Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

A Saturday view of social media

March 27, 2010
I'm a big fan of Gawker.com, a sort of high-level media gossip site, and read a story the other day whose last graf caught my eye. It's a feeling of empty loneliness ...

Heaven

March 26, 2010
Whomever chooses the music for Grey's Anatomy does an incredible job. This is Heaven by Brett Dennen and it ended last night's episode, which was incredible, itself....

Feeling better

March 26, 2010
The tiny terror was a whirling dervish this morning as he played with Little He....And then, a little rest with Daddy, looking out the window with amazement at our very...

Riley update

March 26, 2010
My little love rested all day and tonight, came down to help me cook dinner. (Scallop stirfry in ginger, onion, soy, lemon, broccoli and asparagus. Yum.)Before that, he...

Acting

March 25, 2010
A friend commented offhandedly the other day that in his current relationship he feels like he's just saying lines.It's hard to keep that kind of facade up in the long...

Riley’s boo-boo

March 25, 2010
"Mommy, I had an IV and it made a boo-boo, see?"Home. Drinking some water. Nibbling on a little boiled chicken.And barking loudly to greet his brothers and...

Homecoming….

March 24, 2010
....is scheduled for about 6:30pm. The little man has done "very, very well" and can come home if I'm "willing".Umm. A no-brainer.I'm just a bit nervous, since we've...

And still, we wait….

March 24, 2010
My little love is still in ICU, where they areresting his intestinal system. They think they sent him home too soonthe other day. As of last night, there really wasn't...

Back in the hospital

March 23, 2010
Riley did ok last night but this morning was vomiting again. He is back in the hospital, this time overnight.Mama is one wreck right...

Regular programming will resume….

March 23, 2010
After a call from our pet sitter,we returned from Napa Saturday, a day early.M y little love has been quite ill, made two trips to vet emergency on Sunday and was ...

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