December 29, 2024

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Banji Latkin Ganchrow

Articles by Banji Latkin Ganchrow

Shopping

I hate shopping. I have always hated shopping. This could be because my mother and sister love shopping. I would come home from school and

Nancy or Tonya?

There are many types of people in this world. There are nice ones, not nice ones, and ones that pretend to be nice, but really

Liar, Liar?

Face it, we all lie. If you are currently denying that, you are a liar. It starts when we are little and we look at

Spinning

Spinning takes on many meanings. When you get to my age, sometimes the whole room starts spinning. That is the bad kind—the vertigo kind. The

Ode to Chubby’s

The name Gaetano Ravallo probably does not mean anything to you. But, if you live in Teaneck, chances are the name Chubby might ring a

Braces

We are not allowed to hit our children—even if they deserve it. When we punish them, it needs to be politically correct: Time outs, taking

Fairies

When our children are little and their teeth begin to fall out, they learn about the Tooth Fairy. The Tooth Fairy is a magical creature

Heat

I am not sure who invented marriage. You take two people from two different families, two different backgrounds, two different ways of being raised and,

Friends

What I love about my column is the ability to pick a topic and then totally decide to write about a different topic. Don’t worry,

Diets

Yes, much to the surprise of those of you that know me personally,  I am tackling the subject of diets.  I firmly believe that any

Bermuda Triangle

I will not be writing about my fabulous vacation to Bermuda. That is probably because I have never been to Bermuda—though I am hoping to