There’s nothing quite like it. Having family around, especially when you’ve been apart for some time. It doesn’t matter what your family looks like – nuclear, extended, blended – large or small. Those you love – happy and well – that’s as good as it gets. Dinner for three “I know it was hard,” I […]
Doomsday for bloggers?
Have you been following the news on the “alleged” Google-Verizon agreement, and the possibility of delivering speedier Internet service to those able to pay for it? Many sources are weighing in, interpreting this as the demise of the little guy when it comes to web content. You know – people like you and me, and […]
Work of Art Episode 9: Natural Talents
Miles wonders what sort of dad Captain Crunch might make. Jaclyn is cranky when she catches cold. Nicole is the MacGyver of the Connecticut woods. What else did we learn on Work of Art Episode 9? Certainly very little about guest judge Michele Oka Doner. And why are we offered guest judges again? Might it […]
Mad Men: Christmas Comes But Once a Year
“Christmas comes but once a year” For the sake of our hero, Don Draper – and for his daughter, Sally – we’re grateful that Christmas comes but once a year, and of course the New Year celebration as well. We’re reminded by the latest Mad Men episode that holidays are painful for those who are […]
Chelsea wore Wang
I opened my laptop to images of Chelsea Clinton. The bride wore Vera Wang. As I paged through wedding photos on the web, all I could think was – when did this happen? How did so much time pass, and where did it go? As much as I love lingering over designer fashions, I’m miffed […]
I love you, have fun, be safe. CALL me.
I find myself stranded again. The car zipped down the street at noon yesterday, with my elder son behind the wheel. There was a brief exchange over a hastily planned camping trip in the mountains with friends. It’s a considerable drive, I’m sans vehicle for the weekend, but I said yes. My kid ran errands […]
Opposites attract? Not so much. Work of Art Episode 8.
They’re tired. They’re stressed. They’re young. Work of Art Episode 8, “Opposites Attract,” offers a reasonable challenge balancing specificity and free reign – in itself a fitting representation of the parameters of this week’s project. The remaining six artists are paired in teams, and tasked with collaborating on dualities: male and female, Heaven and Hell, […]
Growth
“It’s just a tree,” I tell myself. But each day as I stare at it, poke at the dirt, stubbornly water the skeletal form, I know it’s more than a tree. It’s a connective thread – history holding the past to the present, and the present to the possibility of a future. It is hope. […]
Mad Men Rocks the Boat with Season 4 Premiere
“Who is Don Draper?” Did I hear that correctly? Was it really the opening line for Season 4? Will it set the stage for whatever is to come? Identity: New Don Draper, new firm, new players, new show If Season 3 of AMC TV’s Emmy-award winning drama Mad Men was all about unveiling the secret […]
Headaches: Teen Travel, Kid Conundrums
Parenting panacea? If there’s an effective panacea for parenting, I’ve yet to discover it – even after 18 years on the job. The mother job that is. And I’ve been hitting the Excedrin Migraine pretty hard these past hours. Good thing there’s plenty in the medicine cabinet, along with half a bottle of Pepto Bismol. […]