Recently, I’ve been told that my family of five weighs nearly 18,000 pounds. No, we are not morbidly obese ÔÇô that figure is actually the total weight of all of our stuff. Everything from the half-chewed pencil in the desk drawer to the 1978 Baldwin upright piano, and all the socks, cookie sheets, end tables,…
Book Review
Stranger Danger
I got one of those annoying forwarded e-mails the other day. This one advised women to keep their car panic button and a can of wasp spray handy to avoid violent assault. The author suggested that a woman could press her car key panic button in a parking garage or in her bedroom if she…
The Mutilation Generation
My parents had it so easy. They didn’t have to worry too much about my brother and me in the whole scheme of things. But today, it doesn’t matter how well you raise your kids. It doesn’t mean a hill of beans what socio-economic category your family falls into. It’s irrelevant whether your kids are…
What’s Important About the Oscars
For days, I have been wracking my brain for something, anything to write about this year’s Oscars. I kept finding myself staring off into space, thinking about my grocery list, how I need to make the bed, or wondering if the laundry is dry. In my haze, I kept forgetting about my coffee. I trudged…
