I signed on to Facebook this morning — and felt my blood boil when I read the following status update from my “friend” Clint Bolick, which begins:  ‎”Waiting for Superman” is insightful and inspiring. Please go see it and, especially, convince your apathetic and liberal friends to see it…. On the off chance you haven’t […]

“When I’m on Project Runway, I’ll be able to tell them that my first fashion show was when I was 9,” Annabelle announced the other day. Ah, youth. Although I’m not sure I was that confident at any age. For Annabelle it’s not “if,” it’s “when.” And I hope it always stays that way. If […]

This year we blew right past Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with no more than a dip of honey and a toot on a party horn (my mother’s idea of a shofar), so I figured we’d celebrate Sukkot. Sukkot is a relatively minor Jewish holiday — sort of an Arbor Day, or maybe more like […]

I keep thinking about that New York Times blog post. You know, the one with the question. I have not, per Maya’s advice, gone back and read the comments on it. But I’m humbled, as usual, by the warmth and intelligence of the comments about it left here. I keep thinking about that New York […]

If you have a spare minute and 37 seconds — and even if you don’t — watch this. It made my day. (Thank you, Deborah!)

A friend forwarded me the link to this piece today. “I’m sure you’ve already read this,” he wrote. “But just in case.” I hadn’t. Am I glad he sent it? I don’t know. It kind of pissed me off, to tell you the truth. And the more I think about it, the madder I get. […]

In an effort to end the week on a high note, I present one of my heroines (though not when she’s playing the Tooth Fairy on Yo Gabba Gabba), Amy Sedaris. My only disappointment is that I will have to wait another several weeks for her forthcoming book, “Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.” If it’s anything like […]

It’s official. I have now seen it all. Do you belong to the PTA at your kid’s school? Good for you. I mean it. I have more than one friend who’s even ascended to the presidency. I have great admiration for these people. But I know myself. I don’t work well with others. Remember the […]