Even small victories in our daily lives – as parents, as people – bring satisfaction.
Archives for October 2011
Exuding
Trusting your gut when it comes to first impressions… or not.
Contemplating. . . This, That. . . And The French
I am contemplating the need to sweep my small deck which is covered in a carpet of pine needles, and a few scattered golden leaves. I am contemplating a walk in the sunshine though it is cold, and the necessity of sticking to a brisk pace. I am contemplating a surprise dinner last evening – […]
Body Politic: How Our Bodies Look Vs. How We Use Them
A UK study suggests that women prefer food to sex. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised.
Work of Art Season 2 Episode 3: Stop for Pop!
Kick the can? Not quite. Episode 3 of Work of Art leads the participants off the elevator and through the Phillips de Pury auction house, as they follow a trail of tin cans straight to the Holy Grail of Pop Art – Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup can. It’s the Pop Art challenge! Holy Marilyn! […]
Do You Fight Fair?
You’re dying to let loose and say what you really think but the words aren’t pretty so you’re biting your tongue. Whatever it is – you don’t say it. Because if you do – you can’t take it back. And you know that fighting fair is a sort of winning, in and of itself. Fighting […]
The Plague
From The Plague, by Albert Camus: I see no need to dwell on the manner of loving in our town. The men and women consume each other rapidly in what is called ‘the act of love’, or else settle down to a mild habit of conjugality… for lack of time and thinking, people have to […]
Friction
Oh, those little differences that grate…
Coffee Connections
Our coffee connections (and stories) are far-reaching… Coffee fun and facts.
Sexy Soup: Fireside Love Potage
What’s not to adore about a man who knows his way around the, um… kitchen? Here’s a hot, hearty, healthy and purrrrfect potage as the weather cools and you seek seasonal ways to warm up your loved ones. Fireside Love Potage! Now, now – would homemade chicken and vegetable soup stimulate the same saucy stirrings? […]