November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month. I knew nothing about this particularly brutal form of cancer until my Grandmother Anita died from it over ten years ago. And then my aunt Suzie received the dreadful diagnosis and passed away only a few short years after her mother.
And then my Dad. Wallace, or “Buddy” to his friends and [...]
For various and assorted reasons, chief of which was Halloween, I found myself on the streets of Seattle last Friday night. It wasn’t raining–no, really. No rain. But it was a bit chilly. And though I’d opted for the only non-slutty costume to be found in the city that actually covered my body parts, I [...]
Um, surely I’m not the first woman to take notice of the rather disturbing fact that our choices when it comes to Halloween costuming are, well, somewhat limited.
Apparently, I should really want to be a slutty nurse. Or a slutty maid. Or a slutty leprechaun–I’m not even making that one up. Really. See for yourself:
Seriously? [...]
For some reason, I found the report of Madonna and Guy Richie’s impending divorce sad. It’s not as if it’s a surprise, the average length of a celebrity marriage coming in around two years. No, by Hollywood standards their eight year union really should have earned them some sort of sparkly award.
Nor is it my long [...]
From Dooce, one of my favorite blogs, a moving story of a chance meeting and lives changed forever:
“The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget” by Kent Nerburn
In this day and age, where life moves at a million miles a minute, it’s more important than ever to listen with all of your heart to the quiet moments where [...]
