This past Mother’s Day was the first one I have spent as a foster mother of teenage girls. Both girls were with their birth mothers for the day and my own children were off being mothers and fathers to their own … Read More
IS “CRAZY” CONTAGIOUS?
IS “CRAZY” CONTAGIOUS? One of the non-Trump related news stories this month is the measles outbreaks occurring in states/areas that allow parents to opt out of having their children immunized for preventable childhood diseases. I … Read More
QUARTERLY REPORT CARD
Driving past a grammar school today I noted the marquee out front said “3/22 Report Cards” and I remembered getting report cards and progress reports in school; for myself and then for my children. In fact, I recently discovered … Read More
Staying in “Your Own Lane”
Staying in “Your Own Lane:” The Good, the bad, and the ugly As the politics in the world and in our own country get more and more divisive it is so difficult to see any solution or reconciliation between all the factions. I … Read More
SOMEONE ELSE’S LIFE
So, I have been debating about how to say this without sounding like a whiny-assed bitch (WAB). I can’t really come up with anything, so I will just have to go with the WAB model. One common cause of frustration and ongoing … Read More
ELECTION DAY
Another primary election day is upon us and I don’t have a lot of enthusiasm for voting. There are many candidates for Governor of California and most of them I have never heard of. There are a handful of propositions that don’t … Read More
THE REAL REASON FOR MY BLOG
Ok, all y’all, now comes my confession regarding the REAL reason for me starting a blog. When I was about four years old I told my mom I wanted to write books when I grew up. Her very prosaic 1950’s response was “better you … Read More
WHAT DO JAPANESE BORO AND SCOTTISH HAGGIS HAVE IN COMMON?
WHAT DO JAPANESE BORO AND SCOTTISH HAGGIS HAVE IN COMMON? Right off the bat it would appear that the Japanese tradition of patching together worn out clothing (Boro: ragged) would have nothing in common with the vilified … Read More
PROM IS A 4-LETTER WORD
Well, it is that time of year again, Prom time. For most of us prom is a niggling memory of unmet expectations and feelings of inadequacy. We either went to “The Prom” and were sorely disappointed or didn’t go to “The Prom” and … Read More
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