My Old Hair November 30, 2007

For women of a certain age, hair becomes an issue. When I was a child, my hair was cut into a blunt bob until I was old enough to beg for long hair. Despite my ineffectual use of a brush, it was a look that worked for me in elementary school. In high school, I [...]

On Compassion November 15, 2007

 ”Compassion is the basis of morality.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer
About a week ago, our local paper ran a story about a 33-year-old woman who had just given birth to premature triplets, and was jobless, in debt, and living in a shelter. She was trained as a medical transcriptionist, and had worked, but  lost her job and her [...]

On Stress November 12, 2007

           A while back, I drove into a woman backing out of her driveway. I apologized profusely, went home, cried, and later paid for the $937.00 worth of repairs. I confess that I was totally distracted at the moment of impact; I had not slept well, I had a toothache, and I [...]

On Staying Home October 16, 2007

If I am doing the right thing, my son will look back on his childhood and remember that I was a room parent and a soccer coach, and not that our curtains needed to be replaced for 5 years and we only ate out once a week. Maybe by the time he has a family [...]