Why Are You Here?
The following has happened to me several times.I show up some place I’m iinvited and some one asks, usually politely, […]
Rants
Less Is Less – Vote No on Question 1
It is extremely important that we vote no on the ballot question 1 in the November election. Why? Because it […]
School District to let teachers bring guns
Yeah, you read right.In the Daily Briefing Column on the inside front cover of the Boston Globe yesterday (8/16) this […]
It is What It Is!
So now we have the latest, annoying phrase du jour: “it is what it is…”This is one is getting on my […]
Snap, Crackle, Pop
My sisters: why are we angry? What makes us so angry that we are nearly always a step away from […]
I Wish Nothing but the Best for You
(A message for teens and young adult children) I’m your mother, your aunty, your teacher, your friend.I wish nothing but […]
In Despair over Disparities
I don’t think I’m in denial but I definitely feel some despair, frustration and annoyance at the reports and gatherings […]
An inconvenient food
Iced tea is one of the simplest and least expensive beverages to make. I’m getting ready to make some because […]
Bombs Away
Once again, I find myself outside of the norm, not understanding the fascination, and not part of the excitement. Having […]
Another innocent victim of crossfire
Once again, there’s a heart-wrenching headline and story of another innocent child shot in a cross-fire of bullets clearly intended […]
A Time Share by any other Name
I was walking down the street one day in the merry, merry month of May, well, it wasn’t May, it […]
Apology Not Accepted
I am sick and tired of public figures, be they bloggers, pundits, or politicians, saying racist, misogynistic, and other offensive things and […]
Don’t Piss on Me and Tell Me It’s Raining
If I must say so myself, I tend to be a sweetheart as pertains to dealing with people 90% of […]
Organizations that are supposed to help but play it safe
A few months ago I applied for a temporary job with an organization whose work I had long admired. The job […]
An Ounce of Prevention
When you do things for your kids that they should do and could do – not only are you spoiling […]
Done!
Cuddah, Wuddah, Shuddah, Didn’t, Done! Translation: Could have, Would Have, Should Have, Did Not, Done!
What’s Up with Feeling Guilty about Food?
I actually think that I am going to implode one day and it won’t be because of the seriously meaningful or […]
All-American
“He lives in an ordinary, all-American sort of place…” begins an article by David Mehegan in the Boston Globe on April […]