Today Jack texted me from school: Could you pick me up? I had a panic attack in history and I just can’t do this today. Ugh. Crap. I was in the middle of a run, and then I needed to shower, go to a meeting, go to another meeting, and then, well, work. Jack’s school […]
Come to think of it, I’m probably more of a pie person
This weekend I reached the threshold of my domestic goddessism, and it looked like inside of a Bundt pan. First, in case you’re new here, a disclaimer: I am the self-proclaimed queen of uncrafty and I rarely bake, so the space we’re talking about is pretty tight already. Claustrophobic. But I set a mean table and we entertain […]
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Computer-free Sunday
This week we’ve been talking so much about winning the lottery that I thought about writing about what people say they’d do with a bazillion dollars and calling this installment “On Hookers and Cocaine.” Then I wondered about what type of web traffic that would bring to my little blog, and decided I’m just not […]
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“Winging it” sounds the same in any language
In Danish, the phrase “Good morning, how did you sleep,” looks like this: God morgen, hvordan har du sover? It sounds like: G’morn, vordenardusowah? As in any language, in Danish, phonetics often have little to do with how words look on paper. While this particular phrase (which Jack needs to learn, along with a short […]
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Spare us your angst about Weight Watchers and Oprah
Okay, I’ll admit I was one of those who cringed just a little at Oprah’s Weight Watchers ad this week, where she bared her soul. “Inside every overweight woman is a woman she knows she can be.” Yeesh. Painting weight loss as a panacea for self image issues rubs me the wrong way. I’ve been […]
