Today’s the day my studded snow tires come off. Insufficiently caffeinated, unshowered, make-up-less, decked in sweats and sneakers under my winter coat and hat (which I’m keeping on to cover up untamed hair), I’m now in the waiting room. Initially the sharp smell of rubber was jolting, the blare of the waiting room TV sharp. […]
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Popcorn, Coffee and WiFi
Posted in Aging, Existential, Wisdom on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hourglass
Posted in Aging, Boys, Friendship, Natural World, Parenting on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.” -Ed Prentiss, 1965, Days of Our Lives Friday was Professional Development day at my son’s school, meaning the entire public school population was turned loose upon the city. Working and nonworking parents alike had their little ones back for a day. Middle […]
The Matinee
Posted in Aging, Masculinity, Motherhood, Sons, Theater, Young Love on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s summer: the time of baseball games, waterskiing, overnight camping, barbeques, boating and swimming and biking and . . . outdoor musicals. Brigadoon was on this year’s docket at our local theatre-in-the-forest. I’ve always like this story of a perfect place lost in the mists but for one day every hundred years. The promise of […]
Everyday Math
Posted in Aging, Existential, Midlife, Personal Growth, School, Youth on April 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My son’s math curriculum is called Everyday Math – the idea is to use math concepts in everyday situations we encounter, rather than keep math separate, a subject during the school day that has no tie to real life. Thus, he can figure out fractions when we need only 2 of a dozen eggs, or […]