I've found something worth holding onto. The stability of a committed relationship—imperfections and all—outshines any fleeting excitement or nostalgia. When I declare "I will never, ever leave him," it comes from a place of genuine appreciation for what matters most. Remember, as TikTok Bubbie always says: don't detonate your life over a fantasy. Take it from someone who's been there and learned the hard way—sometimes staying put is the wisest move of all. Have you ever been tempted to throw away something good for something that merely seemed exciting? Share your thoughts and let's talk about making choices we won't regret.

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