$14.50
I read today that a pack of cigarettes in NYC costs $14.50. A pack. Not a carton, a single pack. Cost is supposed to help reduce the number of people […]
Tag Archives: childhood
Hugs
Seeing as it is the “holiday season” there is more hugging going on than is typical. Friends hug you, your boss hugs you, acquaintances hug you, sometimes even strangers hug […]
Mr. Slap
I was deleting old text messages today and I came across one from a number I didn’t recognize. It was my daughters old cell phone so I started reading the […]
Food=Love
I am conflicted about baking this holiday season. No one really needs the treats and fewer and fewer people (wisely) indulge. I like baking but have pretty much stopped doing […]
Parenting: A Logic Model
Parenting is a slippery activity. My predictable response to uncertainty is to dive into a book. Do a literature review, compare methods, extract any and all usable data, conduct focus […]
Groundhog Day 1975 – 1979
There is an American reporter on NPR, whose name I always forget, that inexplicably speaks in a BBC cadence. He is not English, nor does he have an English accent. […]
Giving Thanks
Its that time again. Fire up the family dysfunction and let the games begin. What I am thankful for is that this is no longer my reality. For the last […]
What I wish I knew for sure
The Penn State scandal is very disturbing on many levels. That it happened. That it went on for years. That people knew about it and didn’t stop it. That people […]
Poor People’s Pharmacy
I have a cold. Sore throat, sneezing, stuffy head, blocked ears and fuzzy thinking. Its a drag and an inconvenience and I have too much work due at the moment […]
Ironing: A Meditation
I had to iron a shirt today. Usually my husband does the ironing in our house, but I suddenly needed a shirt for work so I was stuck. Ironing is […]
