Work ethic is one thing. Never enjoying success is another.
In Vogue
It may not have been the most productive day, or the most organized, or the most relaxed. But yesterday, I did take one hour out for a pleasure I have ignored too long. Vogue. There is something about the heft of the magazine, the glossy surface to its pages, the implausible looks that have been […]
Small is Beautiful
The past days and nights have been long – finishing paperwork that’s essential for my son, and continuing to deal with a data snafu from a service provider that has rippled through more areas of life than I could have imagined. In trying to untangle that issue – a mistake made by the institution I’m […]
Tiger Spit
So where do you stand when it comes to the great Tiger Divide? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, there are numerous news items addressing Tiger Woods’ most recent indiscretion – spitting on the green in Sunday’s PGA tournament. Many golfers – and onlookers – took offense at the act, sizing it up […]
Bien dans sa peau, bien dans sa tête. . .
The French approach to amour, or at least the dating scene? Feel good about yourself first.
“It’s not my problem.”
How many times have you heard someone say: “It’s not my problem” – and you are baffled by the response? Perhaps it’s in reference to a task you consider routine, as part of a team. Or it may be a matter of parental responsibility. Have you ever been caught off guard by the “not my […]
Play Nice
What do we say to our kids when they’re bickering over nothing, but seemingly unable to stop? What do we say when they are stubborn, squawking, and convinced they are right, endlessly fuming at each other? What do we say on the playground, in the classroom, around the kitchen table, in the back seat of […]
To Be Or Not To Be: Choosing Your Child By Gender
How could I not be a little horrified when I read this headline? Couple aborts twin boys because they want a girl using IVF. When it comes to the art of headline writing, I’d say that qualifies as a grabber. It caught my attention, provoked my ire, and brought me to this article that appeared […]
Giving Shape to Invisibility
Giving shape to invisibility. I plucked those evocative words from a writer I’ve recently discovered, Wolf Pascoe at Just Add Father, and the reference comes from this: When I was eight, my father died suddenly. My mother never remarried. As a result, a good part of my life has been defined by what was missing. […]
Three C’s: Cruel, Callous, Counterproductive
Anyone who has spent time participating in social media has seen their share of bad behavior: name-calling, meanness, and of course there’s spam. Anyone who has a blog – or reads them – has waded through comment sections, tiptoeing around the spurious and vicious remarks, trying to get to the heart of the matter. We […]