Would you open your dreaming life to scientific exploration?
Watched
Are we all voyeurs? Being watched…
Kate’s Boobs
Kate’s boobs. Topless Kate. Kate photos. For days those words – and headlines – were bouncing across my computer screen. Frankly, I was growing weary of it. Mitt nudged those knockers off prime position. (Thank you, Mitt.) Granted, I’m not a heterosexual male whose ears (or other anything else) perk up at the very word […]
Coming Out: Anonymity, Identity, and Why People Hide
Hide-and-seek – don’t we love it? We play it as children, delighting in the chase, and calling to our friends “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” But in the adult world, whatever our reasons for preferring privacy – coming out isn’t always so simple. We don’t relish the spotlight. We don’t want to be […]
Not Talking
When NOT talking is the right thing to do.
Beyond Me
I haven’t lost it. Yet. But I’m biting my lip, and sleeping less. I’m weary, from worry. From the habit of worry. My kids aren’t adults, but they’re getting close. More importantly, they believe they’re adults – or nearly. They’ve been living on their own – my elder for three years, and his brother, for […]
Do Contradictions Confuse You?
Contradictions… The spice of life.
Private Matters
Knowing where to drawn the line when it comes to sharing on the Internet. Especially about our kids.
One Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words (Maybe)
We all know the expression “a picture is worth a thousand words.” And we use it to mean that seeing is often far superior to any written or oral communication. But is it – really? Aren’t some people capable of hiding their emotions behind an otherwise calm exterior? And what about photographs? Do they genuinely […]
The Public Face
“Who are you, really?” he wrote, in an email. That’s not a question I answer easily. I know my public face, and my private selves. I keep them fairly separate for a number of reasons. And I like it that way. Who are you may seem like a simple question, but it isn’t something I […]