As I was loading up the car to go to a birthday party on Sunday, a cluster of papers caught my eye. One was a piece of lined paper folded in eights and tucked into my fence by the garage. Below it was a crumpled paper bag, a plastic cup and an empty pint of [...]
This week I had a revelatory moment. It struck me as I was walking into a building and caught a glimpse of my reflection in the plate glass. I saw a smartly dressed woman with a laptop bag slung over her shoulder.
“Where have you been the last three years?” I asked the mirror image as [...]
Do you read your Spam?
I do. It’s that sick part of me that pretends I have so much fan mail that it takes pages and pages to get through it all.
… ahem …
Here is a sampler of what my fans around the globe say to me:
“Hi there, I found your blog via Google while searching [...]
Clearly I thrive on work. The more I get, the more I create for myself.
As a result, my house is a mess. Bills aren’t paid. Leaves aren’t raked. I finally had my roots touched up after — gasp — 16 weeks. Well, they were more like branches at this point than roots.
So, while waiting for a [...]
A whirlwind trip to Chicago, the last season of an HBO series, and the death of a contemporary all have me thinking about impermanence.
As my husband and I strolled the busy streets of downtown Chicago last week, we noted the similarities between The Windy City and The Motor City. If you are from Detroit, you [...]
Sometimes I wonder:
– Am I the only person who has one set of behaviors for public and another for behind closed doors? The other day I was eating while reading a magazine. I took a moment to come up for air. Crumbs were scattered all over the table and floor. I probably was chewing with my [...]
Disclaimer: I have not been tested for or officially confirmed to have the swine flu. When I asked my doctor if I had it, he answered: Probably.
My head is spinning and it’s not all from Tamiflu and antibiotics. Trying to get solid information about this year’s H1N1 pandemic is enough to make you just want [...]
