I’m reminded this morning that there are some things in life you just shouldn’t try to do quickly. One is shave your legs. The second is blog. At least, blog about anything of substance. As I fell asleep last night, my last thought — as the People magazine fell from my hand — was, “I […]

I’m not sure who Shakira is. That’s how dumb I am. And the worst part is that I should know who Shakira is, since I have a People magazine waiting by my bed. (I even subscribe, for crying out loud.) I think she’s a singer. Anyhow, apparently she’s a rocket science and I’m spending too […]

One day when Annabelle was about a year and a half old, I plopped her in her high chair, shoved the Grinch into the VCR and gave her some orange construction paper and blue paint. She made some lovely, messy finger paintings that I proudly framed and gave away as holiday gifts. This afternoon, I plopped […]