Bump in the road? Who doesn’t encounter a bump in the road from time to time – or a string of bumps in the road? But here’s the good news: Chivalry is not dead. Oh, I didn’t think it was, mind you. But now I know that it isn’t. I have proof. At least, I […]
Sixth Sense
I thought it was over. In fact, I was certain of it. I have two meticulously penned grids that resemble handwritten spreadsheets. They’re taped to the fridge. There are labeled folders, one for each school, filled with notes and documented conversations, all neatly date and time stamped. I had polished off the highest priority item […]
Marching Forward
March 1st. Already. This is a transitional month, a long-awaited month, a count of days that will see an evolution from the biting morning air to warmer and more inviting hours. This is one of my favorite times of the year, and I have always found March to be aptly named. It’s a time to […]
Beautiful Breasts Cause Controversy in Atlanta
Does the man or woman exist who doesn’t think that breasts are beautiful – in the abstract, or in person? You may like them small and perky, or pear-shaped and voluptuous. Perhaps you prefer them natural, or go ga-ga over ecstatically enhanced E’s. Certainly, in the privacy of our homes (or a French beach?), gazing […]
The Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
I’m on record, so to speak – against denial. At least, against the sort of positive denial that keeps men and women in dreadful relationships, or teetering on the edge of making necessary decisions about their future, rather than taking the plunge. That plunge may be in or out – but it’s approached with due […]
Rise and Shine
There was cruelty in the way she did it. And no matter how many times I asked her to stop, she refused. But then, there was cruelty in the way she approached many of those she professed to love, and I still feel the sting of her words, and the burn of her unanticipated rages. […]
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 […]
The Straw that Broke the You-Know-What
Last evening I lost my cool. I mean – I really lost my cool. My already bad week has been getting progressively worse, more out of control, more complex, and if not for reminding myself to take deep breaths and forge ahead, I would be accomplishing nothing. At a time when getting things done is […]
Magnani, Manolo, and Where’s My Life of French Chic?
Anna Magnani was peeling herself out of a black satin slip, splashing in a small fountain, and sputtering in Italian while the women on the street around her were trying on clothing. Furiously. It was all very Filene’s Basement. The original – in the 1960s. But what was an Italian film icon doing in the […]
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 […]