Betwixt and Between

October 24, 2011 Betwixt and Between Last week I wasn’t feeling well. Fatigued, emotional, thick in the middle, muddled. I tried to get rest, didn’t really help. I downed Emergen-C, talked to colleagues at work, and learned there was a stomach flu flying around, figured that was it. Wasn’t it, didn’t know what it could […]

No Easy Answers

October 11, 2011 No Easy Answers So sorry I didn’t get this out on Monday. Trying to be a disciplined blogger, but my kids didn’t get the message as they actually wanted to PLAY yesterday and not have me disappear into my office. So be it. I trust you are a forgiving audience.   I […]

Soccer Mom

October 3, 2011 Soccer Mom Last Thursday afternoon I found myself with my son in my lap, the time going by, and no clue what to do.   Let me be clear: this is not unusual. As a mother I find myself in the position daily (half-daily? Hourly?) of being clueless. I cannot believe that […]

Not This Week

September 26, 2011 Not This Week I had so much I was going to write about this week. Someone on Twitter asked me how it was that I was pro-choice but anti-death penalty. An awesome question, which I want to answer.   But not this week.   Then I was going to write about how […]

I have to respond to your amazing responses

September 19, 2011 I have to respond to your amazing responses I am sitting in my office, with a candle burning.  The fountain outside my window is streaming and my dog is sleeping on my couch.  All is peaceful.   And yet.  I have just spent time reading your responses to my 9/11 post and […]