Best Laid Plans Spring Break. So many things that need to get done, and theoretically, I ought to be able to accomplish them. But the days are passing. Quickly. And plenty is left: Heaps of laundry Unpacked groceries Bill organizing Book organizing Healthy eating REAL SLEEP Reading and writing Serious cleaning. But here’s the rub. […]
Mini-skirt. Hard news?
Hot off the French (online) press… Mini-skirts are making news. Huh? So why is debate heating up over the mini in the Midi? Um, isn’t France the land of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity?
TGIF (My French Fantasy)
My French fantasy. Really.
The Butterfly Effect
Life in a split second One split second, and everything changes. One glance away while driving. One decision, in a professional context. Perhaps one yes, or a single steadfast no. And you aren’t yet aware of the repercussions. Who hasn’t uttered a careless remark or acted in haste and lived to regret it? Do we […]
10 Pearls of Positivity for a Tenuous Tuesday
If a lovely person offers positive thoughts all the way from a picturesque island, who am I to refuse? When Maureen at Island Roar sent me some anti-angst energy yesterday, I thought the least I could do was accept. So here I am, talking myself down from the ledge, and looking on the bright side. […]
Roses. Monday. Complaint Department is OPEN.
It’s Monday. It’s really Monday. So the Complaint Department is open for business again. Here. Now. And then I have to get on with sorting out the umpteen messes of the past few hours and the weekend. How about you? Kids, by any other name, would smell as sweet Okay. Maybe it’s roses. Maybe it’s […]
Twinning (What Does it Take to Succeed?)
A Stolen Life In 1946, Bette Davis played a dual role in A Stolen Life, the story of identical twins with very different personalities. It’s a melodramatic film, predictable yet thoroughly enjoyable, and it’s one that has always stuck with me. I imagine it is a desire to call upon my own evil twin, to […]
Terms of Endearment (Let Me Call You Sweetheart?)
Inappropriate terms of endearment? Just say NO.
Can We Ever “Set the Record Straight?”
Those who provide the comforting advice that “one day, your kids will know what you gave up for them” are well-intentioned, and even kind. What parent doesn’t want to believe that appreciation will come for all our efforts, at some point in the future? But I question the premise, the concept of eventual “justice” when […]
The other side of town
I was not where I wanted to be. In the car, weary, and heading across the city. At rush hour. My son was next to me in the passenger seat, navigating by two maps printed off Google; we were trying an alternate route to avoid tie-ups, but some were inevitable. I was leaning against a […]