Thanks to the ever-gracious and courageous Wendy at Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired, I am the proud recipient of the Sugar Doll Award! I am particularly pleased to receive this from Wendy, because knowing she reads what I write matters a great deal to me. That my site provides both community and […]
Archives for 2010
Full spectrum parenting: Can we do the same for ourselves?
My teenage son must have fallen asleep very late, and without actually going to bed. In other words, keeling over in the midst of an assignment. His door was open this morning, when I went to tap lightly at 7:30am, to wake him. His easel was set up next to his small desk – a […]
Is This It?
Chronic pain and the dismissal of doctors. Bad Rx.
Pregnant Man: Gender Fusion or More Confusion?
So what’s up with the pregnant man? Frankly, I’m a little tired of opening my email lately, and getting a feed that includes mention of “pregnant man expecting third child.” When I first saw that headline (how could it not catch your eye?), I believe it was via the Huffington Post. I couldn’t help myself. […]
Men: What Do You REALLY Think of Women?
The Patti Stanger view of what men and women want from each other.
Ah Chéri, I Never Spoke the Words
Flash Fiction: Paris rooftops, lost love.
How to Boil an Egg
How to boil an egg (or raise kids or fall in love).
Help! I need a new cell phone!
Help, please! I need advice. Seriously. I give good phone, and I’d like to get some, too. But I’ve been limping along on a hand-me-down 3-year old cell that’s on its last legs. I need suggestions – truly. Cell phone requirements Here are my requirements: small (to put in jeans pocket, small purses, or cleavage) […]
Is Genius Doomed? Alexander McQueen Takes His Own Life.
Alexander McQueen, 40, takes his own life Sumptuous. Elaborate. Theatrical. Audacious. These are some of the words that come to mind when I think about the fashion of Alexander McQueen, the 40-year old British designer who was found today, reportedly dead by his own hand. I follow fashion peripherally; at its best I believe it […]
Men in chains: Pro or No?
Men in chains? Remember open neck collars and gold chains? Medallions and pendants à la Steve Martin on-the-make in Saturday Night Live? Isn’t all that OUT? Men in chains? And all manner of other bling bling? Not my thing. According to AskMen, the change in men’s jewelry fashions appeared following World War II, a time […]