A day for counting blessings.
Personality… Plus
Personality… with or without the goods to go beyond image. Personal branding, social media, blending the two.
Politics as Usual Presents… “Short Memory, Bad News”
Politics as usual? Mark Sanford’s run for Congress. Forgive and forget?
Perspective, Common Sense, Practical Matters
Today, the tears. I can’t stop them. Perhaps it was reading the names and ages of the children. Perhaps it’s the sense of Christmas so close and the thought of the families in Newtown, Connecticut. Perhaps it’s knowing that other countries tackle the issue of gun control and reduce the number of senseless deaths. They […]
No Easy Answers
If it is a jigsaw puzzle, even a tricky one, eventually I can manage it. If it is a gadget requiring multiple steps to assemble, I may struggle unless I have expert assistance. If I must first dismantle a mechanism and then reconfigure it to make it work, it is even more difficult for me […]
Our Culture of Violence: Do We Give Up?
I’ve been listening to live reports from NBC, feeling sick to my stomach. If you haven’t heard, the story is still breaking news. Somewhere around 9:40 a.m., a lone gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and shot and killed children. Numbers are still being confirmed, and information continues to change, but current […]
3:30 a.m., Red Gloves, Hurricane Sandy
Dreams, worries, parenting from a distance through storm.
Sexuality in the News: My Body, Not Yours
One way or another, sexuality in the news again? You bet. “Repetitive, compulsive behavior.” This is part of the elaborate definition of sex addiction as expressed in an article appearing in Time last week. The issue at hand? Is sex addiction real, or an excuse for “bad” behavior? Considering whether or not sex addiction is […]
Hot Guys, Anderson Cooper, the Gay Thing
My definition of a hot guy? Smart. Funny. (Aren’t humor and smarts sexy – in a man or a woman?) And sure, penetrating eyes, a great smile, a cute butt – they don’t hurt. So. We have this week’s news about Anderson Cooper. And? He’s gay. And? The Gay Thing – who is, who isn’t, […]
Heartburn, Heartache: Nora Ephron Dies at 71
I didn’t see it in a reader, and I’m glad of that. I heard it from a friend last evening on the phone, and it was a more personal delivery of the news. “Did you hear?” she asked, her voice cracking. “Hear what?” “Nora Ephron died,” she said. I was stunned, and at first thought […]