French version / version française © D A Wolf How do you say “tongue in cheek” in French? He ignores me. He types next to me. He’s concentrating on his work, but he reaches his hand over to my knee. Must I ask again? “I don’t know how to translate that,” he says, looking at […]
La Vivacité (Et Comment Rester Jeune et Espiègle)
English version / version anglaise © D A Wolf Comment dire “tongue in cheek ?” Il ne répond pas. Il tape à côté de moi. Il se concentre sur son travail. Il passe la main sur mon genou. Faut-il répéter ? “J’en sais rien !” dit-il, en me regardant comme si j’étais une petite emmerdeuse […]
Sentimental Fool
These days I travel with wads of Kleenex at the ready. Or toilet paper. Or napkins. I’m tearing up at the drop of a hat. Misty over big things, like my son’s scholarship to college. Over small things, like an innocuous remark. A photograph may set off a chain reaction – recollections of my boys […]
Innocent until you “look” guilty?
This particular news item caught my eye this morning, regarding immigration legislation in Georgia, signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal. Is this about jobs? About tax dollars and services, or something more insidious? Netting it out – Georgia has joined the states of Arizona and Utah in trying to enact their own immigration legislation. […]
Moms Gone Wild?
Is my own version of Moms Gone Wild in the future? Is it in yours? Once my chicks have flown the nest, I doubt I’ll be the poster parent for frenzied frolicking or salacious sex scenes. Then again, you never know, though I suspect that an afternoon of discount designer shoe shopping might be more […]
The Royal Wedding – Did You Watch?
Oddly, I woke without an alarm, and much earlier than usual. Dreams of weddings were floating in and out of my consciousness. Naturally, I switched on the television to a very nice start of the day – the pomp and circumstance of the Royal Wedding. And shortly after seeing Kate descend from one of the […]
Storm Warnings
Yesterday was tense. Last night, even more so. Tornadoes and storms swept across the southern region of the US, leaving devastation and death in their wake. In my little neck of the woods, it was a day of darkening skies and flickering power surges. And waiting. And bracing. Just before dinner I inched my vehicle […]
Connection, Communal Living, and the Future
It may have been the second or third time I saw the show that I realized: communal living – family, friends, once-upon-a-time strangers – maybe this is the answer. The answer to keeping excitement in a household. The answer to empty nest. The infusion of energy and array of attitudes to fight the urge to […]
“Living a Life That’s Not Working”
Recently I read words I could relate to, written by a woman who was feeling – at that moment – overwhelmed and trapped. No matter what she tries – and she is working hard in so many ways – she lapses back into a sort of “creep” as she calls it. It is something many […]
Women on Top?
What’s your position? Women on top? A little variation and taking turns, or better yet – anything goes as long as the fit feels appropriate? Ah, but it isn’t so straightforward if you find yourself stuck in the middle – of middle management, that is. Especially if you’re trying to wriggle your way out, then […]