Here, I find myself locked and loaded, in my bed, leaning, with charged-up, sweet emotions, wondering, dreaming, about where they (these feelings) can possibly go. Will they travel a few more boring, lonely byways to find you? To get to you? Will they trip and scale your rocky, musical mountain? Can they wade through our duly […]
The 10 Best Things Erma Bombeck Taught Us About Parenting and Life
Oh, Erma. Writer, life philosopher, mother. Wise-cracking soul sister. We have so much in common. Upon pouring through your endearing articles, essays and books, I can’t help but be grateful for everything you managed to teach me about life and parenting – before I ever really experienced either. In the 70’s and 80’s, your books lined my mother’s book shelves. […]
The List Making Gene
It’s In My Blood I come from a long line of list makers. My dad was a formidable list maker, his lefty scribbles were often found throughout our house, in every room, on napkins and little sheets paper, from the bathrooms to his workshop downstairs. We would find them taped and tacked everywhere. My grandparents were list […]