I am soon to be 50 years old. It seems a bit anticlimactic because I received my first AARP card in April 2003. I’ll do
1. Don’t wear a porkpie hat if you want to go unnoticed. I saw the same guy at the top of the Sears Tower, in
1. “The elevation of mundane objects to artistic subjects appealed to Modernists.” And to me. “Saw” by Stuart Davis 2. Don’t lean too close to
1. You can’t see Africa from space. 2. The Bamum wear huge necklaces. 3. Poop fascinates both children and adults. 4. Windows sucks in Chicago
We were driving around Chicago because we attended our son’s Navy boot camp graduation. Also because we so clearly have a deep-seated death wish. The
Twenty-three years ago ”” you know, when I was 12 ”” I began the remarkable journey that is Motherhood. How is it possible that little
My sister scolded me. But my mom understood. I got mad at my three children one day when they were youngish and terrible. I needed
When I eat strawberries, I taste each one and put them in order from “least delicious” to “most delicious.” I want to end on the
It struck me recently that we might have taken our last family vacation. At least in the traditional sense, with Mom doing all the planning
I used to give this to the kids when I did school visits, much to the dismay of their teachers. But it fascinates me, how