December 2010

Finally, enough evidence to win an argument with my son. It is not, “we’ll all dance with Norah,” like he insists. Once he learns to read, I’ll be fully vindicated.

A friend pointed out that when one takes a moment to think about his or her actions – from the smallest to the biggest – it becomes clear not only how much our actions impact others, but also how many choices we have each day regarding how we interact others. For instance, it’s so easy [...]

If I had suffered through the loss of a son, been treated for breast cancer, found out my husband had been cheating on me, had him insist on running for president – making the news of the affair that much bigger when it broke – then found out he lied about the scope of the [...]

Natural or fake, the debate is once again stuck here. It’s not about looks, it’s about usability. The fake ones are hard and plastic-looking, while the natural ones get droopy sooner than one would like. My husband is lobbying for fake, while I’m inclined to stay natural, at least for a few more years, for [...]