Kids will be kids Care to go for a truism to start your day? In the name of world peace and global inter-connectivity? Then start with kids. And in that light, here’s my oh-so-self-evident observation, based upon 36 hours of hosting a teenager from Latvia in our hybrid little American homestead. The bad news is: […]
If you could turn back time, would you?
Would you turn back the clock if you could? Groundhog Day was on TV the other night. I only caught the end of it (I’ve seen it, um… over and over), but it made me consider what it would be like to re-frame a particular day. To “tweak” it. Perhaps a pivotal day, or perhaps […]
What good are dreams?
Recurring dreams? Recurring nightmares? If our dreams allow us a smile when we wake, then they are good. If our dreams process a problem and offer options for its solution, then they are good. If our dreams provide escape, diversion, possibility and we can carry that positive energy forward into our working days, then they […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Everyone needs a Parisian adventure, n’est-ce pas?
I wandered into this, compliments of Google. Perhaps you’ve seen it elsewhere, but I loved it. (But then, what’s not to love? It’s delicious and romantic in an endearing, geeky sort of way.) A Parisian love story. Even though it’s an ad for Google, it’s quite charming, meandering from a few key phrases to translate […]
Super Bowl Sunday: just another day?
Super Bowl Sunday – an American institution? So how did Super Bowl Sunday get to be such an institution? Are you planning your day around TV football pre-game shows, prepping in the kitchen with traditional family finger foods and a passel of neighbors stopping by for the evening? Are you out at your favorite sports […]
Six Dollars for Sensory Therapy
Wake up and smell the coffee When your day starts at three in the morning, it’s amazing what you can accomplish. There’s gazing at the 14 stacks of books, folders, and magazines you need to organize (without actually organizing them), or staring down heaps of unfolded laundry with a little smile, knowing they make fine […]
What Frightens You?
I was a reading a news report this morning, a serious one, about a young man who died on the rails of the French metro system, in a freakish incident. He was grabbed from the crowd at random, and pulled in front of an arriving train by a crazy man who took a complete stranger […]