Patriotism doesn’t mean swallowing lies

July 3, 2012
Not sure we know what the question is, any more. "Support our troops." Since the younger Bush sent troops over to the Middle each, we hear it all the time.  But...

Found family: an epiphany

July 2, 2012
My family put the dys in dysfunction, and I knew it way too young. It was disappointing, perplexing, embarrassing, sad; and at times it’s been a source of tremendous...

Zoot suit riot and my uncle

July 1, 2012
Young, creative people of every generation express themselves through what they wear. I can't say that we'll look back fondly on the trend toward sagging pants and...

Summertime cupcake: pink lemonade

June 30, 2012
< Today's a pink lemonade kind of tart-sweet summer day. And even better: I found a recipe for a pink lemonade CUPCAKE. If you don't want all the sugar you can...

What makes a good movie?

June 30, 2012
A San Francisco literary friend and I saw the movie, Peace, Love & Misunderstanding the other day."You're the only one I'd see this movie with," she said,...

Make the most of your life

June 29, 2012
Joseph Burrough Time in this life runs out and way more quickly than we think it will. How many stories have we heard about people who put off their...

Rielle Hunter & the real story

June 27, 2012
We're a society that sees only black and white. Like, for example, when we want to kill mothers who kill their children, without any thought to how absolutely batshit...

One way, but which?

June 26, 2012

Faith

June 26, 2012
If you came here thinking this post is about the Bible, or Christianity or some other topic common to organized religion, you'll be disappointed. But it IS about...

The silver lining of being childless

June 26, 2012
There's a proverbial silver lining to every cloud, that's for sure.I'm not childless by choice, but over time, I've come to see the silver lining.   The first X-box...

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