The boring lives of suburban wives

September 9, 2026
If there were a category for "most boring reality show, The Double Lives of Suburban Wives would win, hands down. I don't watch ALL reality programming featuring women. But I have been a fan of the various Bravo "housewives" franchises, which enticed me to watch a few episodes of this show (on...

Creative nail art: no longer tacky

October 25, 2012
Yes, I am a feminist and I like feminine things. Not at all contradictory.Few things are as feminine as a nail salon. Small bottles of nail lacquer in every hue perch on...

Of zombies, sunshine & me-too

October 24, 2012
Lovely people in Tampa, but all I could think was:  this is what would happen if you put the city of Des Moines  in an asparagus steamer. Gail Collins,...

Launch day!

October 23, 2012
Today's a big day.We kicked off our Master of Arts program in Entrepreneurship at my college last night, and tonight's my first class.  Big doings! as we used to say in...

Cogs job

October 23, 2012
Louise Hay It was the just past mid-1970s and I knew I wanted to be a college professor. Engaging with students in grad school was fulfilling and pushed me way up on...

Guess who’s going to day care today?

October 22, 2012
"What, is something wrong?" There are cute dog photos, and then there are naughty dog photos. Guess which one this is? And guess who is going to doggie day...

Knopfler rocked; Dylan proved you really can’t go hom...

October 22, 2012
Newsflash, Bob: you haven't looked like that in a very long time. Not even sitting in the heavy traffic heading to Candlestick for the Forty-niners-Seahawks game...

The great mandala of flow charts

October 21, 2012
I don't get flow charts and process diagrams.My brain just doesn't process them.Oh, sure, I can read a couple of boxes with arrows.But get more complicated than that and...

People don’t change

October 21, 2012

Listening to your gut

October 21, 2012
Essalen Big...

What the other girls think

October 21, 2012
How much do you care what other people...

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